DAVE THE DIVER

Underwater adventure mixing daytime fishing with nighttime sushi management

MINTROCKET · Released Jun 28, 2023

Reviews: Overwhelmingly Positive; 96% of 163K
Recent reviews: Very Positive; 92% of 1,637 in 30 days
Playing now: 4,647; right now
Steam Deck: Verified
Last update: 1 week ago; Sep 15, 2026

What is DAVE THE DIVER?

A single-player adventure, RPG, and management hybrid set around the Blue Hole. By day, you explore shifting underwater areas, catch sea creatures, gather resources, and monitor your oxygen; by night, you run a sushi restaurant and spend profits on equipment. The story centers on investigating the Blue Hole’s mysteries.

For you if...

+you enjoy alternating underwater exploration and restaurant management
+you prefer lighthearted stories, pixel art, and simple combat
+you like relaxed single-player games with varied minigames

Not for you if...

−you want fishing and restaurant systems without frequent distractions
−you dislike forced minigames, fetch quests, and repeated tutorials
−you prefer focused games with fewer overlapping systems

What players say

96% of 162,647 reviews are positive · 92% of 1,637 in the last 30 days

Players praise the diving-and-sushi loop, pixel-art presentation, humorous characters, and steady stream of new activities. The most common complaint is that mandatory minigames, fetch quests, tutorials, and other systems increasingly interrupt that core loop and make later progression feel tedious.

Screenshots and trailer

DAVE THE DIVER system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: Windows 10 64 bit
Processor: Intel Core i3 Dual Core
Graphics: NVIDIA Geforce GTS 450 / AMD Radeon HD 5570
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Storage: 10 GB available space
DirectX: Version 11

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Full controller support
Platforms: Windows, macOS
Achievements: 43
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards

Steam Deck: Verified

All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
Shows Steam Deck controller icons
In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

Multiplayer and co-op

Single-player

Languages

Text only: English, Korean, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, German, Spanish - Spain, Traditional Chinese, French, Portuguese - Brazil, Italian, Russian, Polish, Thai, Turkish.