DLC and content pack routing
DLC content should be kept separate from the base-game route so players can see what applies to their version and what is limited-time, paid, or collaboration content.
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Original guide breakdowns grouped by beginner routes, profit, restaurant, farming, staff, missions, bosses, collection, walkthroughs, and DLC.
News & Guides
DLC & Content Packs
In the Jungle DLC — Spotlight
Released June 18, 2026, In the Jungle is the first paid story content pack for Dave the Diver, adding 10+ hours of new story, the Freshwater Lake, Bancho Grill, and Utara Village.
Read guide →Godzilla Content Pack — Spotlight
Released May 23, 2024 as a free crossover DLC, the Godzilla Content Pack adds a special mission chain and Ebirah as a boss fight.
Read guide →DREDGE Content Pack — Spotlight
Released December 15, 2023 as a free crossover with DREDGE. Adds a quest line, DREDGE-themed fish, and a stealth/aberration gameplay element.
Read guide →DLC ordering and compatibility
Dave the Diver has three DLC packs. This guide covers which to play first, version compatibility, and how they integrate with the base game.
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Chapter Walkthroughs
Chapter mission unlock route
Mission routing should prioritize system unlocks over scattered cleanup. Push chapter gates, complete side missions that unlock mechanics, then return later with better tools for optional collection and money routes.
Read guide →Chapter 1: Merfolk Relic
The opening chapter sets up the restaurant economy and introduces the Sea People storyline. Push main missions to unlock the kitchen, staff, and dive systems before doing optional side content.
Read guide →Chapter 2: Deeper Waters
Chapter 2 unlocks the Merfolk language decoder and opens the depths. John Watson is the chapter boss, and the chapter closes with the Giant Angel Fish encounter.
Read guide →Chapter 3: Merfolk Request
Chapter 3 deepens the Merfolk relationship and includes the optional Goblin Shark boss. Stormy nights and the Beluga storyline add side content that opens later chapters.
Read guide →Chapter 4: Forbidden Vault
Chapter 4 sends Dave to the Forbidden Vault and the Glacial Passage key. The chapter introduces Ramo and Tenzin, plus the Horned Parrotfish side quest.
Read guide →Chapter 5: Glacial Passage
Chapter 5 unlocks the Glacial Passage area, with puzzle rooms and a path to the deeper Glacial Zone. Cobra's crowbar is needed to progress.
Read guide →Chapter 6: Melting Glacier
Chapter 6 sends Dave into the Glacial Zone in depth. The Blue Sea Gang infiltration mission opens a stealth minigame, and the chapter includes the final Fried King cooking contest.
Read guide →Chapter 7: Damaged Control Room
The final chapter takes Dave to the Ancient Merfolk Archive and the cause of the earthquakes. The final boss is the ancient Anomalocaris.
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Boss Guides
Boss and storm-night prep route
Boss attempts are much smoother when the dive is treated as a loadout check instead of a normal fishing trip. Prepare oxygen, weapon range, escape rules, and post-fight material usage before entering the event.
Read guide →Goblin Shark boss fight
Goblin Shark is an optional boss in Chapter 3 tied to the Curious Child side quest. Fast straight-line charge pattern; simple mechanics but high speed.
Read guide →Giant Squid boss fight
Giant Squid is a story boss with tentacle swipes and an ink cloud that obscures vision. Positioning and weapon range decide the fight more than raw damage.
Read guide →Mantis Shrimp boss fight
Mantis Shrimp is an optional boss in a side cave. Its punch attack is one of the fastest telegraphed strikes in the game; cave terrain shapes the fight.
Read guide →Helicoprion boss fight
Helicoprion is an ancient shark boss with a spiral tooth attack pattern. Its tooth wheel covers a wide arc, so positioning is the entire fight.
Read guide →John Watson boss fight
John Watson is the pirate boss at the end of Chapter 2. The fight mixes ranged pressure from his gang and a melee phase where Watson himself attacks.
Read guide →Kronosaurus boss fight
Kronosaurus is a marine reptile boss with high burst damage and a wide bite arc. The fight is short and punishing if you get caught in the bite zone.
Read guide →Lusca boss fight
Lusca is a giant octopus boss with multi-tentacle attacks and an ink cloud that disorients. The fight demands constant repositioning.
