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• Announcements·15 Sept 2026Official

  Thank You for Joining Us for the Closed Beta!🩵

  Hello Divers!🤿Our Closed Beta Playtest for NAUTUS has come to an end, and we’d like to start this message off with a huge 🩵Thank You🩵 to everyone that signed up, participated, and left valuable feedback in our Discord! We’re humbled by your early interest in our game and proud to already have an excited and invested community that joins us on our development journey.This is only the beginning, and your feedback helps us immensely in our quest to create a great game for you all. We’ve kept a close eye on the Playtest section in our Discord, gathering every bit of information you’ve shared over the past weeks. Here are some of our findings:What We’ve Learned The numbers 📊1,059 players joined for 1100 hours in total641 of you drowned; Watch your gauges281 died by a creature; The deeper you descend, the deadlier they become. Oxygen and batteries were by far the most crafted and used consumablesSo it's official: the ocean is quite dangerous. What you loved ❤️ The art direction was the runaway winner. "The most beautiful game in this genre" came up again and again, and the game ran smooth. You also called out the music, the notebook, bestiary and map, the characters and quests, and the character creator (special mention to the walking animation choices). A lot of you finished the main quest and kept going for the side quests. That means a lot to us.Quality of life we're picking up 🔧Collectibles shown on the mapCrafting straight from your chestsA directional cue toward quest objectivesClearer damage feedbackDialogue: bigger chat bubbles, easier skippingWhat's next 🌊 No dates yet, but the list above exists because you took the time to write to us. Keep it coming. 💙
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• Announcements·24 Aug 2026Official

  NAUTUS | Closed Beta Announcement

  🤿 Closed Beta Playtest, IGN Interview & FAQ! Hey Divers! We’ve got a few things to share today so grab your gear, there’s a lot going on!🔗 SIGN UP FOR THE CLOSED BETA PLAYTEST Want to help us make NAUTUS even better? Our Closed Beta Playtest is coming to Steam, and sign-ups are now open! Sign up here: https://playtest.playnautus.com The Closed Beta Playtest begins Monday, August 31 at 7:00 AM PT. We’re looking for players who love games like Dave the Diver, Subnautica, Terraria, and SteamWorld Dig to help us put NAUTUS through its paces and share valuable feedback with the team. Once you sign up and if you are selected, you’ll get access to the @Playtesters role on Discord, which will unlock secret playtest channels where you can report bugs, share feedback, and help us improve the game. 👀Your feedback could help shape what comes next!🎙️ NAUTUS × IGN - Behind the Scenes Also happening today: IGN is taking a closer look at NAUTUS! Want to learn more about the game, how it came to be, and what goes on behind the scenes at Magic Design Studios? Meredith, our Narrative Designer, and Damian, our Game Designer, sit down with IGN to talk about the world and lore of NAUTUS, how its quirky characters came to life, why we took the art direction in a different direction from Have a Nice Death, and what you can expect from the gameplay loop and difficulty… all while playing the game!- Check out this squashing interview: https://www.ign.com/articles/nautus-exclusive-hands-on-preview-it-feels-like-mash-up-of-steamworld-dig-and-subnautica❓ YOU ASKED, WE ANSWERED!Since the World Reveal, we’ve seen a lot of questions about NAUTUS. From the world and characters to the gameplay, the team, and what goes on behind the scenes. So we put together a NAUTUS FAQ to answer some of your biggest questions! You can find it in #faq on Discord, and pinned in the Steam Discussions. Still curious about something? Don’t hesitate to ask, there’s plenty more beneath the surface!🏝️ STAY IN THE LOOPIf yo...
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• Announcements·13 Aug 2026Official

  Announcing: NAUTUS

  Wishlist today:  Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/7Q5ztedcWRFrom the indie studio behind Have a Nice Death and Unruly Heroes comes NAUTUS, a quirky underwater adventure where the surface is your cozy sanctuary, but the ocean floor is a whole different beast.Explore the abyss in your upgradable submarine, face strange creatures, gather resources, and recover mysterious artifacts to uncover what happened to the N.A.U.T.U.S. research team.Return to the surface to craft, build, and befriend its eccentric inhabitants before diving even deeper — solo or with up to three friends in online co-op.Explore the Deep Unknown: Navigate breathtaking coral reefs, sunken pirate shipwrecks, and uncharted underwater anomalies that even the local N.A.U.T.U.S. scientists refuse to approach. Make sure to be ready to fight and capture strange creatures that should never have existed!Pilot Your Own Upgradable Submarine: Craft specialized modules, protective equipment, and vital weaponry as you take control and update your own submarine. Advance your tech to dive deeper into hostile trenches and defend against aggressive, mutant marine life.Adventure Solo or Dive into Online Co-Op Multiplayer: Uncover the mystery of NAUTUS and brave the ocean depths entirely on your own, or team up with up to 3 players in 4-player online co-op and dive into this offbeat adventure together.Meet, Befriend and Uncover the Mysteries of a Quirky Cast of Inhabitants: Meet eccentric, amnesiac locals like a tanning-obsessed diver and a quirky expedition chief. Collaborate with them on unique and useful projects and recover lost artifact stones to cure their bizarre phobia of the ocean and restore them to their true selves.Solve a Sunken Mystery: Investigate the sudden disappearance of your uncle, Bernard Torpedo, by hunting for ancient relics, hidden clues, and secrets buried in the abyss. Will you uncover the mysteries of your uncle and this mysterious island?Develop and Customize a Unique Outpost: Transform a...
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