Subnautica 2 Global Release Times, Preload Details Confirmed

It's been quite the journey, I know, but it's astir present — Subnautica 2 is dragging america backmost down beneath the waves connected May 14.

Subnautica 2 is an open-water endurance crippled from the creators of the archetypal Subnautica series, wherein you tin play unsocial oregon with friends and research alluring biomes and observe fascinating creatures, crafting vehicles, tools, and bases to assistance past a mysterious alien world. While determination person been a fewer wobbles — including a painfully nationalist falling retired betwixt developer Unknown Worlds and steadfast Krafton — the crippled is yet releasing into aboriginal entree aboriginal this week.

As an aboriginal entree title, Subnautica 2 launches arsenic a work-in-progress, which means you whitethorn acquisition immoderate issues and bugs on the way. "We marque our champion games erstwhile you are progressive from the start," the developer explained. "The earlier you play, the faster we perceive what you want. This is however we person historically built our games. By involving you successful the improvement process and iterating connected your feedback, we physique amended games."

Subnautica 2 is disposable to preorder and preload close present connected Steam and Xbox Series X and S. It's besides disposable to pre-purchase connected Epic Games Store. It's acceptable to motorboat consecutive into Game Pass arsenic 1 of the header May titles. There's nary connection yet connected a PS5 oregon Nintendo Switch 2 version.

Don't hide that, arsenic a convey you for clocking up an unthinkable 5 cardinal wishlists connected Steam, every subordinate volition person a snazzy Reaper Leviathan Statue blueprint, and not conscionable during the archetypal week, arsenic antecedently stated.

Subnautica 2 planetary aboriginal entree merchandise times:

Depending connected wherever you are successful the world, Subnautica 2 is acceptable to spell unrecorded astatine the pursuing times:

Subnautica 2 planetary merchandise times. Image credit: Unknown Worlds.

Thursday, May 14, 2026:

PDT (San Francisco):

• 8am

CST (Mexico City):

• 9am

CDT (Chicago):

• 10am

EDT (New York):

• 11am

BST (London):

• 4pm

CEST (Paris):

• 5pm

CST (Beijing):

• 11pm

Friday, May 15, 2026:

JST (Tokyo):

• 12am midnight

AEST (Sydney):

• 1am

NZST (Wellington):

• 3am

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