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Gameloft detailed the first paid expansion forDisney Dreamlight Valley, A Rift in Time, in addition to revealing the majority of the game’s 2024 content roadmap. The info dump arrived as part of theNovember 1Disney Dreamlight Valleyshowcase, which ran for nearly 40 minutes.
Disney Dreamlight Valleycombines adventure game elements with life sim mechanics into an experience resemblingAnimal Crossing: New Horizons, just with somewhat more elaborate quests, a larger map, and a wide variety of Disney characters. After spending 15 months in early access, the life sim was recently treated to a December 5 release date. Gameloft’s decision toindefinitely delay the free-to-play version ofDisney Dreamlight Valleytook away some of the excitement stemming from that announcement.
Thenewly concludedDisney Dreamlight Valleyshowcaseis bound to have the opposite effect, as it revealed the game’s content roadmap all the way up to summer 2024, and offered a large amount of information about its first paid expansion, A Rift in Time. The latter will feature three story acts, the first of which will coincide with the base game’s global release in early December. The DLC itself is set to introduce a new world spanning a trio of unique biomes: Ancient’s Landing, Glittering Dunes, and Wild Tangle.
The main story quest accompanying the expansion will revolve around time travel and feature Jafar fromAladdin. EVE fromWALL-E,Tangled’s Rapunzel, and Gaston fromBeauty and the Beastwill also partake in the DLC, with all of them being set to appear during its first act. The following two acts, both of which are planned to debut in 2024, willadd even more characters toDisney Dreamlight Valley. Gameloft promised to share more details about those incoming additions closer to their respective releases.
The developer also used the November 1 showcase as an opportunity to detail the game’s post-launch free content roadmap, starting with the December 5 debut of Jack “Pumpkin King” Skellington and the ValleyVerse multiplayer mode. From there, a new Realm is scheduled to appear in early 2024, with that incoming addition possibly being related to theMonsters Inc.franchise, as its teaser features the one-eyed Mike Wazowski. A mysterious new Villager is then set to arrive toDisney Dreamlight Valleyin early spring, as revealed by an image of Donald Duck’s boat, also known as The Miss Daisy. Based on that hint, the Villager in question might be Daisy herself.
Late spring will then see the arrival of yet another Realm, which Gameloft teased with a quote evocative of the 1998Mulanmovie, wherein the Emperor states that “you don’t meet a girl like that every dynasty.” The final teaser hinting at the game’s summer 2024 content drop appears to be more straightforward to interpret, as it features an image of Tiana fromThe Princess and the Frog. The showcase also saw Gameloft reiterate how allDisney Dreamlight ValleyFounder’s Pack owners will receive the Gold Edition cosmetics for freeonce the game leaves early access.
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Disney Dreamlight Valley is a hybrid between a life-sim and an adventure game rich with quests, exploration, and engaging activities featuring Disney and Pixar friends, both old and new.Once an idyllic land, Dreamlight Valley was a place where Disney and Pixar characters lived in harmony—until the Forgetting. Night Thorns grew across the land and severed the wonderful memories tied to this magical place. With nowhere else to go, the hopeless inhabitants of Dreamlight Valley retreated behind locked doors in the Dream Castle.Now it’s up to you to discover the stories of this world and bring the magic back to Dreamlight Valley.Free the Dream Castle from the insidious grip of the Forgetting, and unlock the unique Realms of well-loved Disney and Pixar characters, including great queens and kings such as Anna and Simba. Each Realm contains unique challenges with puzzles to solve in the quest to bring friendship back to the Valley.You’ll start your adventure in the Valley, but your journey will take you to infinity… and beyond! Explore what lurks in the Forest of Valor and brave the deepest caverns as you take on challenges from iconic Disney and Pixar heroes and villains. Who knows who—or what—you might discover.
