Krafton Aims to Turn Subnautica Into a Franchise After Subnautica 2’s Success

Krafton Aims to Turn Subnautica Into a Franchise After Subnautica 2’s Success

Subnautica publisher Krafton has announced plans to turn the IP into a franchise after Subnautica 2 sold five million copies in 22 days. Source

Despite the months of legal drama, Krafton now pledges to turn Subnautica into a "franchise IP", after Subnautica 2 surpasses 5m sales in just 22 days

Following a year of acrimonious legal tussling and a settlement agreeing to pay bonuses to Unknown Worlds developers, Krafton has now pledged to turn the Subnautica series into a "franchise IP" amid confirmation Subnautica 2 has surpassed 5m sales.

'Subnautica 2' Helps Krafton Achieve Record Q2 Performance Following Unknown Worlds Breakup

Subnautica 2 is a massive game for Krafton, and it recently helped the publisher achieve a record second quarter performance.

Subnautica 2 Sells 5 Million Copies in 3 Weeks & Gives KRAFTON Best Q2

Drama between the developer and publisher didn't affect the sales, it seems.

Krafton wants to turn Subnautica into its "next franchise IP"

For a while, it seemed as though there was no future for Krafton and developer Unknown Worlds, with the Subnautica franchise in disarray following a bizarre legal disagreement in regards to the publisher not wanting to pay out a promised developer bonus. This ended up being resolved earlier this month, likely around the time Krafton realised the value of Subnautica as an IP following the immense success of Subnautica 2's Early Access arrival, al…