Eerie access.

Subnautica 2 has begun its "voyage to Early Access 2.0", developer Unknown Worlds has said, with the revelation of a new update containing the "scariest" region they've ever made for the underwater game. Delightful.

In a video released on the Subnautica YouTube channel, creative director Anthony Gallegos said the new update features multiple new biomes within the spooky region, and includes story additions, new Leviathan behaviors, and a Frog chassis for the tadpole submersible. In short, it's a pilotable mech.

In addition, the ability to dash underwater has been added when wearing fins. This means that players wearing them can quickly propel themselves forward with the press of a button. Previously, this was only available via a biomod - a player upgrade - so this change should make navigation a whole lot easier.

There are also new building options for your base, including a round room, but further details will have to wait, to be revealed in the coming months, through deep dive videos - get it? - on the individual changes.

An actual date for this "Early Access 2.0" release has not been revealed, and no scheduled window has been hinted at as of writing. Nonetheless, it marks a substantial suite of updates to the popular survival adventure game, which launched to substantial success earlier this year.

The game was also at the heart of a legal battle between the founders of Unknown Worlds and Krafton's CEO, who clashed over a hefty $250m bonus package based on the success of the game. Following this hubbub, Krafton said it wanted to turn Subnautica into a "franchise IP", just as Subnautica 2 passed the 5 million sales milestone.

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