'We Need to Dodge the Leviathan!' — Subnautica 2 Release Date Announcement Forces Outbound Developer to Bring Its Game Launch Forward
- Square Glade Games announced that its upcoming open-world survival title Outbound will launch on Steam and Xbox on May 11, shifting the date forward to avoid competing with Subnautica 2's May 14 release.
- Developers cited the need to "dodge the Leviathan," referring to the massive anticipation surrounding Subnautica 2, which currently ranks as Steam's most-wishlisted game.
- While the PC and Xbox launch shifts to May 11, Outbound will still release on PlayStation and Nintendo Switch on May 14, as Subnautica 2 is not available on those platforms. The game costs $30 with updates planned over a two-to-three-year early access journey.
- Although usually only AAA titles like Grand Theft Auto influence release schedules, this shift demonstrates the growing impact of highly anticipated indie releases, though smaller than adjustments caused by Hollow Knight: Silksong last year.
- With over 1 million wishlists on Steam, Outbound remains a significant upcoming title. Developers confirmed the current demo will be removed from storefronts on May 8, ahead of the revised early access launch.
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Outbound Launching Earlier on PC and Xbox to Avoid Subnautica 2
The imminent early access release of Subnautica 2 seems to have caused a shift in release strategy for Outbound, an upcoming indie survival game. Outbound release changed to May 11 on Xbox and PC screenshot: square glade games One of the more highly anticipated 2026 indie games, Outbound is an open world survival game that uses a cozy camper van as a canvas for players to turn into the ultimate road home. Those who’ve seen trailers for Outbound …
'We Need to Dodge the Leviathan!' — Subnautica 2 Release Date Announcement Forces Outbound Developer to Bring Its Game Launch Forward
With Subnautica 2 finally getting its May 14 early access release date, it seems Steam's most-wishlisted game has joined the ranks of hits like Hollow Knight: Silksong and Slay the Spire 2 by sending some games with the same launch date scrambling to update their plans.Despite a painfully public falling out between developer Unknown Worlds and publisher Krafton, during which the entire management team was fired (Krafton has since been court-orde…
Outbound appears earlier on Xbox and PC, while PlayStation and Switch will follow on May 14.
Recently, the cozy trailer game, Outbound, suffered a last-minute delay, which pushed away the April project and put it in place by mid-May. However, things have changed again, as the recent confirmation of the release date of Subnautica 2 in Early Access has caused the developer Square Glade Games to rethink its strategy for Outbound. To prevent the continuation of underwater exploration and ensure that Outbound has room to breathe in such a bu…
Subnautica 2 will launch into Early Access in mid-May
Once the controversy surrounding Krafton's handling of developer Unknown Worlds and the Subnautica follow-up began to finally settle, one of the last strange punches that were thrown between the two parties revolved around a proposed release date for Subnautica 2. Krafton stated that the project would be launching in May, and at the time many wondered whether this was actually agreed upon by the developer at all, especially considering everythin…
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