Nexon has clarified the situation around its subsidiary Mintrocket. The Dave the Diver developer will become a new legal entity within the South Korean publisher.

Mintrocket, known for last year’s hit Dave the Diver, is reportedly going independent from its parent company Nexon. Let’s refrain from making the Best Indie Game of 2023 jokes.

It’s been a year since the launch of Dave the Diver. To celebrate the anniversary, developer Mintrocket shared an updated on the game’s sales, as well as other stats.

Fun gameplay aside, one one of the factors behind Dave the Diver’s success was its combination of pixel art and 3D graphics. Here is how a small team at Mintrocket managed to create the game’s appealing visuals using the Unity engine and its tools.