Anthony Gallegos On Subnautica 2’s Wild Success Story - MinnMax Interview

  / minnmax   - Directly support independent games media and unlock a benefit on Patreon, like the podcast version of all MinnMax Interviews. In this new MinnMax Interview, Ben Hanson talks to Subnautica 2's game design lead Anthony Gallegos from Unknown Worlds Entertainment about the underwater survival game's gigantic launch amidst extreme external corporate factors. Gallegos explains the team's non-violent approach to the biggest sea creatures and why they are prioritizing multiplayer features based on early data and feedback. We also talk about early design directions the team discussed and prototyped, such as letting you visit multiple alien planets like No Man's Sky. We also talk about Gallegos' ongoing gaming podcast Rebel FM hitting 700 episodes and his early days writing and podcasting at 1UP and GFW Radio. If you enjoy this discussion, please subscribe to MinnMax's YouTube channel or unlock a benefit directly on Patreon.   / minnmax   To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below... 00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:50 - Subnautica 2's huge launch 00:07:44 - Explaining the game's non-violent approach 00:14:02 - Prioritizing multiplayer features 00:16:58 - How podcasting helped Anthony Gallegos as a developer 00:20:05 - The humbling complexity of game development 00:25:50 - Subnautica 1 vs Subnautica 2 00:27:36 - Anthony's time at 1UP and GFW Radio 00:38:00 - The importance of copy editors 00:41:14 - Secrets of Subnautica 2's early development/scrapped ideas 00:45:11 - More Subnautica spin-off games? 00:49:53 - The creative/no-crunch culture of Unknown Worlds 00:53:25 - How business headlines/pressure impacted the developers 00:59:58 - The 700th episode of Rebel FM Support us on Patreon -   / minnmax   Support MinnMax directly on YouTube - https://youtube.com/minnmax/join Follow us on Twitch -   / minnmaxshow   Subscribe to our YouTube channel -    / minnmax   Subscribe to our solo stream channel -    / @minnmaxstreamarchives   Buy MinnMax merch here - https://minnmax.com/merch Follow us on Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/minnmax.com Go behind the scenes on Instagram -   / minnmaxshow   #minnmax #minnmaxshow #gameinformer