Subnautica 2 kicks off its road to early access with its first dev vlog, diving into co-op and new features

Subnautica 2 has emerged from the deep courtesy of the first dev vlog from the team at Unknown Worlds, urging fans to jump into the game’s Discord and look out for its eventual Early Access release on Steam, as well as providing peaks at gameplay, new creatures, and co-op in action.

The vlog, which you can watch yourself below, offers an introduction to design lead Anthony Gallegos who narrates the video. Dubbed the “road to Early Access”, this vlog acts as the first real look we’ve had at Subnautica 2 gameplay since the game’s reveal at the last Xbox Partner Showcase, when we got the game’s 2025 release window.

Moments of note include a new vehicle zooming past, a few seconds of Co-op gameplay, new biomes mid-development, and some early peaks at ocean creatures you’re sure to get spooked by. It’s all very early, half of what we see is via mid-design footage, but as far as starting guns for new games go, it’s fairly interesting. Whoever said it’s best not to see how the sausage is made probably didn’t get invested in video games pre-launch.

Subnautica 2 obviously has big shoes to fill. The first game proved exceptionally popular, given its unique spin on open world survival games with its oceanic setting and distinct look. It seems as though Subnautica 2 is much of the same, albeit a tad shinier with an updated look and plenty of new features to play around with. Sort of exactly you want from a direct sequel.

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