Krafton Owes Unknown Worlds $250 Million as Subnautica 2 Tops 4 Million Sales
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Updated · Eurogamer.net · May 28
Krafton Owes Unknown Worlds $250 Million as Subnautica 2 Tops 4 Million Sales
5 articles · Updated · Eurogamer.net · May 28
Subnautica 2’s breakout launch has triggered Krafton’s earnout payment, with the publisher agreeing to pay up to $250 million after the game cleared its revenue threshold.
More than 4 million copies sold by May 20 translated into over $100 million in revenue, comfortably above the $69.8 million monthly benchmark tied to the bonus.
A court ruling forced Krafton to honor the payout and reinstate Unknown Worlds CEO Ted Gill and other senior leaders after a dispute over the contract.
Steam drove most sales, while 2.4 million players also accessed the game through Game Pass in its first week; Xbox unit sales were still below 100,000 a week earlier.
The payout caps a dispute stemming from Krafton’s 2021 acquisition of Unknown Worlds and underscores how early-access momentum quickly turned Subnautica 2 into a major commercial hit.
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