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Is it ethical to buy Subnautica 2, now that it is released in early access?
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this post was submitted on 14 May 2026
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Dont fucking buy it. Severe Violation of EU Law, GDPR, and Consumer Protection Regulations in the EULA.
SUBNAUTICA 2 TERMS OF SERVICE AND LICENSE AGREEMENT
Shares data with third parties such as: Cloud service providers Analytics providers Anti-cheat / security tools
The game is licensed, not owned by the player
Players receive only a limited, revocable right to use the game
The company retains full intellectual property rights
The game can be modified, restricted, or removed at any time
Mods and user content are owned by the company
Terms can be updated at any time
Arbitration clauses enforced which prevents any class-action lawsuits
Liability is heavily limited under the agreement
Accounts and access can be suspended or terminated at any time
I came here to post this, thanks for putting it up. This is AAA-dev levels of hostility to and contempt for the rights of their customers. No one should buy this under these terms.
I reported it to steam. In their store page it doesn't mention 3rd party EULA agreement btw.
I've reported it too, probably it won't have an effect but we might as well try
If they want analytics, it should be an opt-in.
Man gaming is in a sorry fucking state.
It shouldn't be calling home at all. And why the fuck does any game like this need anti-cheat?!
Eh, whatever, it's UE5 underperforming shit anyway. Sorry to the developers who spent time on this, I guess management fucked it for you. I don't know how much was Krafton or just some out of touch managers, but man does it suck.
I don't know about this one but sometimes single player /co-op games utilise anti cheat to make sure players don't use tools to unlock pre order bonus cosmetics they are not eligible for which really is as stupid as it gets. Legitimate buyers get spyware and decreased performance and pirates get the better experience
Yea. A singleplayer/coop game doesnt need preorder cosmetics. Thats also ridiculous.
A dev was commenting on pirating. How are they are oblivious to why people would want to pirate when the first thing you get hit with when you open the game is a bullshit EULA?
I don't think it has anti-cheat. But that doesn't mean that the company has no cooperations with anti-cheat providers.
Why the fuck does it share data with anti cheat and security tools?
Does it have competitive multiplayer?
I shall sail the high seas then
This is what actually made me torrent it.