Dave the Diver is a hit 2023 action-adventure, fishing, and restaurant management video game from developer and publisher Mintrocket, starring the titular Dave as he dives ever and ever deeper into a mysterious blue hole in the ocean in search of the rarest of ingredients for his friend’s sushi restaurant. Meanwhile, Subnautica 2 is a hit 2026 action-adventure and survival horror video game from developer and publisher Unknown Worlds Entertainment, where you dive into the alien oceans of Proteus and survive long enough to uncover the mystery behind the long-abandoned colony there. Right away, you can see what these two games have in common. Soon though, they will have even more in common than you think.
Mintrocket is proud to announce that the final DLC for Dave the Diver: a crossover DLC with Unknown Worlds’ Subnautica 2. Mintrocket announced this at the Triple-I Initiative showcase, and subsequently released the news all across social media. They even revealed that we will get this Dave the Diver X Subnautica 2 content pack sometime in early 2027. But best of all, this DLC will be entirely free. Yes, everyone who owns Dave the Diver will instantly get this DLC the moment it drops because it will be a free update.
You can wishlist this Dave the Diver X Subnautica 2 content pack right now on Steam to get further news on it as Mintrocket reveals it.
On top of all of that, Mintrocket even has a brand new first reveal trailer for this Dave the Diver X Subnautica 2 content pack. You can watch it either on YouTube, or just look below:
DAVE THE DIVER: Subnautica 2 Free DLC | First Reveal
Synopsis:
DAVE THE DIVER dives into the world of Subnautica 2 in an all-new crossover adventure! Join Dave and Bancho as they explore Proteus, where every strange new creature is a discovery for Dave and a new ingredient for Bancho. Make new discoveries beneath the surface and lend a hand to new friends along the way.
Upcoming Dave the Diver X Subnautica 2 Content Pack Bringing Dave and Bancho to Proteus
Dave the Diver fans and Subnautica fans, rejoice! For these two oceanic adventures will soon collide in the best way possible! Honestly, I’m just surprised that this didn’t happen sooner. These two video games are perfect for each other, especially since both of them feature catching, cooking, and eating fish as a primary feature. It’s only natural that a crossover like this would occur someday, and that time is now, it seems. Or rather, it will be when the DLC launches early next year.
And judging by that trailer, we’ll have much to look forward to. We can already see the native fauna of Proteus posing both a tantalizing catch to Dave, as well as a dangerous threat. Subnautica 2 fans will readily recognize the Nibbler Mangoes and the Collector Leviathan featured in that trailer. Both of them are quite threatening in Subnautica 2, and will continue to be so in Dave the Diver. The key difference here is that Dave is able to catch / kill them, and then cook them up. No doubt players who were frustrated by the inability to kill critters in Subnautica 2 will feel no small amount of satisfaction to be able to have those dangerous fauna for dinner.
And best of all: this DLC will be free for everyone who owns Dave the Diver. As long as you have the game, this Subnautica 2 crossover DLC will automatically become available for you as a free update. No need to pay an additional cent beyond the price of the base game, which is the best gift Mintrocket could give us.
What do you all think? Are you too excited for the Dave the Diver X Subnautica 2 content pack in early 2027? Tell us your aquatic thoughts in the comments section below.
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