There have been many cases of fraudulent links about a Subnautica 2 playtest being spread around in Steam users’ DMs.
Subnautica 2 Devs Sound the Horn
Over the past decade, the franchise has garnered a huge following which has been growing more since the Subnautica 2 was announced a few months ago. The first game title had a big expansion in 2019 called Sub Zero, but since then, there hasn’t been much new content, apart from minor updates and bug fixes. With news that Subnautica 2 will hit the markets sometime in 2025, many fans want to get their hands on early versions of the game. However, some malicious actors want to take advantage of that enthusiasm.
Unknown Worlds, the developers of the game, have warned fans that fraudulent links are floating about, promising those who click them will get an early playtest version of Subnautica 2. Said links have been targeted towards Steam players, mainly, often appearing as private chats. The developers of the game went on social media to explain that they would not contact anyone by Steam DM for any potential playtests.
https://twitter.com/Subnautica/status/1889011916418244825
Devs Give Further Advice to Players
It is not clear where these links have come from, as it often happens with scams like this. However, on the official Subnautica Discord server, community manager Donya Abramo reaffirmed that Unknown Worlds would not contact any players via Steam DMs if the devs were scouting for playtesters. Instead, Abramo explained, any such invites would be sent via email. The community manager also suggested that fans who have fallen for the scam should immediately change their Steam password to secure their accounts.
Unknown Worlds recently invited players to join a “User Research Participant Pool,” which they use to gather feedback from the community. However, the link to this is only available on the Discord server, so be cautious if you come across it elsewhere.
Of course, Subnautica isn’t the only game that’s been affected by such scammers. In situations like this, a good rule of thumb is to never click on a link sent to you directly unless you’re sure of who it’s from. However, the hype surrounding the game is understandable and scammers are waiting for impatient players to get lured into their trap.
For now, it’s better to just sit tight and wait for more official information from the developers of the game. While you wait, why not just load up a new safe and explore the vast ocean of Planet 4546B once again? I personally have beaten the game three times and have also played through the Sub Zero expansion as well!
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