At right this moment’s Triple-i Showcase, Dave the Diver studio Mintrocket introduced a surprisingly apparent, and completely becoming, collaboration. The sport’s remaining DLC, set for launch in early 2027, brings the worlds of Subnautica 2 and Dave the Diver collectively.
Though the 2 video games share deep-sea exploration as a mechanic, they’re at reverse ends of the spectrum tonally – although they’re nonetheless a greater match than lots of the different manufacturers Dave the Diver has crossed over with. These have included Balatro, Yakuza, Godzilla, and Responsible Gear to call a couple of.
The upcoming Subnautica 2 DLC is free and was developed in collaboration with Subnautica 2 crew Unknown Worlds. It brings Subnautica 2’s ocean moon of Proteus to Dave the Diver, and sees Dave and Bancho – having found all species of sea creatures and related sushi recipes on this dimension – journey to a brand new dimension to uncover extra.
Whereas there, sure, they are going to run into Subnautica 2’s iconic Leviathan, but in addition make new associates and hopefully return residence having made numerous new discoveries. Jaeho Hwang, Mintrocket studio director stated: “Each video games are set underwater, however Subnautica has such a definite method to underwater exploration, so working with the Subnautica 2 crew gave us an opportunity to convey a brand new wave to Dave the Diver expertise.”
Subnautica 2 inventive director Anthony Gallegos added: “It’s clear that we each adore each other’s video games lots, and the enlargement is a love letter to each Dave the Diver and the Subnautica universe. Individuals are in for a deal with.”
The Subnautica 2 x Dave the Diver crossover DLC is out there to wishlist on Steam now. Subnautica 2, which launched in early entry this 12 months, has been extremely profitable. It bought greater than 5 million copies in underneath a month, convincing writer Krafton – which was embroiled in a legal battle with studio founders earlier than launch – to turn it into a “franchise IP”.