Subnautica 2 Steam page drops Krafton and now lists Unknown Worlds as publisher

Subnautica 2's Steam page now lists Unknown Worlds Entertainment as both the developer and the publisher. As of April 14, 2026, Krafton no longer appears in the publisher slot, while the store page still carries a 2026 release window for the game's Early Access launch.

The rest of the listing still points to the same broad pitch: single-player or online co-op survival, cross-platform multiplayer, full controller support, and 11 supported interface languages including Korean and Japanese. The description also continues to frame Subnautica 2 as an open-water survival game focused on new biomes, alien creatures, vehicles, tools, and base building.

• Developer: Unknown Worlds Entertainment
• Publisher on the current Steam page: Unknown Worlds Entertainment
• Release window shown on Steam: 2026
• Store features listed: single-player, online co-op, cross-platform multiplayer

The publisher label matters because Subnautica 2 has spent months tied up in a public fight over leadership and release control. Recent court reporting around the Krafton-Unknown Worlds dispute said Ted Gill was reinstated as CEO and given authority over the Early Access release decision, while the arguments over bonuses and timing continued in parallel. Against that backdrop, a storefront change is not a cosmetic detail. It is the first easy-to-verify public signal that Unknown Worlds is again carrying the publisher credit on Steam.

One important detail is what did not change. Steam does not show a specific day or month on the listing right now. It simply says 2026. That means the key update here is not a fresh release-date promise but the removal of Krafton's name from the public store presentation. For players following the legal back-and-forth, that is the concrete fact on the page today.

/r/pcgaming pushed the post up quickly because it compresses a complicated story into one visible storefront edit. Until either side publishes a fuller statement, the Steam page is the cleanest public record: Subnautica 2 is still slated for 2026, and Unknown Worlds now occupies both top credits on the page.