Dave the Diver Is Finally Coming to Phones, and It's Bringing Its Best DLC With It
The genre-blending diving-and-sushi-restaurant hit that became one of the biggest indie games of the decade launches on iOS and Android September 17 — with the DREDGE crossover and In the Jungle expansion built in from day one.
Mintrocket's Dave the Diver — the game that splits your day between spearfishing in a shifting undersea trench and running a sushi restaurant with the catch — is officially coming to iOS and Android on September 17. Pre-registration is open now on both app stores ahead of launch, giving the mobile version a real release date for the first time after months of "coming this September" messaging.
What makes this port notable isn't just that it's happening — it's what's included. Rather than shipping a stripped-down base game and selling the popular add-ons later, the mobile launch bundles in the DREDGE crossover content and the In the Jungle expansion from day one, the same DLC packs that were among the most talked-about additions to the original PC and console release.
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Dave the Diver has already spent more than two years on PC and console building a reputation as one of the more surprising crossover hits of the decade — a game that shouldn't work on paper (diving roguelite meets restaurant management sim) but became a genuine word-of-mouth favorite. Mintrocket confirmed this month that the game has now sold more than 10 million copies worldwide, a real milestone the studio is clearly hoping the mobile launch extends even further. A mobile version was confirmed back in August, but Mintrocket held the exact date and DLC details until closer to launch.
"Everyone here at Mintrocket continues to be blown away by the passion and love that Dave the Diver attracts even years after launch."— Jaeho Hwang, Head of Studio and Game Director, Mintrocket
For a genre where mobile ports often mean touch controls bolted onto a game that wasn't built for them, bundling both major expansions in at launch — rather than re-selling them as separate mobile purchases later — is a real signal about how seriously this port is being treated.
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Pre-registration is open on both iOS and Android ahead of the mobile launch.
Dave the Diver officially launches on iOS and Android, with the DREDGE crossover and In the Jungle expansion included at no extra cost.
The original PC and console release built a following largely through word of mouth, becoming one of the more unexpected hits of its release year.
Whether the mobile controls hold up against the original's console and PC feel is the real open question — but shipping with both major DLC packs already in the box is a stronger opening move than most mobile ports get.