Subnautica 2 Makes Massive Splash with 450K+ Players in First Hour

Updated:12:23 AM CEST Sep,15

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Gameguru Mania News - May,14 2026 -

Subnautica 2 Makes Massive Splash with 450K+ Players in First Hour - briefly
(hx) 10:50 PM CEST - May,14 2026 - Post a comment / read (3)
Subnautica 2 has smashed records by hitting a peak of 453,445 concurrent players on Steam just one hour after its early access launch on May 14, 2026. The underwater survival sequel quickly topped Steam charts and drew huge praise for its stunning visuals, even in early access. This strong debut builds on the original game's loyal fans, over 5 million wishlists, and day-one availability on Game Pass. It also comes after a big legal win for developer Unknown Worlds against publisher Krafton. The game has already sold over 1 million copies on day one.

WTF is games journalism anymore?

Almost 500k players within a couple of hours on launch day for Subnautica 2, and it only gets a 7/10
Meanwhile, mixtape is basically dead despite getting a 10/10.

Does anyone still take IGN seriously anymore? Do they even get any traffic other… pic.twitter.com/YIHH6G63Ay
— Emerald Apple (@AI_EmeraldApple) May 14, 2026

last 10 comments:

Sabot	(04:28 PM CEST - May,15 2026 )
quote: stunning visuals Like the first and the second had great visuals, but the gameplay was monotonous. As long as it’s in 4K Gen# will love anything

Csimbi	(05:38 PM CEST - May,15 2026 )
That's almost 10x the volume Diablo IV highest ever recorded active user count. Just putting it out there. https://steamdb.info/app/2344520/charts/ Seems like nobody is playing Diablo IV, given the current population is about 8.3 billion humies.