Krafton is a sizeable holding company that incorporates a growing range of studios, with the original (and best known) being Bluehole - the studio behind PUBG (PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds). In fact, despite forming Krafton around three years ago and attracting significant funding, the official website is still bluehole.net.
Krafton is utilising some of its resources to grow its group of development studios, and has now added Unknown Worlds to the mix. The studio is best known for the excellent Subnautica and Subnautica: Below Zero, two titles we've been able to enjoy relatively recently in their excellent Switch ports.
Unknown Worlds "will function as an independent game development studio wholly owned by KRAFTON", retaining its existing leadership. In the press release Charlie Cleveland, CEO of Unknown Worlds, is quoted as follows.
It was immediately apparent how closely Unknown Worlds and KRAFTON are aligned in the way we think about games and game development. Subnautica and PUBG both started humbly and evolved successfully through constant iteration and feedback. We want to bring new games to the world stage – and with KRAFTON, we’re a big step closer. We’re truly looking forward to our future together.
The studio is also working on a 'new genre-defining game' that will go into early access next year.
It's been a busy year in terms of game studio acquisitions, so this is another to add to the list.
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[source bluehole.net, via eurogamer.net]
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Most times i learn of a new merger, i fear for the small studio
How does this run on switch? I've heard "perfectly" and "constant crashes" with little in between.
@Munchlax With all the patches I'd say "rare crashes". Most crashes I got were when base-building, so I learned to be extra careful saving when doing that.
For me I feel it runs pretty well nearly all the time, to the point I'd definitely still encourage people to go ahead with the Switch version.
@Munchlax I can't comment on Below Zero as I've only played the first game but I found it to mostly run pretty well. I did have a few weird glitches and a crash or two but not enough to significantly impact my experience.
@Munchlax Both run pretty impressively on Switch in my experience, Subnautica: Below Zero seems to run slightly better and feels slightly more polished, but neither game is a hindered experience by any means. I can't recommend both games enough, the low price is what got me interested, but after playing, I would have paid $60 for each game.
I beat Subnautica 1 a few months ago and put around 40-50 hours into it and I was constantly impressed at what the game achieved, especially in handheld mode. I can't recall any crashes, but it's certainly possible it happened once or twice during my 40-50 hours.
If I had to criticize the games negatively, I'd say both games can stutter in extremely busy environments and sometimes things happen that don't make sense like a fish spawning inside your underwater base, swimming through the air as if it was water. None of that really bothers me, and it may even happen on other consoles, but it should be mentioned.
I hope it’s true, and that nothing will change with Unknown Worlds. Both Subnautica games were a joy to play, and it quickly became one of my favorite franchises. Just an incredible sense of exploration (and dread) once you are able to dive deeper.
Prepare for the next Subnautica to be an underwater battle royale Where the "circle" forces you to go deeper and deeper underwater to survive.
You know...that actually sounds a little fun.
@Astral-Grain I have played the first game on ps4 and can confirm there are a few bugs, similar to the ones you have mentioned, and rare crashes also. Nevertheless, I highly recommend Subnautica, one of the best games I have ever played.
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