Subnautica 2 is unleashing new oceanic leviathans, and it’s coming to Xbox Game Pass on day one
Subnautica 2 is a full-fledged sequel to the popular survival game, and it’s arriving in early access in 2025.
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What you need to know
The deep dark sea is calling.
We got a first look at Subnautica 2 from developer Unknown Worlds Entertainment and publisher Krafton during theOctober 2024 Xbox Partner Preview. There isn’t a lot to go on, but as you’d expect, players are once again stranded in an alien ocean, with darkness and leviathans all around them. This time though, you’ll be able to play with a friend with co-op support. You can take a look at the teaser trailer for Subnautica 2 in the video below:
Subnautica 2 is coming to early access and Game Preview at launch on Windows PC and Xbox Series X|S consoles, meaning the game will grow over time as the developers respond to feedback and polish new pieces of content.
Subnautica 2 is also included inXbox Game Passat launch, adding to the list of first and third-party titles players Xbox players will be enjoying in 2025, alongside games like Playground’s third-person RPG Fable and Remedy’s Control co-op spinoff, FBC: Firebreak.
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An ocean of possibilities
The original Subnautica is technically almost a decade old, having first launched in early access all the way back in December 2014, though it wouldn’t exit early access until nearly four years later in 2018.
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Subnautica was a success in the survival genre, reaching 5 million copies sold back in 2020. It’ll be interesting to see how co-op support shakes up the formula, as a huge part of the original experience was the isolation and quiet as the player explored the ocean, listing for the sound of wildlife, benign and otherwise.
As someone that’s fascinated by the deep (and thinks that we don’t get enough underwater horror) I’m naturally curious to see what new kinds of leviathans will be unleashed in Subnautica 2. Hopefully we won’t be waiting too long to find out.
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Samuel Tolbert is a freelance writer covering gaming news, previews, reviews, interviews and different aspects of the gaming industry, specifically focusing on Xbox and PC gaming on Windows Central. You can find him on Twitter@SamuelTolbert.
