Game2023

DAVE THE DIVER

AdventureCasualRPGSimulation

Developer MINTROCKET

Dave the Diver is a 2023 video game developed and published by Mintrocket. The game combines both action-adventure and management gameplay styles as players explore deep sea environments to gather ingredients for a sushi restaurant. It was released for macOS and Windows in June 2023 following an early access release in October 2022. A Nintendo Switch version was released in October 2023. From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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  • AndresPlays @andresplays.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 5, 2025

    BALDUR'S GATE 3 IS NOT AN INDIE. EXPEDITION 33 IS NOT AN INDIE. DAVE THE DIVER IS NOT AN INDIE. If you're making an Indie game of the year list, PLEASE consider the scope, funding, team, publisher, and contractors involved. Rant over.

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  • James @nitrorad.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 14, 2025

    Dave the Diver is an ugly looking game and I'm sick of seeing it

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  • Duck AI Slop!! @duckaislop.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 22, 2026

    Dave The Diver Mintrocket Steam disclosure. Recently used Gen AI to "assist" with localizations and translations. store.steampowered.com/app/1868140/... -E

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  • Sammmy @sammmystern.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 8, 2025

    Dave the Diver✅ Absolutely incredible game. I loved every single second of this game. The fishing, exploration, story, restaurant management, art style and story were all absolutely incredible. Balances being cozy and engaging perfectly imo. One of the GOATS imo. 9.9/10

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  • Knoebel @knoebel.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 2, 2025

    Jaeho Hwang the director of 'Dave the Diver' said they didn’t apply for the Indie Game Award at the Keighleys in 2023. “we’re making a game at Nexon, so there’s nothing indie about it." www.videogameschronicle.com/news/dave-th...

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  • Jazz The JRPG Queen 👑❤️🎮 @jazzlikestogame.bsky.socialBluesky · May 30, 2026

    Said I was playing Dave The Diver as my “side game” what the fuck happened?! 🤣👀😂💀

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  • Jazz The JRPG Queen 👑❤️🎮 @jazzlikestogame.bsky.socialBluesky · May 15, 2026

    Dave The Diver is a beautiful game 😍

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  • VGC @videogameschronicle.comBluesky · Jul 2, 2025

    The director of Dave the Diver has spoken about the controversy surrounding its Game Awards 2023 nomination for Best Indie Game. Jaeho Hwang says there's "nothing indie about it", and the nomination was nothing to do with his studio. www.videogameschronicle.com/news/dave-th...

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  • Techless | VTuber Editor @sachicanttech.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 13, 2025

    I also just remembered the controversy last year with Dave the Diver literally not being an indie game but a small project from a major studio, but because it looked like a pixel art game Keighley decided "it must be an indie game right" and ignored all criticism.

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  • Genki @genkigamer.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 12, 2025

    Stellar Blade Director Kim Hyung Tae and Dave the Diver Director Jaeho Hwang both say the game series that most inspired them is the Yakuza / Like A Dragon series! The two got together to have a long conversation about their love for the series! m.thisisgame.com/webzine/specia…

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  • Jazz The JRPG Queen 👑❤️🎮 @jazzlikestogame.bsky.socialBluesky · May 14, 2026

    I started Dave The Diver tonight and this will definitely be my chill side game. This game is addicting as fuck. Swim and catch ocean life by day and run a sushi shop by night. It’s ridiculous how good this game really is. 🍣🍱🚤🎣🐠🐟 Catch me out on the ocean 🌊☀️

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  • minus8 archive🔞 @chtkghk.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 3, 2026

    This looks dope as hell. Dave the Diver is an excellent game and actual high quality cooking sims are rare. The art, animation and atmosphere seem top tier. store.steampowered.com/app/3596430/...

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  • The Triple-i Initiative @iii-initiative.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 22, 2026

    Call for co-streamers! The Triple-i Initiative showcase returns 8th October, with announcements from Dave the Diver, Risk of Rain 2, Windrose, Brotato, Among Us Story, Militsioner, Outward 2 & more, PLUS eight new game reveals! Sign up here: forms.gle/6Vjwh4PTYss5...

