{"id":1584913,"date":"2026-05-21T09:36:40","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T09:36:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/subnautica-2-combat-response-update"},"modified":"2026-05-21T09:36:40","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T09:36:40","slug":"subnautica-2-dev-apologises-for-telling-combat-seeking-players-to-go-play-sons-of-the-forest-or-something","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/subnautica-2-dev-apologises-for-telling-combat-seeking-players-to-go-play-sons-of-the-forest-or-something\/","title":{"rendered":"Subnautica 2 dev apologises for telling combat-seeking players to &#8220;go play Sons of the Forest or something&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/subnautica-2-dev-apologises-for-telling-combat-seeking-players-to-go-play-sons-of-the-forest-or-something.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/subnautica-2\">Subnautica 2<\/a> developer Unknown Worlds has poured cold water on hopes it will add more ways to defend yourself in the popular underwater survival game and potentially fight off dangerous fish.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/subnautica-2-combat-response-update\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/subnautica-2-combat-response-update\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Subnautica 2 developer Unknown Worlds has poured cold water on hopes it will add more ways to defend yourself in the popular underwater survival game and potentially fight off dangerous fish. 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