Unknown Worlds has shared a primary in-game take a look at Subnautica 2, as a part of a brand new developer video charting the extremely anticipated underwater survival sequel’s “street to early entry”.
Subnautica 2 (truly the third sport within the acclaimed collection, following 2021’s standalone Subnautica growth Beneath Zero) was confirmed to be within the works all the way in which again in 2022. A first trailer lastly arrived final October, nevertheless it was purely a scene-setting cinematic – tipping a nod to the sequel’s new co-op mode – reasonably than providing any precise gameplay.
Skip forward seven months, and we have now been given a primary glimpse of how Subnautica 2 seems to be in-game. Unknown Worlds shared the early footage as a part of its Highway to Early Entry developer video, wherein Subnautica 2 design lead Anthony Gallegos supplied a small style of issues to come back throughout the replace’s temporary runtime.
Throughout his chatter, we obtained a tease of some new environments – together with what seems to be the Subnautica 2 equal of the primary sport’s Protected Shallows (the sequel is ready on a brand-new world) and a bioluminescent underground space – plus a number of new aquatic creatures. There is a second or two of an odd waddling factor with a fan-like tail, as an example, and a big fish headbutting rocks. We additionally obtained a peek at co-operative swimming and base constructing.
It isn’t quite a bit to go on, admittedly, and the studio nonetheless hasn’t introduced an early entry launch date. All we all know proper now could be it is on account of launch “later” this yr for Xbox Collection X/S and PC (by way of Steam and Epic), and it is coming to Sport Move too.
Beforehand, Unknown Worlds mentioned it anticipated Subnautica 2 to launch into early entry with its co-op multiplayer mode, “a number of biomes, some narrative, and quite a lot of creatures and craftables”. There’s loads of time for issues to evolve from there, too, given the studio is anticipating early entry will final “about two to 3 years.”