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  • Dan Marshall @danthat.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 28, 2023

    In light of the Dave the Diver/ Game Awards/ what IS indie?? conversation YET AGAIN, this remains the go-to yardstick for me:

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  • Knoebel @knoebel.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 21, 2024

    The Godzilla DLC for 'Dave the Diver' gets delisted in 2 days on November 23rd! You can claim it for free (without owning the main game) on PlayStation and Switch. On Steam you need to own the main game.

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  • Louisa @louisathelast.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 23, 2025

    No focus group could have given me my favorite game last year, which was Dave the Diver

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  • ingthing @ingthing.devBluesky · Feb 2, 2025

    Started playing Balatro after playing the mini game in Dave the Diver and I have never been so compelled to play a game I keep losing at 🤔

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  • jake-o’-lantern 🎃 @baronduki.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 18, 2026

    Really looking forward to jumping back into Dave the Diver… Not every expansion needs to be a $30+ event. Sometimes I just want a low cost excuse to revisit a game you love.

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  • Ally @goomy.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 22, 2026

    I'm really irritated to learn that I game I liked, Dave the Diver, has a generative AI disclosure on steam. like wtf are we doing here? It's beyond disappointing. I hate that developers are using the slop machine to translate. I don't want any gen AI in anything.

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  • wes @funnywes.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 23, 2026

    examples No More Heroes 1 + 3: The Chores 🔥🔥 Dave The Diver : self explanatory, minigames are required to complete the game Kingdom Hearts 2: same as Dave The Diver kinda Yakuza 5: ramen minigame you just sorta stumble upon Danganronpa: hangmans gambit sucks but its funny so it gets a pass

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  • Louisa @louisathelast.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 1, 2024

    I’d like to thank video games for my last scraps of mental health. Thanks, Dave the Diver. Thank you, Suika Game

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  • Big Plush Zard @tilerin.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 20, 2025

    Finally got around to playing through Dave the Diver this past week. Such a great game with a lot of heart put into it.

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  • Film Crit Hulk @filmcrithulk.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 21, 2024

    Played two awesome video games, DAVE THE DIVER and BALATRO that got me thinking about core mechanics versus variation and the feat and famine within. Enjoy! www.patreon.com/posts/gabbin...

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  • Graham Reid 🌴 @grahamoflegend.comBluesky · Nov 7, 2024

    Just started playing Dave the Diver... This game is GOALS for me as a dev, holy crap it's so good 🤩

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  • Zeether @zeether.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 20, 2024

    Dave The Diver is not an indie game

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  • Sonic Yo-dead @sonicyoda.neocities.orgBluesky · Feb 13, 2025

    Every forgotten franchise you love and want to see a new video game for is coming BACK As DLC for Dave the Diver

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  • Knoebel @knoebel.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 15, 2024

    Reminder 'Dave the Diver' Godzilla DLC pack gets delisted on November 23rd. You don't need the base game, just claim the DLC on PlayStation and Switch.

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  • PixieCatSupreme (Scary) @pixiecatsupreme.comBluesky · Dec 13, 2025

    It's Dave the Diver again, which also isn't an indie game

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  • Heavy Wings @heavywingsdx.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 17, 2026

    Dave the Diver might count too, that game was up for best indie while funded by Nexon.

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  • rebecca stone @forestminish.tvBluesky · Dec 29, 2025

    Rate my fantasy critic draft picks for 2026 Grand Theft Auto VI Splatoon Raiders Mio: Memories in Orbit Dave the Diver - In the Jungle Super Mario Bros. Wonder Switch 2 Edition + Meetup in Bellabel Park COUNTERPICK: Unannounced Mainline Half-Life Game

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  • Liam @ GamingOnLinux @gamingonlinux.comBluesky · Dec 16, 2024

    But hey whatever, Dave The Diver (wonderful game), somehow won “Best Independent Game” even though the developer is owned by Nexon so clearly words have lost all meaning.

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  • Nintendeal @nintendeal.comBluesky · Nov 6, 2025

    Dave the Diver Nintendo Switch 2 Edition is available now: bit.ly/4nJqN1A $11.99 Free Switch 2 Edition upgrade: bit.ly/497E1S8 "Higher resolution and improved frame rates. No changes are made to the content of the game."

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  • Spiff @spiff.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 21, 2024

    I’ve been playing so much Dave the Diver while on vacation. It’s been the perfect game for my Switch.

