Dave the Diver: In the Jungle Villager Friendship Rewards Explained

The In the Jungle expansion moves Dave away from the Blue Hole and into Utara, a freshwater village built around a jungle lake. The people living there sit at the center of the daily loop, and raising your friendship with each one earns gifts that range from house decorations to combat charms, shop discounts, and daily item collection. Most residents hand over one reward at three hearts and a second at four hearts.

Quick answer: Fill a villager to three hearts and four hearts, then talk to them when a pink question mark appears above their head to claim the gift. Adult villagers also start visiting Bancho Grill once they reach two hearts.

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All friendship rewards in Dave the Diver: In the Jungle

Each adult villager gives one reward at three hearts and another at four hearts, with a few exceptions. Jepun stops after a single reward, Cinta only hands over a four-heart item, and Marone starts a day earlier than everyone else at three hearts. The table lists every reward and what it does once equipped or placed.

Villager	3-heart reward	4-heart reward	What it does
Panutah	Festival Hair Ornament	Charm of Abundance	The ornament is a wall decoration. The charm grants two items from pots or jars when equipped.
Muna	1x Tin Ingot, 1x Black Iron Ingot	Anti-Gravity Device	The Anti-Gravity Device lets Dave bring back two items if he dies while diving.
Rimbo	PONY Pickup Model	Electric Scooter	The model is a house decoration. The Electric Scooter is faster than the base Kick Scooter, especially on the beach.
Lathi	Mortar	Mortar Decoration	The Mortar brews recovery drinks at Lathi’s house and adds shop stock. The four-heart version places a Mortar at home and unlocks more items.
Basu	Redtail Catfish Taxidermy	Utara Fishing Rod	The taxidermy is a wall decoration. The Utara Fishing Rod is an upgraded fishing tool for larger species.
Peneb	Utara Woodcraft Cooking Station	Axe Oil	The cooking station can be placed at Bancho Grill.
Lipah	Lipah’s Lizard Terrarium	Big-Eyed Lizard Charm	The terrarium displays lizards you gift her. The charm is a Setah Forest accessory giving +20% Luck and +10% Defense.
Jepun	Coconut Keychain	—	The keychain is a phone charm.
Uzme	Shell Menu Board Decoration	Bracelet of Strength	The decoration goes at Bancho Grill. The bracelet raises the underwater combat combo gauge by 50%.
Harta	Amber Bead	Gold Necklace of Sloth	Amber Bead is a Setah Forest accessory giving +20% Exp. The necklace slows nearby fish by 60% (small), 50% (medium), and 40% (large).
Gesang	Human: Fall Flat Bob Block	Box Arcade Machine	The Bob Block is used in the animal stacking minigame. The arcade machine is a playable house decoration.
Chandra	Traditional Patterned Carpet	Eye of the Falcon	The carpet is a house decoration. Eye of the Falcon is a Setah Forest accessory that reveals enemy immunities.
Kinah	Bookshelf	Butterfly Necklace	The bookshelf is a house decoration. The necklace restores 2 AP each turn.
Meilan	Flower Menu Board Decoration	Eye of the Spirit	The decoration goes at Bancho Grill. Eye of the Spirit unlocks a dialogue option showing playthrough stats.
Jaka	Old Painting	To the Moon Ending Song CD	The painting is a house decoration. The CD plays in the CD player.
Bonita	Yoga Mat	Air Resonance Necklace	The mat is a house decoration. The necklace grants 30% additional oxygen recovery.
Omila	Traditional Pattern Table	Omila’s Handkerchief	The table goes at Bancho Grill. The handkerchief restores 10% HP each turn.
Perak	20% Blacksmith Discount	50% Blacksmith Discount	Both reduce prices at the Blacksmith.
Cinta	—	Belt of Memories	The belt restores 5% HP and AP on a Just Guard.
Eka	Basilosaurus Clay Model	Creature Collection	The model is a house decoration. At four hearts, Eka collects creatures for Dave each day.
Saniah	Saniah’s Rabbit Doll	Four-Leaf Clover	The doll is a house decoration. The clover reduces ally status ailment chance by 50%.
Bima	Bima’s Robot Samurai Drawing	Material Collection	The drawing is a wall decoration. At four hearts, Bima collects materials and ingredients each day.
Marone	Material Collection	Improved Material Collection	Marone collects materials and ingredients from three hearts, and the rarity improves at four.

How hearts and friendship levels work

Friendship with every villager is tracked in hearts, with a maximum of four per person. The first heart fills the moment you meet someone, so you earn the remaining three through interaction. The reward milestones land at three and four hearts.

Two hearts matters too. Once an adult villager reaches that level, they start showing up at Bancho Grill in the evening as a paying customer, where you can serve them food and keep raising affinity at the same time.

Note: Some villagers show a locked heart that blocks further progress. That usually means a related quest is still pending, so check for an open mission tied to that character before assuming you are stuck.

How to raise friendship faster

Several actions push affinity upward, but a few do the heavy lifting. Feeding a villager their favorite food at Bancho Grill is one of the quickest methods, alongside giving gifts they like and completing their friendship missions.

To hand over a present, talk to a villager and pick the Gift option, then choose an item from your inventory. A heart icon sits next to anything they consider a favorite. You can only give one gift per villager per day, so save the favorites for the people you want to level up first.

You learn likes and dislikes by talking to villagers directly. You can also ask them outright about their favorite items. Until you have that conversation, their preferences stay hidden in the Resident Note menu.

How to check friendship levels and claim rewards

Press up on the d-pad to open the Resident Note menu. This shows Dave’s current heart level with every villager in Utara at a glance.

Select an individual villager in that menu to see everything you have learned about their favorite foods and gifts. Use it to plan your next present or dish.

When a reward unlocks at three or four hearts, a pink question mark appears above that villager’s head. Walk up and talk to them to collect it. The reward either drops into your inventory or installs as a decoration, depending on what it is.

Best friendship rewards to prioritize

You cannot always chase rewards in a strict order, since progress depends on available events, sub missions, gifts, and favorite foods. Even so, some payoffs help far more than others. The strongest ones cut upgrade costs, automate gathering, speed up travel, or make diving easier. Setah Forest combat accessories are handy, but fights in that area are manageable without grinding every battle charm.

Villager	Reward	Why it helps
Perak	Blacksmith Discount	20% off smithing at three hearts and 50% off at four, lowering tool upgrade costs.
Marone	Material Collection	Collects materials and ingredients daily from three hearts, with rarer hauls at four.
Bima	Material Collection	Gathers materials and ingredients every day once you reach four hearts.
Eka	Creature Collection	Brings in creatures for Dave every day at four hearts.
Rimbo	Electric Scooter	Travels faster than the base Kick Scooter, especially on the beach.
Harta	Gold Necklace of Sloth	Slows nearby fish, making captures and underwater fights easier.
Bonita	Air Resonance Necklace	Adds 30% oxygen recovery, useful on longer or tougher dives.

None of these rewards are required to finish the main story, so treat them as quality-of-life boosts rather than gates. That said, the discount, collection, and travel rewards pay for themselves quickly, which makes the villagers tied to them worth befriending early. Keep a stock of favorite foods and gifts on hand, knock out friendship missions as they appear, and the hearts fill in naturally as you settle into life in Utara.