2001
About
We want to unite the world through play by making unique games with a globally represented team.
Who we are
Unknown Worlds (UW) is a globally distributed developer of beloved games across a wide variety of genres and platforms. UW was founded by Charlie Cleveland and Max McGuire in San Francisco California in 2001. The studio was born of the Half-Life modding scene with Natural Selection. Since then, UW has reached world-wide recognition for the hybrid multiplayer strategy/shooter Natural Selection 2 and underwater adventure survival game Subnautica.
What we do
Unknown Worlds feels passionately about our company goal to “Unite the world through play.” We strive to create inclusive experiences through diverse representation of characters, cultures, environments, and more. The team is composed of people from all across the planet, which is key to the work we do. We want to make games for the world.
A Global Development Team
Our team is fully distributed, with developers in all quadrants of the planet. We are deeply proud of our global team!
Recognition
Our History
Unknown Worlds Founded
2001
Natural Selection
2002
2002
Zen of Sudoku
2006
2006
Natural Selection 2 Alpha
2010
2010
Natural Selection 2
2012
2012
Subnautica Early Access
2014
2014
Subnautica Xbox Game Preview
2016
2016
Subnautica 1.0
2018
2018
Subnautica Xbox & PS4
2018
2018
Subnautica: Below Zero Early Access
2019
2019
Subnautica: Below Zero 1.0
2021
2021
Unknown Worlds Joins KRAFTON
2021
2021
Moonbreaker Early Access
2022
2022
Moonbreaker 1.0
2024
2024
Moonbreaker 1.0 releases to Steam
Subnautica 2 "Coming Soon"
2024
2024
Subnautica 2 teaser trailer released alongside "Coming Soon" pages on Steam, Epic & Xbox
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