What changed for Subnautica 2 publishers?

Krafton disappears from Subnautica 2 storefront pages

Krafton’s role as publisher for Subnautica 2 has changed abruptly across major stores. Krafton has vanished from the publisher listings on both Steam and the Epic Games Store pages for the game, according to storefront observations and third-party tracking.

The shift matters because Subnautica 2 has been tied up in a long, public legal conflict involving Krafton and Unknown Worlds (the studio behind the original Subnautica). With Krafton no longer presented as the publisher on the game’s storefronts, it suggests the business relationship may be moving away from the original publishing arrangement.

Why it matters for players

Storefront publisher credit is usually a straightforward signal to players about who is responsible for distribution and publishing operations. Removing Krafton’s name does not automatically confirm what new structure is replacing it, but it does underline that:

• the ongoing legal drama may have reached a practical turning point, and
• the publishing status for a highly anticipated title is still in flux as the game approaches early access.

What we still don’t know

No specific replacement publisher is named in the information provided here, and the details of any settlement terms, new publishing deal, or rights transfer are not spelled out. What’s clear is that Krafton’s publisher credit is no longer visible on the game’s primary PC storefronts at the time of this update.

For anyone watching Subnautica 2’s release progress, the takeaway is that the game’s launch logistics may be governed by a different commercial reality than it was during the most heated stages of the dispute.