{
  "id": 689849,
  "title": "Subnautica 2 now has a beta update branch, letting players try out patches before they're finished, but beware, your saves won't carry over",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/subnautica-2-now-has-a-beta-update-branch-letting-players-try-out",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-12T17:44:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Rock Paper Shotgun",
    "slug": "rock-paper-shotgun",
    "url": "https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/subnautica-2-now-has-a-beta-update-branch-letting-players-try-out-patches-before-theyre-finished-but-beware-your-saves-wont-carry-over"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Ocean survival sim Subnautica 2 now has an experimental beta branch on Steam, allowing the intrepid PC owner to test out updates before they're officially live. If there's one thing Subnautica 2's toothy underwater ecosystem has taught us, it's the value of taking risks. Just be aware that any savegames you create in the experimental branch will be specific to that version of the game - you won't…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}