Divers on mobile will enjoy popular expansions ‘In the Jungle’ and ‘Dredge’ on day one

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA – August 12, 2026 — A reel big adventure is headed to iOS and Android devices next month, as Mintrocket announced today a September 17, 2026 launch date for the critically acclaimed RPG-management-simulation mashup DAVE THE DIVER. 

Straight from the Blue Hole to the palm of your hand, fans will be able to enjoy all of Dave’s multi-award-winning antics alongside the cast of eccentric friends, business partners, and unexpected allies. Some of the most popular DLC packs will be available at launch on mobile platforms, including the DREDGE content pack and the recently launched ‘In the Jungle’ expansion. DAVE THE DIVER Digital Extra is also provided for all users who purchase the base game, and can be accessed within the game.

Players on mobile will also enjoy a handful of newly added features and optimizations for handheld devices. The tea-pouring motion at Bancho Sushi is operated through a gyro tilt control, meaning players will be able to tilt their phone to pour, just as if it were a real teapot. Mintrocket has also added a handy three-level view distance option, and while playing as Dave in the Sea People’s Village, players will be able to fast travel to different NPCs for quicker progression. 

For anxious divers eager to get hooked, pre-registration is open across both platforms: 

• iOS: https://apps.apple.com/app/dave-the-diver/id6759962259
• Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mintrocket.drmobile

About DAVE THE DIVER 

DAVE THE DIVER is a casual, single-player adventure RPG featuring deep-sea exploration and fishing during the day and sushi restaurant management at night. Join Dave and his quirky friends as they seek to uncover the secrets of the mysterious Blue Hole.

Explore and unravel the mysteries in the depths of the Blue Hole by day, discovering over 200 kinds of sea creatures, and run a successful exotic sushi restaurant by night.

Dive into the ever-changing Blue Hole and use a harpoon and other weapons to catch fish and various creatures. Upgrade and forge equipment with collected resources and sushi restaurant profits to prepare for the dangers that lurk in the unknown. Running out of oxygen means leaving collected items and fish behind!

Quirky but lovable characters and a story full of in-jokes, spoofs, and other humorous scenes provide an approachable and enjoyable gameplay experience. A combination of pixel and 3D graphics provides a stunning art style that showcases breathtaking underwater scenery. Minigames, side quests, and multiple storylines provide many hours of entertainment and varied gameplay.

Key Features:

• Award-Winning Adventure, RPG, & Management Hybrid – Explore the Blue Hole by day, serve sushi by night. A unique gameplay loop that’s easy to get hooked on.
• Deep-Sea Exploration & Rogue-like Elements – Use harpoons, weapons, and upgrades to face the ever-shifting dangers of the depths. Beware: run out of oxygen, and your hard-earned catch is lost to the sea.
• Quirky Cast & Humorous Narrative – Meet eccentric characters, enjoy playful storytelling, and uncover a treasure trove of in-jokes and spoofs.
• A Stunning Underwater World – Pixel-meets-3D art brings the ocean to life, with breathtaking scenery and over 200 species of sea creatures to discover.
• Hours of Extra Content – From side quests and mini-games to branching storylines, there’s always more beneath the surface.

About MINTROCKET: 

MINTROCKET is a South Korea–based game studio dedicated to delivering fun, memorable interactive experiences. Guided by a passion for creativity across genres, the studio strives to contribute to a world where new, imaginative games can coexist. MINTROCKET believes that great games are defined by the players themselves, a philosophy reflected in the global success of the hybrid marine adventure with a sushi twist, Dave the Diver. With a focus on engaging gameplay and immersive worlds, MINTROCKET continues to develop unique, inspiring titles that resonate with gamers everywhere.

This adventure by a solo dev brings a classic feel back to the survival crafting genre.

[August 12, 2026] – Solo developer Unknown Hex is proud to announce the Early Access launch date for Until North Ends! Arriving on August 31st, this survival crafting adventure sends you on a journey through harsh nordic lands. Fight, farm, and forage on your own or with friends to withstand the elements and the enemies in procedurally generated worlds where each island hosts its own unique dangers and resources.

Paying homage to classic top down adventures with its stylized low poly design and overhead point of view, Until North Ends delivers a more relaxed survival crafting tale that is yours to shape. Battle with whatever weapons and powers you choose. Create a character as outrageous or down-to-earth as you can imagine. And collect everything you need to craft, build, upgrade, and survive a world that’s as soothing as it is treacherous.

