Dave The Diver Creator Looks To Expand The Series With New Games Featuring Different Characters

Jaeho Hwang, the creator behind Dave the Diver, has revealed that he’s eager to expand the IP by producing new titles in the series featuring different characters across varied genres, creating a Dave cinematic universe of sorts.

Speaking with VGC at Singapore’s Gamescom Asia this week, Hwang revealed that developer Mintrocket, which is now operating as an independent studio at Nexon, now has more time to focus on game development, with the Dave the Dave IP a major focus going forward.

Actually, I want to expand Dave the Diver IP itself. I think that’s every director’s dream, since we have a relatable character. But actually, we didn’t go really deep into the personal stories in Dave the Diver, because we wanted to keep the game very casual.

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So as a director, besides the story DLC that we’re working on right now, I also want to make separate games about each character to show how they met, what they did before coming to the Blue Hole. In that sense, the games’ genres can be different. 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 went on to says that he’s eager to show the origins of Dave as well as other characters in the series, including Cobra, who originates from a previous project known as Evil Factory.

Dave the Diver was released on the PC back in June 2023 and came to the Nintendo Switch a few months later, with PS4 & PS5 owners receiving the game in April 2024.

[Source – VGC]