The proprietor of a leaked copy of Subnautica 2 seems to have by accident revealed his true id after asking the sport’s developer for help.
The hit underwater journey Subnautica 2 launched in early entry this week, however then unlawful and unfinished copies of the sport started circulating on-line.
On the time, developer Unknown Worlds confirmed in an announcement to videogameaddicted that leaked copies have been being downloaded, however warned that they have been “incomplete growth variations” and “don’t mirror the content material or gameplay expertise being ready for official launch.”
It is unclear precisely what situation the homeowners of the leaked copies contacted Unknown Worlds about, nevertheless it was abundantly clear that they have been making an attempt to play an incomplete model of the sport, and workers members have been fast to place their heads collectively.
“It took some effort, however this man self-reported,” Unknown Worlds developer Anthony Gallegos stated of the person by way of the sport’s official Discord (noticed by RespawnFirst). “Thanks for pirating the sport I spent years creating. It is a disgrace to do this when it is our livelihood. I hope you rethink your life decisions.”
“Let me be clear: Pirates are going to do what they need. We have been all children as soon as,” Gallegos continued later. “Cash and the economic system are so robust, I get that. It wasn’t the piracy that bothered me. It was folks blatantly strolling up right here and waving it within the faces of people that have been ready to play legally. That was the half that aggravated me.
“We perceive and respect you supporting the studio in the long run. Whereas we do not condone piracy, we perceive why folks do it. We might somewhat purchase a sport, play it for an hour, then return it than play it illegally.”
The information that unlawful copies of Subnautica 2 are circulating on-line unusually follows a number of different high-profile online game leaks, together with at the very least one person who had entry to a pre-ordered copy of Lego Batman: Legacy of the Darkish Knight for a number of days now.
And earlier this week, Forza Horizon 6 developer Playground Video games issued a dramatic warning to anybody caught enjoying a leaked construct of Xbox’s new racing epic. The studio stated anybody caught doing so risked a “franchise-wide and {hardware} ban,” and one participant has since reported receiving a {hardware} ban for as much as 10,000 years.
Nonetheless, the leaks do not appear to have sunk Subnautica 2, fairly the alternative. Already, the sport has offered an astonishing 2 million copies inside 12 hours of arriving in early entry. Peak concurrent gamers throughout all launch platforms exceeded 651,000, with Steam alone reaching peak concurrent gamers of over 467,000. That is practically 9 occasions the all-time excessive of concurrent gamers for the unique Subnautica, which launched in 2018.
Now, Unknown Worlds has launched an early entry roadmap for Subnautica 2, detailing what followers can count on within the coming months. Earlier than you dive into Subnautica 2, you will need to try our information on what to do first in Subnautica 2 and the place to search out sources that can assist you discover Titanium, Silver, and extra. Discover Black Field and Provide Crate places on the interactive Subnautica 2 map, and do not miss any Angel Comb diversifications or blueprints.
Tom Phillips is videogameaddicted’s information editor. You possibly can contact Tom at tom_phillips@videogameaddicted.com or discover him on Bluesky. @tomphillipseg.bsky.social