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DAVE THE DIVER is a casual, singleplayer adventure RPG featuring deep-sea exploration and fishing during the day and sushi restaurant management at night. Join Dave and his quirky friends as they seek to uncover the secrets of the mysterious Blue Hole.

DAVE THE DIVER is a pixel graphics, casual and management game developed and published by MINTROCKET.
Released on June 28th 2023 is available on Windows and MacOS in 11 languages: English, Korean, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, German, Spanish - Spain, Traditional Chinese, French, Portuguese - Brazil, Italian and Russian.

It has received 129,331 reviews of which 125,422 were positive and 3,909 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.6 out of 10. 😍

The game is currently priced at 9.99€ on Steam with a 50% discount, but you can find it for 6.61€ on Gamivo.

The Steam community has classified DAVE THE DIVER into these genres:

Pixel Graphics Casual Management Adventure Relaxing Exploration Fishing RPG Underwater Simulation Singleplayer Farming Sim Rogue-lite Story Rich 2D Crafting Funny Agriculture Action Indie

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System requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows
  • OS *: Windows 7 64 bit
  • Processor: Intel Core i3 Dual Core
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: NVIDIA Geforce GTS 450 / AMD Radeon HD 5570
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Storage: 10 GB available space
  • Sound Card: Windows Compatible Audio Device
MacOS
  • OS: Big Sur 11.0
  • Processor: Intel Core i3 Quad Core 3.6GHz
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Radeon Pro 555X
  • Storage: 11 GB available space

