Look, let's be honest—MINTROCKET has just announced on August 9th that their hybrid marine adventure game, Dave the Diver, has officially smashed past 10 million copies sold globally, a first for any single-player package game in South Korea.

For those who somehow missed it, Dave the Diver cleverly blends deep-sea exploration in a blue hole with the frantic management of a sushi restaurant. You spend your days hunting marine life and your nights serving up fish, a loop of exploration, collection, and management that has kept players hopelessly hooked all over the world.

The title has steadily marched from PC to consoles, and now it is setting its sights on mobile platforms. The mobile version is scheduled for a global official launch on September 17 through the Apple App Store and Google Play, featuring touch and tilt controls specifically tailored for mobile hardware to faithfully recreate the original experience.

Along the way, the developer has rolled out clever DLC collaborations with heavy-hitters like Godzilla and Like a Dragon. The 'In the Jungle' DLC, dropped this past June, managed to shift a cool 1 million copies in just about two months, giving the base game a hefty sales boost. On top of that, the protagonist has popped up in other major titles like Goddess of Victory: NIKKE and Fortnite, alongside massive cross-promotions with chains like KFC in China and Sushiro, tirelessly casting a wider net for new players.

To celebrate the 10-million milestone, MINTROCKET threw quite the internal shindig. Every single staff member was handed a commemorative pure gold card. Accompanied by a catered feast, the studio even brought in a professional chef to host a live tuna-filleting show, leaning hard into the Bancho Sushi theme. Employees turned up in dress codes mimicking the in-game tuna parties. To top it all off, the entire team is gearing up for a 3-day, 2-night Okinawa workshop coming in late October.