Huge variety of mechanics and minigames
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“It is so dense with wildly different mechanics.”
Steam review · 24.6 h played ↗
DAVE THE DIVER
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Overwhelmingly PositiveOverwhelmingly Positive · 97%MINTROCKET2023Management · Casual · Adventure
The verdict
A charming, funny pixel-art mix of diving and sushi-restaurant management with lots of content. Skip it if you want a pure fishing sim and hate interruptions, unskippable cutscenes and minigame bloat.
Great for
Players who enjoy cozy, varied games with minigames, humor and collecting, including on Steam Deck
Main risk
Constant new minigames, cutscenes and side tasks bury the diving and restaurant loop
What players love
Funny story and memorable characters
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“The game never takes itself too seriously, and that’s honestly its biggest strength”
Steam review · 56.1 h played ↗
Addictive dive-by-day, restaurant-by-night loop
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“the gameplay loop that combines underwater exploration with running a sushi restaurant is seriously addictive”
Steam review · 17.4 h played ↗
Cozy, relaxing atmosphere
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“There’s zero pressure, so you can just vibe out and play at your own pace.”
Steam review · 17.3 h played ↗
Charming pixel art, animation and music
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“The visuals are gorgeous.”
Steam review · 45 h played ↗
Great on Steam Deck
Mentioned in ~1 in 15 positive reviews
“this game fits the Deck so perfectly it might as well have been preinstalled”
Steam review · 50.1 h played ↗
What players complain about
Bloated with forced, shallow minigames
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“Then they added another mandatory mini-game, then other, then another”
Steam review · 38.5 h played ↗
Gets tedious and grindy after the first hours
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“The main loop turns into a lot of “go fetch stuff for underwater people,””
Steam review · 18.7 h played ↗
Constant interruptions and unskippable cutscenes
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“can't everyone just shut up and let me play for a minute without interruptions?”
Steam review · 3.3 h played ↗
Frustrating boss fights and clunky combat
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“klaus is way way way too difficult , sucking all of the fun out of the game”
Steam review · 30 h played ↗
Generative AI used for localization
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 negative reviews
“since the devs has decided to implement the use of AI in lieu of actual human translators has made me no longer able to support this project”
Steam review · 75.7 h played ↗
No save mid-dive, lost progress
Mentioned in ~1 in 30 negative reviews
“there is literally no autosave points within quests”
Steam review · 63.3 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: VerifiedController support10 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 10 64 bit
ProcessorIntel Core i3 Dual Core
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA Geforce GTS 450 / AMD Radeon HD 5570
Storage10 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 10 64 bit
ProcessorIntel Core i5 (Hexa Core) / i7 (Quad Core)
Memory16 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GTX 1060 3GB / AMD RX 480
Storage10 GB available space
OSWindows 10 64 bit
ProcessorIntel Core i3 Dual Core
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA Geforce GTS 450 / AMD Radeon HD 5570
Storage10 GB available space
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