Gameloft's life simulation adventure game Disney Dreamlight Valley allows players to immerse themselves in the beloved worlds of both Pixar and Disney. It has artfully combined nostalgia and innovation to grab gamers' attention and its comfort gaming approach means Disney Dreamlight Valley's challenges are fun while still remaining stress-free. Released in Early Access in 2022, Disney Dreamlight Valley has already created its own dedicated community of fans and continues to add new content month on month, with an impressive array of future characters to include from a wide range of IPs.
Beginning with a handful of story missions and a cohort of iconic characters like Mickey Mouse, Scrooge McDuck, and Goofy among others, Disney Dreamlight Valley still has plenty of places to go with future updates. Since it first launched, there's been a steady stream of additional content from developer Gameloft, including responses to player pleas and social media requests for certain characters. Disney Dreamlight Valley mapped out its next lot of updates at the beginning of 2023, promising a year of big changes and new material, including in the next Early Summer Update.
Disney Dreamlight Valley's 2023 Roadmap
Published on the game's website in January, Disney Dreamlight Valley's Early 2023 Content Roadmap detailed some of the things that players can expect from the game in the first few months. After a successful start in 2022, players were hoping to see Disney Dreamlight Valley go from strength to strength with a slew of further updates as the game continues to expand and improve. From what the developer outlined at the start of the year, it certainly seems like Disney Dreamlight Valley was set to enjoy a bunch of free updates and new content like the Festival of Friendship in February that brought with it characters like Olaf and Mirabel.
The first half of the year also saw the launch of Disney Dreamlight Valley's fourth free content update in April. Pride of the Valley was a major update that added a brand-new Realm to explore, familiar favorites from The Lion King, and an Easter-themed event to keep gamers busy. Each update also included fixes like improved behavioral elements for companions, spawn issue overhauls, and more to ensure that Disney Dreamlight Valley was fully functioning and bug-free. Now players have Disney Dreamlight Valley's fifth update to look forward to, which should be dropping soon.
Disney Dreamlight Valley's Early Summer Update
With rumors pointing towards a June release for the Early Summer Update, fans shouldn't have too long to wait until they can experience the next lot of major Disney Dreamlight Valley goodness. Since September 2022, Disney Dreamlight Valley has enjoyed a number of substantial updates and quality-of-life improvements, and it seems like the next update will be no different. While the exact content of the fifth update hasn't fully been revealed, thanks to some tweets that have teased certain aspects of the Early Summer Update, fans know that they'll soon be able to use umbrellas to escape those pesky showers and will be able to use mannequins to display their many outfits.
Other information provided for Disney Dreamlight Valley's Early Summer Update could also hint at the new faces joining the game. With the mysterious pumpkin house featured in teaser images, many fans think Cinderella could be on the way, whereas some believe the use of the phrase “races into the Valley” for the tagline could point toward Vanellope von Schweetz from Wreck-it Ralph. The next update will also “unveil the secret to The Forgetting”, the main crux at the heart of Disney Dreamlight Valley's story. The update will undoubtedly come with its own list of bug fixes and patches, although the extent of these hasn't been revealed just yet. For the rest of 2023, the developer has been teasing multiplayer, other new characters, additional areas, items, and events, so hopefully Gameloft will continue to grow the game and build a solid foundation for Disney Dreamlight Valley's future.
Disney Dreamlight Valley is available now on PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X.
