Bancho the ChefPS5

News Dave the Diver Dev's New Game Bancho the Chef Will Make 'Extensive Use' of PS5's Controller

Let them cook

One of my personal highlights from Sony's latest State of Play is Bancho the Chef, a prequel to the beloved Dave the Diver that tells the story of how the cook became a legendary seafood expert. In a new dev diary, developer Mintrocket briefly touches on this new game, going into slightly more detail on what to expect. Jaeho Hwang,...

• Thu 11th Jun 2026
• Mintrocket
• PS5
• Bancho the Chef

News Dave the Diver PS5 Prequel Puts the Spotlight on Bancho the Chef, and It Looks Cool as Hell

Cool as a cucumber

One thing I certainly wasn't expecting to see during Sony's recent State of Play was a prequel to Dave the Diver, but here we are. The game is called Bancho the Chef, and as the name suggests, it follows the journey of Bancho and how he becomes the highly-skilled culinary master we see in the original. Adopting a sort-of low...

• Tue 2nd Jun 2026
• Mintrocket
• PS5
• Bancho the Chef
• Announcements