Subnautica 2 The publisher Krafton asked Judge Delaware to force the forensic examination of the devices used by the recently released leadership of her subsidiary, unknown worlds. This step causes bets in the ongoing court proceedings Subnautica 2Problem development.
First announced in April 2022, another Subnautica The entry was originally planned to launch early access in 2025. This July Krafton postponed the project and said it was not in the state of edition. As part of this step, the South Korean company also excluded the founders of the unknown world Charlie Cleveland, Ted Gill CEO and Max McGuire technical director. The trio sued Subnautica 2 The publisher in response to claiming two cases of breach of the contract claims that the game has met internal developmental objectives and has been prepared for early access. The petitioners also claimed that they were unjustifiably ended because Krafton did not want to pay a $ 250 million bonus bound to the developmental objectives of the game, which was agreed as part of the unknown acquisition of Krafton 2021.
Krafton says former leaders copied the “blueprint” files for subnautica 2
In mid -September 2025, a judicial proposal obtained by Gamessindustry.Biz, Krafton repeated his previous accusations that the former leaders of unknown worlds have withdrawn massive volumes of corporate data before their release. The materials – sparsely copied in June and July 2025 – state that they contain hundreds of thousands of files, including hundreds of Assek Maya assets, a program used for 3D modeling and graphical rendering. Krafton described them as basically a “plan” Subnautica 2He quoted the honorary statement by Kevin Negangard, the CEO of the British forensic specialist and consulting firm Alvarez & Marsal.
Krafton requires forensic examination of the device to prove its claim
Krafton subsequently filed a proposal to enforce the forensic exploration of the equipment from the management of the unknown world and tried to prove his claim. The company has already filed a similar application that the judge rejected on September 12 and considered it too invasive for the current phase Subnautica 2 court. Three former studio leaders did not deny downloading files in the middle of new movement. However, they argued that the comprehensive approach of the ensemble was part of their employment and that at that time they had all the rights to download, they claim that Krafton had only raised this problem after firing them in July 2025. As a result, their attorney assumes that the files are not relevant to the original decision on termination.
Separately unknown worlds filed a lawsuit against the expelled Subnautica 2 The management at the end of August 2025. The complaint is effectively formalized by the parent company of the studio about the game concerning the game, charging Cleveland, McGuire and Gill of abandoning their duties. The case was filed with the same court in Delaware, where the trio filed against Krafton and effectively served as a counter.
Following Subnautica 2Controversial delay, underwater survival game now focuses on launching 2026. Since Krafton has confirmed a more specific release window and the upcoming 2026 debut seems to be more likely than H1.
Source: Game developer