Key Features:

• New Worlds Bring New Adventure: Sail across the waters to find new islands, dive into caves and dungeons to plunder loot or travel through peaceful meadows. Explore procedurally generated worlds full of unique encounters. 
• Face Your Foes with Style: Take down dangerous creatures in melee combat while dawning heavy armor, or use distance to your advantage while shooting them with a bow, harness a powerful chain lightning as it’s up to you how you approach combat.
• Build Your Safe Haven: Construct your home to protect and prepare for your next adventure. Relax, watch your plants grow, and decorate your cozy corner.
• Refine Precious Resources: To survive in this harsh world you will need to craft the best equipment possible, but wooden swords will not cut it. Refine ores, combine materials, extract plants in the alchemy table, cure leather, and much more to gain access to rare materials.
• Unique Character Customization: Create your own character that will stand out. From hair color to tattoos, you and your fellow adventurers can customize your look to suit your style.

Prepare for adventure by adding Until North Ends to your wishlist on Steam and join the Discord to find fellow survivors ahead of launch!

About Unknown Hex

Unknown Hex is a solo developer striving  to create games that are something more than just a product. Capturing emotions in the game’s atmosphere while listening to the community to provide the best experience. Unknown Hex is currently working on their debut title, open-world survival crafting adventure Until North Ends!

Build and defend your settlement solo or in local co-op, with new gameplay coming August 13

[August 12, 2026] – The horde is coming, and a strong axe alone will not save you. Publisher Daedalic Entertainment and developer Null Pointer Games have announced Hordeguard: Winds of the North, a brutal 3D action tower defense that blends fast-paced combat, RPG progression, exploration, and strategic tower defense in a fight for survival inspired by Norse mythology. Players can also tune into the Daedalic Showcase on August 13 for a brand-new look at the game.

In Hordeguard: Winds of the North, every battle is a race against time. Gather resources, expand your Viking settlement, and strengthen your defenses before increasingly powerful waves of mythical enemies descend upon your village. Before each assault, players must decide how far they are willing to venture from the safety of their settlement. Every resource gathered can strengthen the village, but every moment spent exploring brings the next enemy wave closer. 

Whether fighting solo or alongside a friend in local co-op, every decision shapes the outcome of battle. Earn experience, unlock powerful upgrade cards, recruit your warband, and specialize as a fierce warrior, master builder, or resilient defender while adapting your strategy to survive each relentless assault.

Key Features:

• Action Meets Tower Defense: Combine real-time combat, strategic base building, and RPG progression in a Viking survival experience.
• Build an Unbreakable Settlement: Gather resources, expand your village, and upgrade fortifications to withstand increasingly dangerous enemy waves.
• Shape Your Viking Hero: Earn experience and unlock upgrade cards that enhance your combat abilities, defenses, and overall strategy.
• Explore the World of Norse Mythology: Battle relentless hordes of mythical creatures across a harsh world inspired by Viking legend.
• Fight Together in Local Co-op: Team up with a friend, divide responsibilities, and work together to gather resources, build defenses, and protect your village.

Hordeguard: Winds of the North will be featured during the Daedalic Showcase premiering on August 13. Wishlist the game on Steam today and prepare to withstand the horde.

About Daedalic Entertainment

​Celebrating its 20th publishing year, Daedalic Entertainment is a renowned publisher with nearly two decades of experience supporting indie developers across all major gaming platforms. The lineup of games includes a diverse variety of unique titles, focusing on four distinct areas: storytelling, strategy, co-op games, and wholesome games. With an international team of around 35 employees, Daedalic is currently working with various development studios to create a new lineup of innovative games across consoles and PCs to market. Recent hits include Star Trek: Voyager – Across the Unknown, The Occultist, New Cycle, Barotrauma, Unrailed!, Bloodgrounds, Into the Emberlands, Deponia, Shadow Tactics, Inkulinati, Hidden Deep, Fling to the Finish!, and more.

Please look out for upcoming games like Woodo, Barotrauma Home & Harbor Expansion, and many more. Since April 2022, Daedalic Entertainment has been a subsidiary of the French publishing house, Nacon.

Will you raise hell in the halls or make it to your seat and be saved by the bell?

