Dive Buddies [Lite] is a mobile-friendly cozy role-playing game where players explore a living and expanding undersea realm in search of rare creatures and unexpected treasures to rebuild the local Aquarium to its former glory. You have inherited your grandfather's derelict Aquarium and must restore it to a world-class attraction. Dive to capture exciting creatures for your exhibits and sell salvaged items to earn income. Use your earnings to pay for diving lessons, equipment upgrades, and remodeling of your home and the Aquarium. The game is designed to provide a relaxing experience alongside the sense of wonder that comes from discovery.
Key Features
Realistic Physics and buoyancy characteristics to more accurately simulate exploring an undersea world using recreational scuba equipment and techniques
Customization & Progression: Choose how you develop your diving skills and equipment to explore deeper and longer. Advance along three tracks: Training to increase knowledge and skills, acquiring more advanced Gear, and gaining Experience from hours beneath the waves to increase dive efficiency
Personal Expression: Customize your player character's appearance and make aesthetic choices to remodel and decorate your home and the Aquarium to increase tourism income
Build Your Community: Meet a varied cast of characters on the beach; complete requests and dive alongside friends to build relationships
As our first serious endeavor, this game will build the systems, world, and community that will one day become the immersive Dive Buddies [VR/1P]:
A Living, Dynamic Ocean: Explore an expanding undersea realm with a dynamic, living world where creatures act as they do in real life, with choices such as migration and feeding patterns. An innovative AI wildlife system ensures that no two dives are exactly the same.
Flexible Gameplay: Play Solo with AI characters as your companions, or jump into Co-operative Play with your real-life Dive Buddies to explore and build your world together.
