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Subnautica 2

Unknown Worlds Entertainment · 2026-05-14

SteamEpic Games Store

ActionAdventureEarly Access

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative · Perspectives: First person

Releases: May 14, 2026 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), May 14, 2026 (Xbox Series X|S)

Subnautica 2 is an underwater survival adventure set on an all-new alien world, developed by Unknown Worlds. Play alone or with friends in 4-player co-op. Adapt to survive by building custom bases and crafting tools. Explore the unknown to uncover the mysteries hidden within the depths.

Subnautica 2 is a $29.99 Action, Adventure, and Early Access game released in 2026, with Very Positive (91% of 124654 reviews).

91%
positive of 129k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
11,521
twitch viewers (latest)
5760.5
viewers/channel (concentration)
90/100
IGDB user rating (39 ratings)
273
Nexus mods (1.1M downloads)
21h
to beat · rushed 11h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$29.99
steam price (US)
Subnautica 2 is an action-adventure survival game developed by Unknown Worlds Entertainment. It is a sequel to 2018's Subnautica and the third game in the series after 2021's Subnautica: Below Zero. The game was released in early access on May 14, 2026.

Trailer

Subnautica 2 trailer thumbnail

Subnautica 2 | Early Access Cinematic Trailer

≈1,000,000 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Cooling
  • · 3,366 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~421/week).
  • · Review velocity down 55% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (72,154 reviews).
  • · Top 1% of 27,912 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 2.6M–5.8M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 128,571 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $29.99 at Steam (2026-05-11)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $29.99 · on sale 0 of 2 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
66k66k20262026Week of 2026-05-14: 66,072 positiveWeek of 2026-05-14: 6,082 negativeWeek of 2026-05-21: 19,659 positiveWeek of 2026-05-21: 2,078 negativeWeek of 2026-05-28: 7,493 positiveWeek of 2026-05-28: 777 negativeWeek of 2026-06-04: 3,741 positiveWeek of 2026-06-04: 413 negativeWeek of 2026-06-11: 2,041 positiveWeek of 2026-06-11: 247 negativeWeek of 2026-06-18: 1,382 positiveWeek of 2026-06-18: 149 negativeWeek of 2026-06-25: 1,058 positiveWeek of 2026-06-25: 125 negativeWeek of 2026-07-02: 1,101 positiveWeek of 2026-07-02: 115 negativeWeek of 2026-07-09: 1,112 positiveWeek of 2026-07-09: 120 negativeWeek of 2026-07-16: 653 positiveWeek of 2026-07-16: 85 negativeWeek of 2026-07-23: 487 positiveWeek of 2026-07-23: 57 negativeWeek of 2026-07-30: 490 positiveWeek of 2026-07-30: 66 negativeWeek of 2026-08-06: 416 positiveWeek of 2026-08-06: 57 negativeWeek of 2026-08-13: 503 positiveWeek of 2026-08-13: 56 negativeWeek of 2026-08-20: 523 positiveWeek of 2026-08-20: 84 negativeWeek of 2026-08-27: 424 positiveWeek of 2026-08-27: 56 negativeWeek of 2026-09-03: 361 positiveWeek of 2026-09-03: 52 negativeWeek of 2026-09-10: 280 positiveWeek of 2026-09-10: 49 negativeWeek of 2026-09-17: 263 positiveWeek of 2026-09-17: 44 negativeWeek of 2026-09-24: 276 positiveWeek of 2026-09-24: 53 negativeWeek of 2026-10-01: 265 positiveWeek of 2026-10-01: 77 negativeWeek of 2026-10-08: 183 positiveWeek of 2026-10-08: 30 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Attention

4.6k2782026-05-28 — 4,608 pageviews2026-06-01 — 2,492 pageviews2026-06-05 — 1,790 pageviews2026-06-09 — 1,435 pageviews2026-06-13 — 1,117 pageviews2026-06-17 — 841 pageviews2026-06-21 — 918 pageviews2026-06-25 — 707 pageviews2026-06-29 — 591 pageviews2026-07-03 — 682 pageviews2026-07-07 — 653 pageviews2026-07-11 — 533 pageviews2026-07-15 — 448 pageviews2026-07-19 — 448 pageviews2026-07-23 — 451 pageviews2026-07-27 — 437 pageviews2026-07-31 — 349 pageviews2026-08-04 — 372 pageviews2026-08-08 — 373 pageviews2026-08-12 — 389 pageviews2026-08-16 — 378 pageviews2026-08-20 — 343 pageviews2026-08-24 — 373 pageviews2026-08-28 — 302 pageviews2026-09-01 — 352 pageviews2026-09-05 — 298 pageviews2026-09-09 — 284 pageviews2026-09-13 — 370 pageviews2026-09-17 — 280 pageviews2026-09-21 — 316 pageviews2026-09-25 — 315 pageviews2026-09-29 — 339 pageviews2026-10-03 — 285 pageviews2026-10-07 — 306 pageviews2026-10-11 — 367 pageviews2026-10-13 — 393 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerCo-opOnline Co-opCross-Platform MultiplayerFull controller supportAdjustable Text SizeCamera ComfortColor Alternatives#category_contrast_controls1 DLC

10 supported languages: English, German, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Spanish - Latin America, French, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Italian, Russian

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2026-05-14 (Steam store data)

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Recent updates

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