Subnautica 2's co-op is straight-up the worst way to dive if you're already a sea wuss like me — every shared jump scare just drags the terror out instead of killing the vibe solo. But streamers like Ironmouse are saying screw the legal drama at Unknown Worlds and jumping in anyway, and Twitch chat is losing it over the group screams and base-building chaos. The game hit early access May 14 with up to 4-player co-op, and despite Krafton beef including court drama and that wild CEO ChatGPT story, folks are racking up concurrent players and ignoring the EULA red flags on refunds and streaming.

Ironmouse hopped on stream right after launch, pulling in massive numbers while her crew called out the mods trying to cover the Krafton clauses — and X is full of hot takes like "your mods are pieces of shit for trying to silence the refund and streaming bans." Community on Reddit and X is split: some are hyped for the alien oceans and bioluminescent horrors with friends, but others are roasting the EULA mess that almost delayed the whole thing. Peak concurrent hit over 457k in the first hour, and the early access trailer is blowing up with everyone hyping the new planet's Leviathans and crafting.

Twitch is eating this up because nothing beats watching a big old sea wuss get dragged through the depths with buddies yelling over the audio cues. Even with the ongoing Unknown Worlds vs Krafton saga, these streams are turning the legal dumpster fire into must-watch content. If you're not a wuss, go solo for the real dread — but if Ironmouse can ignore it all for the lols, maybe the rest of us can too.