Read guide →Phantom Jellyfish boss fight
Phantom Jellyfish is a deep-zone boss with electrified tentacles and a stunning pulse. Insulation and range are the two core defenses.
Read guide →Truck Hermit Crab boss fight
Truck Hermit Crab uses a truck as its shell, giving it both heavy armor and a charge attack pattern. The shell is the main defensive puzzle of the fight.
Read guide →Yawie boss fight
Yawie is the final boss of DLC content. The fight combines projectile patterns, summons, and a high-damage melee phase that demands full prep.
Read guide →Clione Queen boss fight
Clione Queen is a sea angel queen boss with graceful but punishing movement patterns. The fight rewards reading telegraphs over reaction speed.
Read guide →Giant Gadon boss fight
Giant Gadon is a giant cod boss with a wide bite and a tail slap. Both attacks cover large zones, so positioning is the entire fight.
Read guide →Giant Wolf Eel boss fight
Giant Wolf Eel has a long elongated body and uses sweep attacks along its full length. The fight is about positioning relative to the body, not the head.
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Beginner Routes
Beginner route that does not waste dives
A condensed first-week route: follow the story to unlock systems, upgrade carrying capacity and oxygen early, and use each dive to bring back either money or unlock progress.
Read guide →Early game starter route: first 3 days
A condensed first-three-days route: day 1 unlock the kitchen, day 2 push the relic quest and open weapon crates, day 3 stabilize restaurant income with Parrotfish Sushi.
Read guide →Oxygen and depth management
Oxygen is the core survival resource. Plan dives around depth milestones, surface before oxygen becomes a gamble, and upgrade the tank in a deliberate order.
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Profit & Money
Profit cooking and fish farm planning
The strongest money route is not to chase every recipe at once, but to select farmable dishes, raise them steadily, and align party nights with the ingredients you can reliably supply.
Read guide →Fast money: from fishing to restaurant
A condensed early-to-mid game money route based on competitor guides. Focus on stable-catch fish for early restaurant income, then pivot to party-night enhancement once the menu stabilizes.
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Restaurant
Restaurant party-night menu planner
Party nights are where restaurant revenue spikes, but only when the menu is prepared before the event. Build the menu around ingredients that can be farmed, dispatched, or repeatedly caught instead of chasing one-off luxury dishes.
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Farming
Fish farm tank management route
The fish farm should be managed like inventory. Keep breeding stock for recipe fish, separate completion targets from money fish, and sell overflow only after the tank can reproduce the supply reliably.
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Staff
Staff, dispatch, and branch setup
Staff are both restaurant throughput and recipe unlocks. Treat hiring, training, dispatch, and branch assignment as one economy system instead of separate menus.
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Collection
Fish cards, 3-star captures, and farm cleanup
Completion players should separate money fishing from card cleanup. Use non-lethal captures for quality, then rely on farms for repeat supply and recipe coverage.
Read guide →Weapon upgrade and material route
Weapon upgrades should follow the problems the story is asking you to solve: safer boss fights, better captures, deeper zones, or specific material farming. Upgrade purposefully instead of spreading materials across every weapon.
Read guide →Seahorse capture spots guide
A spot-by-spot guide for common and rare seahorses. Common species (Pacific, Jayakar, Humpback, Pygmy) are easy; rarer ones spawn in specific zones.
Read guide →All materials and items acquisition list
A condensed cheat sheet of where to find common and rare materials. Use this to plan upgrade routes without wasting dives.
Read guide →All fish cards: 3-star capture guide
3-star fish cards require non-lethal capture methods. This guide covers the toolset, capture order, and cleanup routing for full card completion.
Read guide →Weapon upgrade priority by chapter
A chapter-by-chapter weapon upgrade priority list. Spend rare materials on the weapons that solve the next gate, not on spreading upgrades across every option.
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Walkthrough & Achievements
Walkthrough and completion checklist
Players who want SEO-style lookup pages still need a progression layer: chapters, achievements, bosses, fish cards, weapons, and DLC should be grouped into checklists.
Read guide →Achievement cleanup by category
Achievement cleanup works best as categories: progression, restaurant, staff, collection, minigames, bosses, and special interactions. This turns a long checklist into several short routes that can be completed after the main systems unlock.
Read guide →Achievement cleanup: restaurant and staff
Restaurant and staff achievements are the largest cleanup bucket after progression. This guide covers training milestones, menu enhancement, and branch targets.
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