Inside gaming billionaire’s $208m ‘gigayacht’

The 364ft behemoth is decked out throughout 5 completely different ranges and features a gaming lounge, basketball court docket, enormous solar deck, swimming pool and even an outside cinema.

American billionaire Gabe Newell has labored to create one of many world’s most bold yachts alongside Dutch yacht builder Oceanco.

Leviathan, which prices a reported £111 million, (round $208 million AUD) prides itself as a mega yacht made for folks with it first delivered in November 2025.

She has already been hailed because the “most comfortable yacht ever designed, built and delivered” by its creators.

While 11 cabins sit on board Leviathan, the designers have labored to make sure the ship is as open as potential.

The fundamental walkway by the guts of the posh ocean liner is one giant communal eating space.

With the entire leisure areas targeted on togetherness and enjoyable such because the gaming lounge, sports activities courts and out of doors swimming pool.

Oceanco say the yacht is designed to encourage a extra communal on-board expertise by decreasing the normal separation between visitor and crew areas.

An enormous glass panel even sits in the principle staircase engraved with the names of over 2,000 individuals who helped to construct Leviathan.

Deniz de Koningh, challenge director at Oceanco, mentioned: “Leviathan represents a new philosophy of yachting – one that places greater purpose at the heart of design, ownership and operations.

“The owner’s vision sets a forward-thinking example of how yachts can be built and used with intent.

“We are excited to see the influence she may have in shaping the future of the industry.”

Newell and Oceanco’s imaginative and prescient additionally noticed them be sure the yacht is as simple to maintain clear as potential to scale back the work crew members need to do every day.

Custom Bolidt composite decking, bead-blasted chrome steel railings, artificial handrails and an off-white exterior end are all on present throughout Leviathan.

Newell, the co-founder of Valve, mentioned the straightforward options are additionally meant to enhance sturdiness.

“The goal was to consider where the most valuable experiences occur for the community of people on-board,” he added.

“By increasing crew productivity, we can enable them to focus more on engaging with guests and creating meaningful experiences for everyone.”

Images additionally showcase Leviathan’s totally geared up dive centre and marine analysis tools on board.

Leviathan would be the flagship vessel for Inkfish – an organisation supporting scientific analysis and marine exploration throughout Newell’s ever-growing fleet.

She additionally has a diesel-electric energy plant and a battery-powered vitality storage system so the ship could be emission-free for extended intervals.

Leviathan is the third-largest vessel in Oceanco‘s fleet behind the 416ft Koru and the 383ft Infinity.

This article initially appeared on The Sun and was reproduced with permission