Summary
Dave the Divercreator and Mintrocket CEO Jaeho Hwang has discussed the studio’s plans for the future of its smash hit IP, stating that he wants to “expand” with new games focusing on different characters.Dave the Diverburst onto the scene in 2023 when it was released for PC in June, followed by a Nintendo Switch port in October and a PlayStation version in April 2024, and has since launched multiple DLC expansions with even more content still to come.
To fans, it’s no surprise that the single-player adventure RPG was so successful, but Hwang has previously said hedidn’t expectDave the Diverto go so viralwhen it was launched last year. Now, well over one year on since the game’s release,Dave the Diverhas gone on to collaborate with Godzilla and fellow fishing adventure gameDredge, with three more crossovers in the works. The first of which will be withBalatro,the hugely successful indie title that took the gaming world by storm earlier this year with its roguelike deck-building mechanics. Followed by collaborations withPotion Craftand YouTuber Mxmtoon.
Dave the Diver Creator Wants to Expand the IP
While Mintrocket is already hard at work onnewDave the Divercollaborations, the game’s creator, Jaeho Hwang, doesn’t want to just expand the IP with DLCs, he says he’s interested in spin-off titles spanning multiple genres. In a new interview withVGC, Hwang said he wants “to expand [the]Dave the DiverIP itself,” explaining thatDave the Diver"didn’t go really deep into the personal stories" as the studio wanted to keep the game very casual. He goes on to explain that besides the upcoming DLC, he wants “to make separate games about each character to show how they met, what they did before coming to the Blue Hole.”
Its surprising mix of genres is one of the many reasonsDave the Diverreceived rave reviewsfrom critics, but Hwang has now said that he wants to expand the IP into even more genres. WhileDave the Diveris already an adventure, RPG, management hybrid, Hwang tells VGC that his proposed spin-off titles could actually differ quite drastically in terms of genre. “Maybe one day, if we start to make a Dave’s backstory game, we could make Dave [another profession]. He’s always been a diver, so we really haven’t thought about how we should move with Dave,” Hwang explained.
Dave the Diveris filled with exotic recipes, vibrant fish, and hard-working employees, but it is the game’s characters that really make the title such a unique experience, which explains why Hwang is eager to reveal more of the character’s backstories.Dave the Diver’s creator explains that he would love to show how Dave grew up and how he became a diver before arriving at the Blue Hole. He also notes that Cobra, one of the game’s characters, is from a previous project known asEvil Factory. “He was an arms dealer who had his license revoked, and after that, he retired and enjoyed his life, and something happened, and he decided to come into the Blue Hole. So I really want to tell this kind of story in other games,” Hwang said.
Dave the Diver
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Dive by day! Serve by night! The best diving, harpooning, action-adventuring, and sushi restaurant managing experience you’ll ever have. DAVE THE DIVER is a casual, single-player adventure RPG featuring deep-sea exploration and fishing during the day and sushi restaurant management at night. Join Dave and his quirky friends as they seek to uncover the secrets of the mysterious Blue Hole.Explore and unravel the mysteries in the depths of the Blue Hole by day and run a successful exotic sushi restaurant by night.Dive into the ever-changing Blue Hole and use a harpoon and other weapons to catch fish and various creatures. Upgrade and forge equipment with collected resources and sushi restaurant profits to prepare for the dangers that lurk in the unknown. Running out of oxygen means leaving collected items and fish behind!
