Unknown Worlds Announces Surprise Updates for Subnautica and Below Zero

Man, August 12 was like the day of updates or something. Yeah, seriously. Unknown Worlds threw out patches for both Subnautica and its icy sibling, Below Zero. The first Subnautica got a little extra love. Players on Steam and Epic Games Store are now living the dream with some snazzy controller support. Wow, right?

Okay, picture this: August rolls in and suddenly, the Subnautica universe is buzzing. Not just because of the August 12 updates but because — oh boy — there’s drama. Picture a lawsuit, like something out of a courtroom TV drama. Unknown Worlds’ ex-bosses, Charlie and Max, are going at it with Krafton. All about money, as usual. Some $250 million bonus they claim was dodged by Krafton delaying Subnautica 2. It’s still tangled in legal spider webs, but Krafton shot back, lawyer-style, on August 12. Yeah, intense stuff.

Anyway, back to updates — I know, whiplash, right? Controller support is the star here. Imagine lounging with your PS5 or Xbox controller, diving into the deep. This wasn’t just magic; it happened because they switched to a fancy Unity input upgrade. And yeah, no more freeze weirdness — they squashed those bugs too. Nice save, Unknown Worlds.

Below Zero got its tune-ups too. Apparently, the Snowfox land vehicle had some kind of midlife crisis with its collision and just… wasn’t doing its job. Fixed that. Also, news feeds are in — like, hello, in-game news. Not sure who thought that up, but hey, why not?

Switch players, sorry — nothing for you yet. Hang tight though, promises are floating around like bubbles in the ocean. Updates are supposedly in the works.

Subnautica 2 is on the horizon, but this legal thing might stall it till 2026. There’s hope Unknown Worlds will keep feeding us patches in the meantime. Fingers crossed.

Patch notes? Oh sure, here’s a random dish of them:

For Subnautica, basic cleanup—controller issues, Alien Arch portal bizarreness with your PRAWN suit, Levitating Leviathans (don’t ask), that kind of hero stuff. Subnautica: Below Zero tweaked more Snowfox things — seriously, it was having a moment. Oh, and bye to that annoying merchandise store banner on the main menu. Thank goodness.

Moral of the story: Even games have drama and updates. Never a dull day, I guess.