Underwater survival series Subnautica is set to see a new game come out during the first half of 2025. That’s according to Krafton, the company behind battle royale PUBG and owner of Subnautica after buying developer Unknown Worlds Entertainment in 2021.
Subnautica is a hugely successful indie game that first emerged in 2018, then saw a follow-up, dubbed Below Zero, in 2021. IGN’s Subnautica review returned a 9/10. We said: “Subnautica's a survival game with focus and an excellent sci-fi story, but its greatest achievement is its underwater horror.” We were equally impressed with Below Zero: “Subnautica: Below Zero is a leaner, meaner standalone expansion to Subnautica that improves on the story and mechanics, but doesn't give us as much room to explore,” we said.
Mention of the next game comes as part of a Krafton financial report, spotted by RPS, that lists “the next Subnautica” targeting a “1H25” launch, meaning the first half of 2025. That’s all we know, but it’s good to see Subnautica is still alive deep within the bowels of Unknown Worlds.
Krafton, meanwhile, is making waves in its bid to expand beyond the cash cow that is PUBG. While it works on a PUBG extraction shooter called Project Black Budget, it’s got an “action adventure sandbox” codenamed Project Gold Rush from Vector North, Dark and Darker Mobile due out next year, hyper-realistic Sims-alike inZoi, and a 2026 game codenamed Project Windless.
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