With Subnautica 2 now pushing ahead with its early access launch on May 14th, one independent studio has been forced to change its release plans in order to “dodge the leviathan”.

Outbound, a cosy new crafting-based game where you go on a roadtrip with up to four players, has announced a change in its release date. With Subnautica 2 now dropping on May 14th, Outbound has decided to move its release date to May 11th on Steam and Xbox. Meanwhile, the other console platforms will continue to get access to Outbound on May 14th.

Here is the full statement from Square Glade Games:

“The highly anticipated title Subnautica 2 just revealed their release date – which falls exactly on our planned release date. We need to dodge the Leviathan, which means that you can start your road trip on earlier! With Subnautica 2 launching on May 14th on Steam and Xbox, Outbound will now release earlier on May 11th on Steam, Epic Games Store, and Xbox – with the other consoles following on May 14th!”

While Subnautica 1 was a huge Early Access success, then jury is still out on the sequel. Krafton acquired Subnautica studio, Unknown Worlds and ended up delaying the game last year, while also firing studio founders and creative leaders, leading to a messy legal case that could impact Subnautica 2's development.

With that in mind, I expect we may see some cautiousness around the sequel at first.

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KitGuru Says: Outbound had a very popular demo on Steam, so I expect the game to do quite well when it drops, regardless of Subnautica 2 releasing in close proximity.

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