[August 12, 2026] – Sharpen your pencil, open your textbook, and be a model student in Agefield High: Rock the School, available on PC today! Or forget about all that and wreak havoc throughout the town. You can ace your tests and stay out of trouble, or pick fights with the bullies and spend your hard-earned cash on some ink. The choice is yours! 

In Agefield High, graduation is on the horizon and Sam and his pals are ready to rock the school in this early 2000s-inspired coming of age adventure. You’ll need to help Sam balance school and being cool in order to pull off an epic plan and become a legend. Are you up for it?

About Agefield High:

• A Senior Year to Remember (or Regret): Follow Sam’s journey through 30+ main missions filled with humor, rebellion, and teenage drama.
• Raise Hell Across Agefield: Freely roam the school campus, town center, neighborhoods, and countryside in a fully open world.
• Side Hustle Your Way to the Top: Take on side hustles, earn cash, and complete mini missions to become the talk of the school.
• Go to Class…or Don’t: Attend or skip classes while navigating schedules, routines, and consequences.
• Your Look, Your Legacy: Upgrade your look with new clothes, bikes, hairstyles, and more.
• Pop-Punk, Satire, and Zero Chill: A pop-punk soundtrack, vibrant visuals, and satirical tone bring the era to life.

Set your alarm clocks so you can be on time for class in Agefield High: Rock the School, available on Steam now! Stay tuned for updates and more, including news on when Agefield High will come to consoles.

About Refugium Games

Refugium Games is a garage-band-style indie studio creating games that explore untapped ideas. Their journey began as a solo developer with a vision centered around classic grey alien stories, culminating in the release of Greyhill Incident in 2023. After continuing to grow and learn, the team expanded following the release of Vacant’s Mine, setting its sights on its most ambitious project yet: Agefield High: Rock the School, an open-world game about teenage life and rebellion.

Help Dave in exchange for limited-time rewards like outfit pieces, furniture and more

Shanghai, China — August 12, 2026 | XD Games is excited to announce that the latest Heartopia collaboration event with Mintrocket’s acclaimed action/restaurant management game, Dave the Diver, is now officially underway. 

Players can now meet up with the titular deep-sea diver and restaurateur and assist him in exchange for in-game rewards, all of which can be obtained for free, no premium currency required. 

Watch the Heartopia x Dave the Diver collab trailer below:

After being lured into Whalefall Canyon by a beautiful mandarin fish, Dave has washed up in Heartopia, and he’s in trouble. His oxygen tank has malfunctioned, scattering his diving valve components across the seafloor, and he needs the players to recover them so his undersea adventure can continue. 

This new collaboration runs until 7 September. During that time, players can collect Diving Valves while exploring the ocean map. They also have a chance at earning extra Diving Valves during ocean cleanup activities, or while gathering ocean collectibles. 

Those Diving Valves can then be redeemed at the dedicated Event Shop for a range of crossover rewards, including Dave’s signature blue and yellow wetsuit and oxygen tank backpack, plus additional crossover-themed clothing and accessories, furniture items, and recipes that bring some of Bancho Sushi’s signature dishes to Heartopia.

All rewards can be earned via ocean gameplay and the Event Shop will remain open until 10 September to give players a chance to redeem their Diving Valves after the crossover event comes to an end. 

For more information about the Heartopia x Dave the Diver collaboration event, be sure to follow Heartopia on X.

The Heartopia × Dave the Diver collaboration event began on Saturday 8 August and runs until Monday 7 September. Heartopia is available to play for free now on PC, iOS, and Android. Dave the Diver is available on PC, Nintendo Switch and Switch 2, Xbox One, PS4, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S.

About XD Games

Founded in 2003, XD Games is a global video games developer and publisher with extensive experience across development, publishing and operations. As of 2022, XD has 38 free-to-play and paid games with over 50 million monthly active users worldwide. In addition, TapTap — a mobile games community and app store — was launched by XD in 2016 and is estimated to currently have 44 million monthly active users.  XD’s mission is to assemble like-minded talented games industry craftspeople with a common goal of touching the hearts of players around the world. XD produces games of the finest quality with passion, offering a pure gaming experience, and encouraging players of all ages to embrace the unique joy of video gaming.

