{"id":379055,"date":"2026-04-02T23:50:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T23:50:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/379055\/"},"modified":"2026-04-02T23:50:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T23:50:09","slug":"unknown-worlds-announces-subnautica-free-weekend-and-75-discount-promotion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/379055\/","title":{"rendered":"Unknown Worlds Announces\u00a0 Subnautica\u00a0 Free Weekend and 75% Discount Promotion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p>75% discount promotion for\u00a0Subnautica\u00a0and\u00a0Subnautica: Below Zero<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\nUnknown Worlds announced a Free Weekend for\u00a0Subnautica\u00a0and a franchise-wide discount promotion ahead of Subnautica 2\u2019s Early Access launch.<\/p>\n<p>The Free Weekend offers new players the opportunity to dive into\u00a0Subnautica\u00a0and discover the game that kick-started the beloved franchise. Players can enjoy\u00a0Subnautica\u00a0for free on Steam and the Epic Games Store from April 2 to April 6. On Xbox, a Free Play Days event will run from\u00a0April 9\u00a0to\u00a0April 12.<\/p>\n<p>A special discount on the series will also be available during this period. On Steam,\u00a0Subnautica\u00a0and\u00a0Subnautica: Below\u00a0Zero\u00a0will each be available at 75% off from April 2 to\u00a0April 9.\u00a0On the Epic Games Store, the same discount applies from March 31 to\u00a0April 7.\u00a0On Xbox, both titles will be available at 50% off from April 2 to\u00a0April 15.<\/p>\n<p>Ted Gill, CEO of Unknown Worlds, said, \u201cIf you haven\u2019t had the chance to explore the\u00a0Subnautica\u00a0universe yet, we welcome you to try it for free. And if you enjoy the experience, please join us for\u00a0Subnautica 2\u2019s Early Access, coming soon.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Subnautica 2\u00a0is the official sequel to the\u00a0Subnautica\u00a0series, which helped define the ocean survival genre and has sold 18.5 million copies worldwide. Leaving behind Planet 4546B, the setting of the previous titles, the sequel takes place on a completely new alien planet and brings its uncharted ecosystems to life with visuals powered by Unreal Engine 5. For the first time in the series, it also introduces optional co-op for up to four players, allowing teammates to devise survival strategies together and share the rewards of exploration. Since September 2025, the title has topped Steam\u2019s wishlist and is regarded as one of the most anticipated games of 2026.<\/p>\n<p># # #<\/p>\n<p>[Reference]<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0&#13;\n<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\u00a0&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n<p>About Unknown Worlds<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nUnknown Worlds is a renowned, global game development studio. The studio is best known for the genre-defining\u00a0Subnautica\u00a0series, which has sold over 18.5 million units worldwide, as well as the\u00a0Natural Selection\u00a0franchise and the turn-based strategy game\u00a0Moonbreaker. For more information, please visit\u00a0<a class=\"gp-autolink\" href=\"https:\/\/u15209703.ct.sendgrid.net\/ls\/click?upn=u001.ccgs6cDmqBRpWmPH-2B0gu8wJ9ZL5gcEeWY1FugSjIvZcaiUEFBm01d0p4gtyBhZ3x7yJ6_UCE4dJ2Y3UOdbO0wjXc8y97zAttE4HNfZRZxsWULju-2BHAPLSfS77fFUtTSvcsQhVqVsisPXHwdT4V9-2F-2By2d5xKB7IzpXaBK4e7GYggKttoXuzK383dopealBKmWnx1ST02UX3nUw-2Fjk-2B4XvA7oQITNnypFfb-2Fyo2CSFXL4VYS4M6wMDkOvmwhgZ4tO-2FU7UW7DBP91PK264phfoIbxVl7yAbGhkj6MWdn6eJxZAQIFLMSDQAKqk-2BoFCEKQv24fk5YQBLU9LAKqdl14V7QN05qdaqJo82fXsw4WJlCoyPHtGGqBmPO0Dq0ocIl6WOMHT-2FzBAhXeRXG1SmZpShdP1wRRqCCyfmhuPPPWdmQ6putppjVuoNjbudwHDaYhhp-2F1CzG-2FSHF-2Frbb9EzhuB6q9IDyKSpPsABV2KvIMEnLG8Ry5kmXFMfC4w7Xe7yJvUjCWJBAz7P3KMvdI5IDTn8MMt-2BAIOGOAETetbeSOPlrq-2FomwsOrmVLwqNnNll76AytkocHJoECv9wxmJ2vH-2FK-2FlDqRs3g-3D-3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">unknownworlds.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&#13; 75% discount promotion for\u00a0Subnautica\u00a0and\u00a0Subnautica: Below Zero&#13; \u00a0 &#13; &#13; &#13; Unknown Worlds announced a Free Weekend for\u00a0Subnautica\u00a0and&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":379056,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[61,60,80],"class_list":{"0":"post-379055","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-technology","8":"tag-ie","9":"tag-ireland","10":"tag-technology"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/379055","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=379055"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/379055\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/379056"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=379055"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=379055"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=379055"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}