Subnautica 2 Lures In Nearly Half a Million Concurrent Players on Steam Within First Hour of Release
Unknown Worlds said the sequel reached 460,000 concurrent players on Steam and became the fourth most-played game behind PUBG.
- On May 14, the survival sequel Subnautica 2 launched on Steam and Xbox Series, with developer Unknown Worlds reporting the game sold 1 million copies in its first hour.
- The launch follows a legal battle between publisher Krafton and developer Unknown Worlds, during which Krafton CEO Changhan Kim used ChatGPT to attempt to avoid paying a $250 million bonus payment.
- Data from SteamDB indicates the game reached 467,000 concurrent players, while the title holds a "Very Positive" user rating on Valve with over 1,000 reviews.
- With the game selling so well, Krafton will likely be forced to pay that $250 million bonus it tried so hard to avoid, as the court extended the studio's earning deadline.
- Ranking fourth among the most-played games, the sequel trails PUBG but sits well ahead of Apex Legends, marking a successful start for the follow-up to the 2018 hit Subnautica.
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Subnautica 2 Lures In Nearly Half a Million Concurrent Players on Steam Within First Hour of Release
Subnautica 2 has hit almost half a million concurrent players on Steam in its first hour of release. At the time of this article's publication, Subnautica 2 was on an incredible 467,000 concurrent players on Valve's platform, and developer Unknown Worlds confirmed the game had sold 1 million copies within the first hour of launch. For an early access game that released on PC and Xbox Series X and S in the middle of a weekday, these numbers are p…
Nearly Half a Million Players Delved into Subnautica 2 on Steam During Its Early Access Launch
Image: Unknown Worlds Unknown Worlds has another hit on its hands after the long-awaited release of Subnautica 2 shot to the top of Steam’s charts. The sequel began its early access stage on May 14 at a price of $29.99 on Steam, where it quickly became the latest top-selling game. It presently has a very positive review rating from over 11,800 players, and the concurrent player count has exceeded 460,000. While not able to overtake the incumbent…
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