Surprise Updates Released for Subnautica and Below Zero by Unknown Worlds

August 12th was kind of a big deal if you’re into Subnautica. Picture this: Unknown Worlds rolled out updates for both Subnautica and its chilly sibling, Below Zero. Bugs? Yeah, they swatted a few of those, but the real kicker for the OG Subnautica was adding controller support. Imagine flopping around trying to make it work without any thumbsticks. Now, it’s like they’ve let PS5 DualSense and Xbox Wireless Controllers into the party for those on Steam or Epic. About time, right?

Oh wait—there’s this whole legal hullabaloo too. Unknown Worlds’ old top dogs, Charlie Cleveland and Max McGuire, booted out and now they’re suing Krafton. Something about Subnautica 2 being stalled until 2026, conveniently ducking a $250 million bonus. How sneaky is that? Got the whole courtroom drama vibe in Delaware now.

So anyway, controller support isn’t the only fix. They tweaked some stuff in Below Zero too. Like the Snowfox vehicle—now it won’t act like a drunk penguin, thanks to collision fixes. And you’ve got a news feed feature popping up in the game; not like anyone signed up for the morning paper, but hey, updates are updates.

I got sidetracked. Nintendo Switch users? Sorry, folks. No patch love for you yet. But there’s a rumor floating around that something’s brewing for the Switch soon. Fingers crossed?

While we wait for the next Subnautica saga (whenever that happens), they’re still patching up the first two games. Reliable like that old car in your garage, you know? Keeps running with a bit of love and duct tape.

Jumping back for a sec—oh yes, those patch notes. I mean, they’re kinda boring but crucial, right? Fixing stuff like Leviathans defying gravity or that PRAWN suit just… disappearing. Seriously, the PRAWN thing was like watching a magic trick go wrong.

Subnautica’s world might be deep and alien, but man, watching its updates roll out feels like watching someone fix a leaky submarine. You just hope nothing explodes.