Gameloft walked through the three island biomes of The Keepsake Sea, the next Disney Dreamlight Valley expansion, at the Disney Dreamlight Valley 2026 Showcase. Lead level artist Manuel and concept artist Yannan presented the segment, covering each island above water, the underwater areas below them, and the new decoration tools that come with the expansion on November 18.
According to the team, each biome is an island environment “filled with hidden areas to uncover and make your own.”
Shipwreck Shores
The first island players reach is Shipwreck Shores, described on stage as “a colorful take on a typical pirate bay” with a marketplace and a fortress area. The footage shows a boardwalk town of wooden huts strung with lights, built from what the team called driftwood and shipwreck pieces, “as if it came straight from our childhood imaginations of playing pirates in playgrounds and jungle gyms.”
Deeper on the island the town turns spookier: players can find a haunted fortress tied to a famous pirate. The footage shows a dark stone fort with a skull flag over its gate.
Candy Cove
The second island, Candy Cove, is built from sweets. The footage shows pink candy floss hills, peppermint swirl gateways, frosted trees, pale crystal formations, a tiered cake tower and purple water. The team mentioned a hot chocolate “to keep warm” and pointed out a narwhal in the scene, which one of the presenters called “my personal favorite touch.”
Kingdom of Oublié
The last island is the Kingdom of Oublié, which the team said “extends above and below the sea” and is made of coral and seashells. The footage shows green towers with red coral roofs, arches, and forests of coral-like foliage around a kingdom built at the water’s edge.
Underwater areas
Each biome has its own underwater area with shoals of fish, which players reach in their merfolk form. The team said the goal was an underwater experience “that feels seamless and relaxing,” with fully customizable spaces, and that the water surface was improved for surface swimming. The underwater zones follow their islands: sunken shipwrecks below Shipwreck Shores, underwater icebergs below Candy Cove, and submerged coral temples below the Kingdom of Oublié.
Decorating
The team said The Keepsake Sea has “more decoration pieces than ever before.” Each main biome comes with an architectural kit based on its theme, and there are underwater decoration items and water props. Decoration blueprints also return: this time players can find and craft smaller blueprints that connect to larger centerpieces in each biome.
The segment did not say how many decoration items or architectural kits are in the expansion, how the smaller blueprints are found, or whether the underwater areas can be decorated as freely as the islands above them.
Still unanswered
- How many decoration items and kits the expansion includes.
