Unknown Worlds developers confirmed Krafton remains co-publisher of Subnautica 2 and continues promotional work for the game's launch, despite Krafton's removal from the Steam page causing confusion [1]. Anthony Gallegos said, "I'm not sure I have that good an insight into the Steam page, but what I can say is we're co-publishing the game [with Krafton], so they're not not the publisher anymore" [1].
Scott MacDonald said Krafton staff remain involved with promotional efforts. "As you can tell with Krafton people in this call, we're working with them for all promotional material, it's a co-publishing thing. It's just one of those things on Steam I think that just happened. It may have blown up a little bigger than it was meant to, but you know, Krafton are still very much helping us with the launch of the game" [1].
The issue with Krafton's absence from the Steam page is part of a larger public dispute between Unknown Worlds' founders and Krafton [1]. Unknown Worlds' lawyers accused Krafton of intentionally leaking the game's release date amidst the conflict [1].
Last month, a judge ordered Krafton to reinstate members of Unknown Worlds' senior leadership team who had been removed by Krafton [1]. Following the ruling, Krafton said it was evaluating its options and determining its next steps [1].
Krafton said it is focused on supporting the Subnautica 2 Early Access launch and had no other comments at this time [1].
