The most wishlisted game on Steam - Subnautica 2 gets an Early Access trailer, pre-purchase and pre-loads

By Liam Dawe - 12 May 2026 at 8:04 am UTC

Subnautica 2 is clearly going to be popular, with an announcement that it's hit 5 million wishlists ahead of the Early Access release on May 14. It's currently the most wishlisted game on Steam!

The developer has announced that pre-purchasing and pre-loads are live now too, if you fancy picking it up early. Writing about hitting 5 million wishlists, the developer noted they're celebrating with a small tweak - "From the moment Early Access launches, every player across every platform will receive the Reaper Leviathan Statue blueprint. Not just during the first week".

You can also see the brand new Early Access trailer below:

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If you missed it - they also recently said it was good to go on the Steam Deck at launch too.

Subnautica 2 will enter Early Access on May 14th, 2026, at 08:00 PDT / 15:00 UTC for $29.99 USD.

Subnautica 2

Release Date: 14th May 2026

Platform: ⚛ Proton / Wine

Official links:Steam

Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.

Tags: Early Access, Proton, Steam Deck, Open World, Survival, Upcoming | Apps: Subnautica 2

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CanadianBlueBeer 2 hours ago

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I broke down and bought it.

Discount if you have the other 2 games.

(I saved a whopping 4 bucks)
:P

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