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45 hours played
Jan. 2026
Dave the Diver is one of those rare games that just gets it. You start playing “just to try it out” and suddenly it’s 3 AM, you’re running a sushi bar, hunting sharks, managing employees, saving the ocean, and vibing to one of the best soundtracks in recent memory. The visuals are gorgeous. The pixel-art animations are insanely smooth and full of personality. Every character is charming, weird, and memorable in the best way possible. The story is surprisingly good and keeps unfolding naturally without ever overstaying its welcome. Gameplay is where this game really shines. Diving, combat, exploration, management — everything flows together perfectly. It never gets boring because it’s always introducing new mechanics at just the right pace. Just when you think you’ve seen it all, the game goes: “Cool, here’s something new.” The scenery is beautiful and relaxing, but also tense when it needs to be. One moment you’re peacefully exploring the ocean, the next you’re fighting for your life against something way bigger than you. It balances chill and chaos incredibly well. And the soundtrack? Absolute masterpiece. It fits every moment perfectly and somehow makes even routine tasks feel special. Honestly, this game is pure joy. Fun, engaging, polished, and full of soul. Cons: No Dave the Diver 2 Emotional damage when the credits roll because it’s over 10/10. Please give me the sequel.
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26 hours played
Dec. 2025
---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☐ Beautiful ☑ Good ☐ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☑ Very good ☐ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just don't ---{ Audio }--- ☑ Eargasm ☐ Very good ☐ Good ☐ Not too bad ☐ Bad ☐ I'm now deaf ---{ Audience }--- ☑ Kids ☑ Teens ☑ Adults ☑ Grandma ---{ PC Requirements }--- ☑ Check if you can run paint ☐ Potato ☐ Decent ☐ Fast ☐ Rich boi ☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer ---{ Game Size }--- ☐ Floppy Disk ☑ Old Fashioned ☐ Workable ☐ Big ☐ Will eat 15% of your 1TB hard drive ☐ You will want an entire hard drive to hold it ☐ You will need to invest in a black hole to hold all the data ---{ Difficulty }--- ☐ Just press 'W' ☑ Easy ☐ Easy to learn / Hard to master ☐ Significant brain usage ☐ Difficult ☐ Dark Souls ---{ Grind }--- ☐ Nothing to grind ☐ Only if u care about leaderboards/ranks ☐ Isn't necessary to progress ☑ Average grind level ☐ Too much grind ☐ You'll need a second life for grinding ---{ Story }--- ☐ No Story ☐ Some lore ☐ Average ☐ Good ☐ Lovely ☑ It'll replace your life ---{ Game Time }--- ☐ Long enough for a cup of coffee ☐ Short ☐ Average ☐ Long ☑ To infinity and beyond ---{ Price }--- ☐ It's free! ☑ Worth the price ☐ If it's on sale ☐ If u have some spare money left ☐ Not recommended ☐ You could also just burn your money ---{ Bugs }--- ☑ Never heard of ☐ Minor bugs ☐ Can get annoying ☐ ARK: Survival Evolved ☐ The game itself is a big terrarium for bugs ---{ ? / 10 }--- ☐ 1 ☐ 2 ☐ 3 ☐ 4 ☐ 5 ☐ 6 ☐ 7 ☐ 8 ☐ 9 ☐10 ☑ Would make me sacrifice my newborn to play it for the first time again.
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50 hours played
Dec. 2025
I bought Dave the Diver as the first recommendation for my shiny new Steam Deck and wow this game fits the Deck so perfectly it might as well have been preinstalled. The whole loop of diving with a harpoon during the day and running a sushi restaurant at night is genuinely brilliant but somewhere along the journey the developers must have formed a secret cult dedicated to adding more mechanics just to see how many they could dump in before someone snapped. I was peacefully catching fish and suddenly the game tells me to play a rhythm game, then raise a digital pet, then craft elaborate baits, then deal with VIPs who act like I run a Michelin star restaurant inside a cave. Every time I thought ok that is enough content the game appeared behind me whispering guess what we added another system. By the time I finished the main story new mechanics were still popping up like the game was refusing to end out of pure spite. Yet I still pushed for all achievements like a clown because the core gameplay is that good. The funniest part is that the hardest achievements are exactly the weird minigames nobody ever asked for. Even with all the chaos I genuinely recommend it because those fifty hours were great and now I keep craving fresh sushi I cannot afford and would absolutely book a diving trip to South Korea if the game asked nicely.
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95 hours played
Nov. 2025
The amount of love that is displayed in this game is something that deserves respect. I honestly didn't had much expectations other than sort of a cozy game with an interesting 2.5D pixel art .. but boy oh boy... what an experience.- From the game mechanics itself, to the whole story, the sushi bar gameplay, the animations, everything, its just excellent. Not only its a beautiful game, but it feels like a tribute to gamers. 10/10
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65 hours played
Aug. 2025
Whishlisted this game for years, waiting for it to get a 50% off. Terrible mistake. This game is totaly worth the full price, and even moar. Seriously, the content given by the devs is just insane. Basicaly you get an exploration/hunting game with many different biomes, mixed with a restaurant simulation/gestion and some harvesting/farming elements. This is already quite a lot in itself, but you add to this a HUGE amount of other activities ! From photography to gambling, seahorse racing, tomagotchi, Final Fight, Wotagei (google it) simulation and many other mini games, of all styles, incredible. Also the humor is delightful and the cutscenes just awesome. If you're considering this game, just try it and go for a refund if you're not overwhelmingly satisfied. But you will be. Buy it. Now.
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Frequently Asked Questions

DAVE THE DIVER is currently priced at 9.99€ on Steam.

Yes, DAVE THE DIVER is currently available at a 50% discount. You can purchase it for 9.99€ on Steam.

Yes, DAVE THE DIVER received 125,422 positive votes out of a total of 129,331 achieving an impressive rating of 9.56.
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DAVE THE DIVER was developed and published by MINTROCKET.

Yes, DAVE THE DIVER is playable and fully supported on Windows.

Yes, DAVE THE DIVER is playable and fully supported on MacOS.

No, DAVE THE DIVER is not playable on Linux.

DAVE THE DIVER is a single-player game.

Yes, there are 5 DLCs available for DAVE THE DIVER. Explore additional content available for DAVE THE DIVER on Steam.

No, DAVE THE DIVER does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

No, DAVE THE DIVER does not support Steam Remote Play.

Yes, DAVE THE DIVER is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

You can find solutions or submit a support ticket by visiting the Steam Support page for DAVE THE DIVER.

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Release 28 Jun 2023
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