Dave the Diver Physical Editions Launch on PS5 and Switch 2

Dave the Diver has received new physical releases for PlayStation 5 and Nintendo Switch 2. The Complete Edition and Collector’s Edition are now available through Silver Lining Direct and local retailers, offering disc or cartridge versions of MINTROCKET’s underwater exploration and restaurant-management game.

The release is notable less for a single add-on than for the amount of content collected into each package. Both physical editions include the base game, five named DLC packs and the digital soundtrack. The Collector’s Edition then adds a set of real-world display and keepsake items themed around Bancho Sushi and the game’s sea-life universe.

For players weighing up which box to buy, the key distinction is straightforward: the in-game content listed for the Complete Edition and Collector’s Edition is the same. The higher-priced version is for those who want the physical extras, rather than additional gameplay.

What is included in the physical editions?

There are four versions in total: a PS5 Complete Edition, Nintendo Switch 2 Complete Edition, PS5 Collector’s Edition and Nintendo Switch 2 Collector’s Edition. The base game is supplied on disc or cartridge, depending on platform.

Each Complete and Collector’s Edition includes the following:

Dave the Diver base game
In the Jungle DLC
DREDGE DLC
Godzilla DLC
Ichiban’s Holiday DLC
GGST DLC
Digital soundtrack

Listed pricing is £44.99 or €/$49.99 for the Complete Editions, and £69.99 or €/$79.99 for the Collector’s Editions. Regional retailer pricing, stock and currency presentation can differ, so the listed figures are best treated as the stated pricing for these editions rather than a guarantee of a particular shop’s checkout total.

A full package for a game built around two very different jobs

Dave the Diver blends casual underwater exploration RPG systems with a fast-paced sushi-restaurant management simulation. Dave explores the Blue Hole during the day, encountering sea creatures and gathering what he needs, then works at Bancho Sushi at night. That structure is important to the game’s identity: exploration and service management are not separate modes sitting beside one another, but the two halves of its central loop.

An RPG, or role-playing game, generally uses progression systems and adventure-led exploration. Here, the underwater side provides the setting for discovery, with more than 200 species of sea creatures noted as discoverable. A management simulation asks players to organise and operate a business or system; Bancho Sushi supplies that restaurant-running component. The combination gives the game a deliberately busy rhythm: dive, return, prepare, serve, then go back beneath the waves.

The physical editions package expansions that extend that framework in several directions. The largest-sounding addition, In the Jungle, introduces a freshwater biome, a jungle village, a new grill restaurant, jungle exploration and mini-games. That description points to an expansion that changes both the environment being explored and the food-service side of the game, rather than simply adding a small cosmetic set.

The other DLC is built around collaborations. DREDGE DLC brings a fishing crossover, while the Godzilla DLC is a collaboration involving the King of the Monsters. Ichiban’s Holiday DLC crosses over with Like a Dragon. The GGST DLC adds rhythm mini-games and cosmetics inspired by Guilty Gear Strive.

That spread makes the package unusually broad in tone. There is a freshwater jungle area and a new restaurant, fishing material, a giant-monster collaboration, a holiday crossover and rhythm-game content. Players buying physical specifically to avoid piecing together separate add-ons have a clear proposition: these editions gather the announced content under one release.

Complete Edition versus Collector’s Edition

Buyers primarily interested in playing should look at the Complete Edition first. It includes the base game, all of the DLC named above and the digital soundtrack. Nothing in the listed contents suggests that the Collector’s Edition unlocks an exclusive game area, mission, character, mini-game or other gameplay component beyond what is already bundled in Complete.

The Collector’s Edition instead turns its premium into a physical merchandise bundle. Its exclusive items are:

Bancho Sushi Restaurant acrylic standee
Four metal pins
Acrylic keyring
Dolphin pendant necklace
Two Marinca cards
Poster
Four postcards

For collectors, these extras give the edition a more display-oriented identity. The acrylic standee is an obvious desk or shelf piece, while the poster and postcards are print items. The pins, keyring and dolphin pendant are smaller memorabilia. The Marinca cards add another printed component, though no details about their rarity, variants, dimensions or gameplay use have been provided.

The practical dividing line is therefore not complicated. The Complete Edition is the content-complete game package as listed. The Collector’s Edition costs more and is aimed at people who place value on the added physical items. Someone who wants the jungle expansion and crossover DLC but has no interest in pins, postcards or display pieces would not be missing listed game content by choosing Complete.

Why the DLC mix matters

Bundled editions can sometimes be hard to parse because terms such as “complete” do not automatically explain what is actually present. In this case, the named contents make the offer clearer. Buyers receive the original game plus a mixture of expansion-style material and licensed collaborations.

In the Jungle is especially relevant because it is described with several distinct features: freshwater exploration, a jungle village, a grill restaurant, jungle activity and mini-games. “Biome” is a game-design term for a region defined by its environment and associated creatures or activities. A freshwater biome therefore signals a contrast with the game’s established Blue Hole diving premise, even though the precise scale, story structure and progression requirements have not been detailed here.

The other collaborations show how the game has broadened its playful world without abandoning its basic themes. Fishing is a natural fit for the DREDGE crossover. Rhythm mini-games are a different kind of diversion, and the GGST material also includes cosmetics—appearance-focused items rather than a new core system. Meanwhile, the Godzilla and Like a Dragon tie-ins bring recognisable guest properties into a game already known for a quirky cast and pixel-art presentation.

For newcomers, the advantage is convenience: the editions present the base game and the listed additions as one package. For returning fans, the decision turns on whether owning the game on PS5 or Switch 2 in physical form—and, for Collector’s Edition buyers, owning the extra merchandise—has value beyond any version they may already have.

Platform choice: PS5 or Nintendo Switch 2

Both platforms receive the same two edition types and the same stated DLC bundle. The announcement does not identify platform-exclusive content, platform-specific bonuses or differences in the Collector’s Edition items. On the available information, the choice between PS5 and Nintendo Switch 2 is a choice of preferred platform and physical media format: disc for PS5 and cartridge for Switch 2.

It is also worth separating the physical game from the digital soundtrack. Although the game itself is supplied on disc or cartridge, the soundtrack is explicitly described as digital. Buyers who want every included element in a physical format should keep that distinction in mind.

These releases arrive as part of the day’s wider software slate; our October 8, 2026 games release roundup provides additional context on what else is arriving.

Dave the Diver’s scale and appeal

The game has reached more than 10 million players worldwide. Its broad appeal is easier to understand from the premise alone: it pairs approachable diving and creature discovery with the pressure and comedy of operating a restaurant. Rather than focusing on a single fantasy, it lets the same day move from aquatic exploration to customer service.

Its pixel-art look is part of that character. Pixel art uses deliberately visible, block-based imagery associated with earlier game visuals, but it remains a contemporary stylistic choice rather than a statement about the game’s age or technical scope. Combined with the game’s unusual mix of systems and collaborations, it gives the physical releases a coherent identity: underwater adventure on one side, Bancho Sushi chaos on the other.

With the Complete and Collector’s Editions, PS5 and Nintendo Switch 2 players can now choose between a physical all-in-one game package or a version that adds tangible Bancho Sushi-themed collectibles. The gameplay bundle is shared; the shelf appeal is what separates the premium box.