Krafton reportedly forced out Unknown Worlds' co-founders and former CEO, delaying Subnautica 2 to 2026 and sparking a lawsuit over a promised $250 million payout. The lawsuit details claims that Krafton attempted to sabotage Subnautica 2's early-access release by not performing agreed-upon pre-launch activities. Unknown Worlds asserts that Krafton's leadership firings were aimed at preventing the game’s release in 2025, impacting financial goals tied to the payout. The suit demands the payout and the restoration of creative control to Unknown Worlds' former leadership team.
The lawsuit accuses Krafton of actively attempting to sabotage the early-access release of Subnautica 2 by refusing to perform pre-launch activities it had previously agreed to.
Cleveland has shared the full details of the lawsuit which alleges a multi-year push by Krafton to deny Unknown Worlds a promised $250 million payout.
Krafton's decision to fire Unknown Worlds' leadership team was only made to prevent Subnautica 2 from being released in any form in 2025.
The lawsuit goes on to demand that Krafton be forced to pay the previously agreed upon amount and to return creative control of Subnautica 2 to the former leaders of Unknown Worlds.
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