Thought you heard the last of me? Have no fear! Bubsy is here… with some good news! Today, Atari and Fabraz released a major free content update to my game, Bubsy 4D, adding hours of new content for players to get their paws on.

The Black Hole update adds 15 additional levels across the galaxy, leaderboards for each adventure, 5 unlockable outfits, 4 achievements, new dialogue with my feline friends and a special reward for 100% completing the game.

That’s not all! The Fabraz team has been hard at work spit-shining Bubsy 4D with a batch of bug fixes and quality-of-life improvements. Check out a full list of patch notes here. 

Bubsy 4D marks the return of everyone’s fur-vorite bobcat mascot in my first 3D adventure since 1996, bringing you a colorful and expressive platformer that blends nostalgic charm with modern movement mechanics – and my furmidable sense of humor. Run, jump, glide and roll across alien planets, tackling vibrant fabric- and craft-themed levels, with each planet ending in a BaaBot boss battle.

Bubsy 4D is available now on PlayStation 4 and 5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, PC via Steam, Epic Games Store and GOG. A physical collector’s edition for Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2 is also available on Atari.com.

August 12, 2026 | Developer Dummy Dojo and publisher Galore Interactive are excited to announce Undead Night Crew, a rogue-lite zombie survivors-like, is coming to Steam in Q4 2026.

Undead Cleaning Services Inc. is hiring, and you’re the new manager. Build a crew of auto-attacking followers and clean up thousands of the undead, alone or online with friends. A free demo is available now; consider it your probation period. No sick pay.

Wishlist and Play the Demo on Steam

Sign contracts. Recruit your crew. Maximise wild synergies. Clock out. Do it all again tomorrow night.

About the Game

Undead Night Crew is a rogue-lite zombie survivors-like where you select a unique management style, recruit cleaners, upgrade your stats, grab equipment, and become a well-oiled, automatic zombie cleaning machine.

Key Features

• 10 unique managers, each with their own personality, stats, abilities, and follow patterns. Are you the “We Are a Family” manager? Or more of a “Party Animal”?
• 4-player online multiplayer: each manager brings their own crew, and things get considerably more chaotic together
• Complete missions to earn money, upgrade your crew, and get stronger, then head back out and do it all again
• Unlock up to 30 support characters. Stack characters in the same industry to trigger synergy abilities
• Customise each run with Clause Points, adding stage hazards, unique zombies, and general chaos
• Take a break from weaving through hordes on foot with a ride in the Clean-Up Truck

About Dummy Dojo

Dummy Dojo is a two-person indie game dev team made up of two college friends who have spent the last eight years making games together. Together, they’ve made several games, learned a lot, broken a lot of things, and somehow kept deciding to make another one.

Their latest project is a chaotic zombie survivors-like built around the things they love most about making games: satisfying gameplay, weird ideas, and a healthy amount of zombies.

About Galore Interactive

Galore Interactive was founded by two friends with a shared passion for making games easier to build. Our founder has been developing games since middle school, turning a lifelong hobby into a career built around solving the technical problems that slow game developers down. Our co-founder joined to lead the business side, freeing up more time to focus on what we do best: building tools for developers.

We’re a small team with a big focus: game tech, publishing, and hands-on development support. Whether you’re deep in Unity or building in Unreal, we make tools that solve real problems developers run into every day.

Our flagship products include:

GONet: A networking solution on the Unity Asset Store that gives your game multiplayer capabilities without the networking headaches.
Memsite: A troubleshooting and debugging tool for Unreal developers, available on fab.com.

We build the tools we wish we’d had – and we’re just getting started.

Check papers, scan staff, and decide what can leave Area 51 in Alawar’s atmospheric security guard simulator.

[August 12, 2026] — Security 51,  Alawar’s atmospheric horror security guard simulator inspired by Papers, Please and SCP paranoia, is out now on Steam. As the officer stationed at a checkpoint deep within Area 51, you must inspect employees, verify their clearance, and decide who is allowed through. The paperwork may look convincing, but appearances can be dangerously misleading. Security 51 is available for $9.99, with a 10% launch discount for the first two weeks.

Your duties extend far beyond checking IDs. Monitor who enters and leaves the facility, follow ever-changing protocols designed to keep the unexplainable contained, and watch for anomalies that defy explanation. The rules may seem straightforward at first, but before long you’ll begin to question everyone standing at your checkpoint – and even the instructions you’ve been given.

