For nylig tabte udgiver Krafton en større retsag imod skaberne bag Subnautica og Subnautica 2, og var nødsaget til at genindsætte dem på deres poster, og lade dem løbe spillet over målstregen. Dertil kommer en klækkelig bonus, skulle spillet levere på centrale parametre.
Det kom dog som en overraskelse, at Krafton pludselig slog fast i en lettere forvirrende pressemeddelelse, at spillet lander i Early Access i maj. Men den beslutning kritiseres nu også at Subnautica 2-instruktørerne. Ifølge Game File var det ikke studiets intention at afsløre tidsrammen på den måde. I et brev til retten siger de at Kraftons handlemåde kunne "end up damaging the game and sowing additional confusion among the Subnautica community." Angiveligt er Unknown Worlds ret vrede, og siger dette:
"Krafton self-servingly announced the launch without any regard to its impact on the game, the team, or the community—let alone this Court's Opinion. Announcing the release of a game is momentous, and it is typically accompanied by significant marketing activity, fanfare, and community coordination. And most importantly, the announcement is carefully designed to maximize excitement for the game. That entire process was supposed to be driven by Mr. Gill. However, in defiance of the Court's Opinion, Krafton has now taken that away, further damaging the game and sowing additional confusion among the Subnautica community."
Det vides ikke om lanceringsplanen i maj vil holde.