Dave the Diver Within the Jungle DLC is delayed, however the free Godzilla Content material Pack is again and Ichiban Kasuga has prolonged his trip till the top of 2026
In Could 2024, the hit deep sea diving restaurant simulator Dave the Diver bought some very massive DLC within the type of the Godzilla Content material Pack. It was free, with a catch: The DLC would solely be out there till November 23, after which it might be gone endlessly due to licensing points, Nexon mentioned.
Apparently “endlessly” is type of a pliable time period, although, as a result of Godzilla is again, child. Sure, it is nonetheless free, and I am sorry to say that it is solely out there for a restricted time once more. However the excellent news is that the supply interval this time round ends on December 31, 2026—that is not a typo, that is 2026—and will stick round even longer: Developer Mintrocket mentioned in a video that the Godzilla Pack can be out there “not less than till the top of subsequent 12 months,” and the outline on Steam positive seems like one thing that is meant to be simply (perhaps even mechanically) up to date.
Mintrocket did not get into the specifics of the way it was capable of re-surface the Godzilla Pack DLC, however it did present a why: It is the second anniversary of Dave the Diver’s launch, a milestone celebrated with messages of congratulations from Dredge studio Black Salt Video games, Like a Dragon studio head Masayoshi Yokoyama, Shift Up director Kim Hyung-tae, voice actor Neil Newbon, and a complete bunch of others.
Mintrocket itself made an look too: Studio head Jaeho Hwang mentioned the group is engaged on some new initiatives, however “nonetheless placing a number of love and care into growing new content material for Dave the Diver as nicely.”
He additionally revealed that the Godzilla Content material Pack is not the one Dave the Diver DLC being given an oddly distant expiration date: The Ichiban’s Vacation Content material Pack, a crossover with Like a Dragon that got here out in April, may also be out there till the top of 2026, as an alternative of October of this 12 months as initially deliberate.
Hwang mentioned the unique deadline was put in place “to assist shield the worth” of the property (and, one may suppose, persuade Sega to play ball) however a number of followers have been upset with what they felt was “FOMO advertising.” Mintrocket took the complaints to Sega, Sega was cool, and so the deadline was prolonged.
He additionally mentioned Mintrocket was “not considerate sufficient in regards to the pricing” of the DLC, “so we can be offering common reductions to allow you to decide it up at a extra affordable worth.” Ichiban’s Vacation is at present $3.49/£3/€3.44 on Steam, 50% off the common worth, as a part of the Steam Summer season Sale.
There’s one spot of unhealthy information amidst all the nice, in regards to the Within the Jungle DLC introduced in December 2024: As a substitute of being out in 2025 as deliberate, the studio has delayed it to early 2026. That sucks—however then the video concluded with members of the Mintrocket group placing on a stay efficiency of music from the Dave the Diver soundtrack, so so far as I am involved, all is forgiven.
They’re fairly good, too.