Subnautica 2 reached more than 2 million sales across PC and Xbox Series X/S within hours of its Early Access release on May 14. The game also hit a peak of 467,582 concurrent players on Steam on launch day. Lead designer Anthony Gallegos responded to pre-release piracy incidents in the official Discord server.
Unknown Worlds confirmed that Subnautica 2 leaked days before the May 14 launch. Some players boasted about acquiring early copies in the official Discord server. One player contacted developers for technical support on the leaked build on May 13, prompting Gallegos to reply directly in the server.