Key Features

• Run the checkpoint: Control access to the elevator connecting Area 51’s bunker to unknown levels far below.
• Inspect every visitor: Check documents, clearances, and entry records while watching for suspicious answers and behavior.
• Use advanced verification tools: Confirm identities through fingerprint checks and blood tests as new methods become available.
• Quarantine the unknown: Isolate suspicious employees when the evidence is unclear – but risk detaining the innocent.
• Live with the consequences: Your decisions may have an immediate impact or return to haunt you several shifts later.

Security 51 is available now on Steam, GOG, and Epic Games Store with a 10% launch discount through August 26.

About Alawar

Alawar is an independent video game developer and publisher founded in 1999. Specializing in midcore and casual games, the company extends its creative influence across PCs, video game consoles, and mobile devices. Alawar’s key titles include the Beholder series, Do Not Feed the Monkeys, Karate Survivor, Necrosmith, Wall World series, and an array of other releases.

ROCKFISH Games surprise-releases award-winning space action adventure RPG on Switch 2 as a content complete all-in-one bundle.

Hamburg, Germany – August 12, 2026 — ROCKFISH Games is excited to share EVERSPACE 2: Galactic Edition releases today on Nintendo Switch 2, as a digital-only, all-in-one content bundle combining EVERSPACE 2 with EVERSPACE 2: Titans, EVERSPACE 2: Wrath of the Ancients, and the EVERSPACE 2 Supporter Pack. EVERSPACE 2 Galactic Edition launches for 49.99 USD / 49.99 Euro / 39.99 GBP / 6.980 JPY.

“We’ve heard time and again from the EVERSPACE community that they’d love to play their favorite space game series on Switch 2, and we’re pleased to deliver,” said ROCKFISH Games CEO and Co-Founder Michael Schade. “As a trusted studio partner, Engine Software has been key in delivering EVERSPACE 2 to Switch 2, finding clever ways to optimize our premium PC title for the latest Nintendo hardware. Hats off to the team on the incredible work!”

EVERSPACE 2: Galactic Edition on Switch 2 provides a capped 45 fps experience with more than 50 hours of story and side content to play through. Players will explore 10 star systems filled with more than 120 handcrafted locations packed with challenges and secrets to discover.

“EVERSPACE 2 fans on other platforms will see a final optimization and bug fix update later this fall, make sure to join our Discord and watch our livestreams for the latest news on development,” said Schade. “While content plans for EVERSPACE 2 are wrapped up, we’re not done telling stories in the EVERSPACE universe or creating awesome action-packed space adventures. While it will be a while before we can reveal anything, I can’t wait to show our community of space game fans the incredibly exciting things we’ve been working on.” 

EVERSPACE 2 Galactic Edition is fully voiced in English and German and currently localized in thirteen languages, including English, Brazilian Portuguese, Czech, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Russian, Simplified and Traditional Chinese, and Spanish. 

The ROCKFISH Games team is a recent recipient of an eight million euro grant from the German Government to develop a new title within the EVERSPACE franchise. The final EVERSPACE 2 expansion, EVERSPACE 2: Wrath of the Ancients, won Best Audio at the Deutscher Computerspielpreis.

Follow EVERSPACE 2 on Bluesky, Facebook, Instagram, Tik Tok, X, and YouTube for news on series titles and future development or on the EVERSPACE 2 website. Join the community Discord for the latest development news. Every second Friday, the ROCKFISH Games team shows off content from their latest EVERSPACE 2 dev build on the ROCKFISH Games Twitch and YouTube channel from 8 pm to 10 pm CEST / 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm EST / 11:00 am to 1:00 pm PST. Viewers are encouraged to bring their EVERSPACE questions to ask the dev team.

About ROCKFISH Games GmbH

ROCKFISH Games is a Hamburg-based independent game studio specializing in cutting-edge space action RPGs for PC and consoles. Industry veterans Michael Schade and Christian Lohr founded ROCKFISH Games to create a new breed of adrenaline-filled adventures for space action and exploration fans through their acclaimed EVERSPACE IP. After spending over two decades as joint entrepreneurs in the 3D graphics and mobile gaming space, Schade and Lohr built ROCKFISH Games from the ground up alongside their former team of veteran talents to the current studio of 30 game developers and community experts from across the industry over the past ten years.