Unknown Worlds Surprises Fans with New Updates for Subnautica and Below Zero

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Alright, so August 12 rolls around and boom! Unknown Worlds drops updates for both Subnautica and its chilly cousin, Below Zero. People were expecting some bug fixes, yeah, but get this — the first Subnautica gets all fancy with controller support on Steam and Epic Games Store. Finally, right?

Picture this: you’re cruising the alien oceans with a PS5 DualSense or Xbox controller. Wireless, wired — go wild. Oh, it’s thanks to some Unity update magic, moving away from whatever old version they had. But wait, isn’t that kinda dull? Bugs got squashed too, the freezing kind. No more game going kaput when you’re deep-sea diving.

Now, here’s where things get messy. There’s all this drama swirling around. Studio founders, Charlie Cleveland and Max McGuire got the boot, and they weren’t too thrilled. Sued Krafton, they did. Apparently, Krafton delayed Subnautica 2 to skip out on a hefty $250 million bonus. A whopping amount, honestly. And on August 12, in a Delaware court, Krafton decided to make a stand. Juicy court drama, right?

Despite all this courtroom shenanigans, Unknown Worlds keeps on trucking with those game updates. On Windows, Subnautica’s saying howdy to a bunch of new controllers. Wired or not, doesn’t matter. Even the older Unity input got a makeover to support these bad boys.

Buzzing over to Below Zero, if you’ve been frustrated by some Snowfox awkwardness, it’s fixed — mostly. The whole “collide with life” nonsense? They’re smoothing that out. Plus a nifty new pop-up news feed for those in-the-know, in-game announcements. But, hear this — if you’ve got a Nintendo Switch, you’re out of luck. No updates for you — for now anyway. Unknown Worlds promises they’ll get around to it. Fingers crossed.

Snowfox, Snowfox… why bother? Well, apparently its damage impact from terrain got dialed down big time. Which is nice if you’re as clumsy as I am navigating icy landscapes. And oh, a gentle nudge in the right direction should stop it vanishing into, well, itself.

Funny how Subnautica 2 got pushed to 2026, but here we are, first two games still getting love. Keeps you kind of hopeful, doesn’t it?

So now for some patch note jazz…

Subnautica Patch Notes (August 12, 2025)

• PC and Console: Surprise surprise, a newsfeed!
• Something about Alien Arch portals messing with your oxygen? Fixed that.
• Leviathans flying? Yep, sorted. Who knew they wanted to be birds?
• PC Only: New Unity input system. Lots of controller love here, from Xbox to PS5.
• But wait, issue fixing galore — cameras, steering wheels, and icons. Working like a charm now.

Subnautica: Below Zero Patch Notes

• PC and Console: Pop-up newsfeed!
• Ice Worm causing a world of hurt? Not so much now.
• Snowfox annoyance levels: dialed down. Hopefully?

Ah, who knows where updates will take us next? Still, Unknown Worlds seems all-in with their oceanic adventures. Here’s hoping they keep surprising us.