Dave the Diver Heads Underwater Into Subnautica 2 in Final DLC

Mintrocket, the studio behind Dave the Diver, used today's Triple-i Showcase to reveal a collaboration with the developers of Subnautica 2. The tie-up will arrive as the final DLC for Dave the Diver, scheduled for early 2027, and it brings the two games' worlds together.

On paper, it is an easy match. Dave the Diver splits its time between two lives: by day, its hero explores a deep, colorful sea to catch fish and gather ingredients, and by night, he runs a sushi restaurant built from that haul. Subnautica is a survival series about exploring the unsettling, beautiful ocean of an alien planet. Both games reward curiosity about what lies beneath the surface, so the idea of one crossing into the other feels less like a stunt and more like a natural fit.

The collaboration's tagline, "It's clear that we both adore one another's games a lot," gets at the spirit of the announcement. Crossovers often feel forced when neither side seems invested, but here both teams are openly fans of each other's work, and that enthusiasm shows in how the pairing was pitched.

The announcement focused on the premise rather than the specifics. Details such as what players will actually find in the DLC, how the two worlds will interact, and which platforms it will launch on have not been laid out yet. Those are the questions most players will want answered before early 2027, and they are likely to be the focus of further updates from both studios as the release approaches.