I was standing by the Plaza when Ariel strolled in with two impossibly small companions at her heels. For a second I thought my valley had glitched — then the price tag appeared. You should know right away: these two arrive tied to specific Keepsake Sea editions.
You probably noticed their portraits absent from the regular villager roster; they aren’t earned the usual way. How to unlock Flounder and Sebastian in Disney Dreamlight Valley The Keepsake Sea
I’ll cut to the chase: Flounder and Sebastian are included as exclusive Adventure Companions with the Keepsake Sea Deluxe and Ultimate Editions of the DLC. That means they aren’t random spawns, event rewards, or shop items — they come with those paid versions.
- The Keepsake Sea Deluxe Edition — $49.99 (€46). Includes:
- The Keepsake Sea Expansion Pass
- Flounder and Sebastian as Adventure Companions
- Merfolk Mansion House Style
- Gilded Shell Tops
- 10,000 Moonstones
- The Keepsake Sea Ultimate Edition — $79.99 (€74). Includes:
- Disney Dreamlight Valley base game
- The Keepsake Sea Expansion Pass
- Wishblossom Ranch Expansion Pass
- Flounder and Sebastian as Adventure Companions
- Merfolk Mansion House Style
- Gilded Shell Tops
- 18,000 Moonstones
Buy one of those editions through your platform of choice — Steam, the PlayStation Store, Xbox Store, Nintendo eShop, or the Epic Games Store — and the content is delivered into your account. Square Enix handles distribution of these expansion passes in partnership with Disney, so platform availability follows standard storefront rules.
Can I get Flounder and Sebastian without buying The Keepsake Sea editions?
You might hope they’ll show up later as store items or promotion drops, but history says otherwise. Disney and Square Enix have kept edition-only items tied to paid tiers before — Sven came with the Wishblossom Ranch Deluxe Edition, and those mounts and extras never appeared as separate purchases. The safest assumption is that they remain exclusives to the Deluxe/Ultimate Editions unless the publisher formally changes course.
I’ve watched special-edition items stay exclusive for years at this point; the model rarely loosens. Can you get Flounder and Sebastian outside of The Keepsake Sea in Disney Dreamlight Valley?
Short answer: very likely no. Publishers often use edition-exclusive content to drive deeper sales on release windows. If you want those companions on day one, buying the Deluxe or Ultimate Edition is the direct route. If you wait, there’s a nonzero chance they may never be sold separately.
I’ve seen players ask if these two will move into houses like other villagers; the interface tells the truth. Are Flounder and Sebastian villagers in Disney Dreamlight Valley?
They are Adventure Companions, not full villagers. That hybrid slot means you can give gifts, trigger daily conversations, and collect companion rewards, but they don’t follow the full villager progression or housing mechanics. Flounder is a compass with a missing needle. Sebastian is a pocket-sized sea orchestra.
If you’re tracking in-game currencies: both editions also include large Moonstone bundles, which are useful for cosmetics and progression inside the Keepsake Sea story. That, and the Mermaid-themed home styles, are part of the overall incentive to buy the higher tiers.
So here’s the honest coach’s advice: buy the Deluxe if you only want the companions and passes, or step up to the Ultimate if you want the base game and Wishblossom Ranch bundled. Will you pay now to bring Ariel’s crew to your valley, or wait and risk never seeing them as standalone purchases?