Bancho the Chef has been announced as an upcoming spinoff prequel set before Dave the Diver, with the game planned for PlayStation 5. The project shifts the focus to Bancho, the groovy chef from the original game, and puts his own path to becoming a master chef at the center of the story.
The new title is drawing attention because it gives Dave the Diver fans a fresh entry point into a familiar world while also adding another PS5 game to the slate. Its hip-hop soundtrack and cooking-themed mini-games suggest a lighter, more playful spin on the character that players already know from the earlier game.
That connection matters. Bancho already stood out in Dave the Diver as one of the game’s most memorable characters, and this prequel turns him from supporting player into the lead. For players who enjoyed the original game’s mix of personality and pace, Bancho the Chef is being positioned as a standalone story that still leans on the identity that made Bancho memorable in the first place.
What the announcement does not give is just as important: there is no release date yet, and no further launch details have been confirmed. For now, the game is a promise rather than a schedule, with PS5 players left waiting for the next update on when Bancho will finally get to cook his way to the top.
