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Title: Subnautica studio co-founder says he's suing parent company Krafton

Date: Fri, 11 Jul 2025 15:34:12 +0000
Link: https://www.engadget.com/gaming/subnautica-st...

The drama surrounding the significantly delayed release of Subnautica 2
continues with Charlie Cleveland, co-founder and former director of Unknown
Worlds Entertainment, announcing via a post on X that he and unnamed others
have filed a lawsuit against Krafton, the studio's parent company since 2021.

Cleveland, along with Ted Gill and Max McGuire, were relieved of their
leadership roles at Unknown Worlds last week by Krafton. Bloomberg reported
that they had been effectively "pushed out." This occurred shortly before
Krafton would reportedly owe Unknown Worlds leadership a $250 million bonus
for meeting certain goals.

The alleged lawsuit follows Krafton's recent statement accusing Cleveland and
other studio leadership of "abandoning their responsibilities." The parent
company claims these executives' behavior led to significant delays in
Subnautica 2 's early access release, which is now slated for early 2026.
Krafton also claimed that approximately 90 percent of the $250 million bonus
was already paid out to Cleveland, Gill and McGuire.

In his post, Cleveland strongly refuted Krafton's claims, asserting that
Subnautica 2 is in fact "ready for early access" and that any allegations
regarding abdication of leadership and financial motivations are false.
"Subnautica has been my lifeΓÇÖs work and I would never willingly abandon
it," Cleveland wrote.

He also firmly denied accusations that he and other executives intended to
keep the promised $250 million bonus for themselves, saying, "IΓÇÖm in this
industry because I love it, not for riches. Historically weΓÇÖve always
shared our profits with the team and did the same when we sold the studio.
You can be damned sure weΓÇÖll continue with the earnout/bonus as well."

Details about the lawsuit, including the jurisdiction, named parties or
specific causes of action remain unclear. Subnautica 2 is still slated for an
early access launch sometime in 2026, though it remains to be seen if this
new legal drama will cause further delays.

This article originally appeared on Engadget at
https://www.engadget.com/gaming/subnautica-st...
parent-company-krafton-153412484.html?src=rss

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