Krafton is reported to have agreed to pay an earnout of up to $250 million to Unknown Worlds developers for Subnautica 2. Multiple outlets say the bonus figure has been a central point in a legal dispute between Krafton and Unknown Worlds executives, after which a court-related outcome led to changes in leadership and set the stage for Subnautica 2’s continued rollout, including its early-access launch. Reporting also links the payment obligation to the game’s commercial performance: Eurogamer cites more than four million units sold and notes that the game sells strongly shortly after launch, including about two million copies within 12 hours on Steam and Xbox storefronts. Engadget and Rock Paper Shotgun describe Krafton’s earlier attempts to avoid or limit the payout and characterize the reported agreement as effectively forcing the payment. Taken together, the coverage indicates Krafton’s responsibility for the earnout arises from contractual terms tied to sales, and that the payout follows both the game’s early success and the resolution of the related dispute.