Disney Dreamlight Valley Keepsake Sea Adds Merfolk on Nov 18

Disney Dreamlight Valley: The Keepsake Sea, the next paid expansion for Gameloft's life sim, launches on Wednesday, November 18, 2026. Gameloft confirmed the date in a Steam showcase recap posted on October 21, 2026, and the expansion turns the player into a magical Merfolk who sails across the sea to a forgotten kingdom.

The Steam post and the expansion's store page list what is inside, from island biomes to a ship you can decorate. With launch days away, here is what Disney Dreamlight Valley players get, how the editions differ and which bonuses end on December 2.

Merfolk form opens three island biomes and underwater building

The adventure starts at Dazzle Beach, where a mysterious statue holds a message from an old friend who is lost and stranded. Reaching that friend means crossing the sea to a faraway kingdom and waking four Guardians that watch over the Keepsake Sea, according to Gameloft's post.

Players unlock a Merfolk form with new ears, fins, arms, torsos, tail patterns and colors, and the Steam page counts more than 50 options for fins, tails and ears. Merfolk can swim across surface water in the Valley and in earlier expansions, and diving into ripples collects fish instantly.

Three new island biomes each have their own underwater area, and players can customize them like the areas above water. Shipwreck Shores, a pirate bay, brings Milo Thatch and Captain Jack Sparrow. Candy Cove, a frosty dessert island, brings Megara and Captain Hook, and the Kingdom of Oublié, a coral city above and below the sea, is home to Wendy.

A pirate ship and Dory as an Adventure Companion join the voyage

The Enchanted Pirate Ship has a crane for salvaging items from the water, and players can customize its sail and flag. Up to four Villagers can come along as crewmates, and below deck sits a Captain's Cabin that can be fully decorated, with crafting, cooking and storage.

Adventure Companions are a new type of companion. They come with their own rewards, help find items deep beneath the sea and follow the player in a bubble on land. Dory from Finding Nemo is one of them.

“Dory will help you navigate the underwater areas and what they have to offer... if she can remember where anything is or who you are!”

- Gameloft, Disney Dreamlight Valley 2026 Showcase recap on Steam

Decorating gets new tools as well. Each main biome has its own architectural kits, underwater decorations and water props, special platforms raise or lower items at different elevations, and Decoration Blueprints return with new grand centerpiece furniture.

Three ways to buy, and a fin for playing by December 2

Owners of the base game can buy the expansion on its own, which includes a bundle of 5,000 Moonstones. The Keepsake Sea Deluxe Edition adds 10,000 Moonstones, Gilded Shell Tops clothing, a Merfolk Mansion House Style and two Adventure Companions, Flounder and Sebastian from The Little Mermaid, each with a quest that includes Ariel. Arcade Edition owners get the expansion on day one without another purchase.

New players have two bundles. The Keepsake Sea Edition holds the base game, the expansion and a bundle of Moonstones. The Ultimate Edition 2026 holds the base game, the Wishblossom Ranch expansion, the full Deluxe Edition contents and Moonstones.

Any purchase of the expansion also earns an exclusive fin for mermaids if the player plays between November 18 and December 2.

The Seafaring Star Path runs to December 2, and Lilo arrives December 9

From October 21 to December 2, the Seafaring Star Path hands out nautical furniture, Merfolk attire and captain's garb that can be used in the expansion, and it ends with a first mate to recruit. Gameloft also plans another Twitch Drops activation at launch with an exclusive Sea Witch Ship skin.

The free update 'Ohana Holidays follows on December 9 and brings Lilo from Lilo & Stitch to the Valley with a new Star Path, as covered in our roadmap report.

Gameloft's post does not name the platforms or a launch time, and the Steam listing shows no price yet. The Steam page lists Windows 10, an Intel Core i3-540 or AMD Phenom II X4 940, 6 GB of RAM and 15 GB of free space as the minimum.