Subnautica 2 Overcomes Pre-Release Controversy To Become Massive Hit On Steam
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Subnautica 2 Overcomes Pre-Release Controversy To Become Massive Hit On Steam

May 14, 2026
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Subnautica 2 has only been out for about an hour, but it's already attracted hundreds of thousands of concurrent players on Steam alone.Unknown Worlds Entertainment launched Subnautica 2 on Steam and Xbox Series X|S at 11 AM ET today, May 14. There was a ton of interest right out of the gate, and a look at Steam's most-played games shows some eye-watering concurrent player count stats.

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Subnautica 2 Overcomes Pre-Release Controversy To Become Massive Hit On Steam

At the time of writing, its last reported peak concurrent player count was 465,204, and that number is trending upwards. That dwarfs the launches of other hit Steam games this year, like Windrose and Slay the Spire 2. It's even more impressive when you consider that SteamDB doesn't take those playing on Xbox Series X|S or through the Xbox and Epic Games launchers on PC.Continue Reading at GameSpot

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