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  • Eurogamer @eurogamer.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 2, 2025

    Dave the Diver director finally ends indie debate after controversial The Game Awards 2023 nomination www.eurogamer.net/dave-the-div...

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  • Aaron Patterson @tenderlove.devBluesky · Dec 31, 2024

    I 100% bought Balatro because it's a mini game in Dave the Diver 🫣

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  • Aaron Patterson @tenderlove.devBluesky · Dec 31, 2024

    Dave the Diver is so good. I don't want the game to end so I keep putting off doing the missions 😅

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  • journeyman folklorist @aniceburrito.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 29, 2024

    I’m like a year late to this but Dave the Diver is a great game. Perfect game loop

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  • Leon Xiao @leonxiao.comBluesky · Aug 11, 2025

    Cool new issue of Game Studies: gamestudies.org/2502 Inter alia, fishing games (Dave the Diver and Dredge) 🎣 and Genshin Impact lore and fan practices. 📜

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  • orangerful @orangerful.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 15, 2025

    Completed the main story of Dave the Diver. What a lovely game!

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  • Susan Arendt @susanarendt.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 11, 2023

    Dave the Diver is the exact game I needed right now.

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  • Lindsay @neomeruru.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 12, 2025

    It's my first time playing Dave the Diver since early access and like... wow, they put a lot of game in that game, huh!

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  • James Hamilton @jameshamiltonwriter.comBluesky · Jan 3, 2025

    me: I have played Balatro for literally hundreds of hours, time for me to play something else you horrible people: Dave the Diver is great! me: *downloads Dave the Diver* Dave the Diver: hi we literally put Balatro in the game

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  • Arkhangel | Control: Resonant @arkhangel79.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 25, 2026

    Game recommendation needed: Is Dave the Diver worth a 10 spot?

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  • Sheep/Dog🛫🔜Home @slippy.pastelpastures.gayBluesky · Jul 18, 2025

    Oh and I beat Dave the Diver, that was a cool game!

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  • Iron Joe @ironjoebro.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 13, 2025

    I hate being reminded of Dave the Diver and all that “what IS an indie game, really?” talk spawned just because people really wanted specifically Dave the Diver to count for some reason

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  • 🏳️‍⚧️ Kim 🏳️‍⚧️ @kim-chee.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 21, 2026

    Dave the Diver, PLEASE. I love you, don't do this. There are countless fans out there that will, at minimum, localize a game FOR FREE out of sheer passion and dedication. Google translate has been getting translations wrong for years. What makes you think AI is going to be any better at it?

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  • NinEverything @nineverything.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 8, 2026

    Dave the Diver Nintendo Switch 2 physical pre-orders live on Amazon (full game on cartridge) amzn.to/41n7Okx #ad

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  • Green Tagged Melody, Cafe Owner @pricklybehr.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 23, 2026

    Also, a special fuck you to the devs of Dave the Diver for adding in AI translations after having a successful game. Couldn't hire anyone to actually do translations with any of that profit, could you?

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  • 🦇 𝕱𝖊𝖆𝖗𝖉𝖗𝖎𝖐 𝕳𝖊𝖆𝖙𝖍𝖊𝖓 🎃 @fredrikhathen.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 14, 2026

    WHERE has Dave the Diver been all my life, this game is fantastic

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  • Blaidd (Coyote era) @blaiddwest.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 21, 2025

    I got addicted to Balatro because Dave the Diver snuck it into their game

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  • Mattmamatt🎮Another Eden Begins @mattmamatt301.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 13, 2024

    Dave the Diver has the be the most supported "Indie" style game ever lol

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  • it's Halloween name charloh! (it/its) @charloh.onlineBluesky · Apr 6, 2026

    we've been playing Dave the Diver which is a good game

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  • CheckpointVibes @checkpointvibes.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 29, 2026

    🍁 Hey Buds 💚🍃💨 🍂🎮 Going Live at 10 PM EST🍂 🐱 Cat Squeeze ✨ Kernel Hearts 🌊 Dave the Diver ⚔️ Moonlighter 2: The Endless Vault Come hang out, game with us, and enjoy some chill fall vibes! 21+ and 420 friendly. 💚🍃💨 Lurkers always welcome! twitch.tv/checkpointvi... #IndieGames #Twitch

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  • CaptainTechnicality @cpttechnicality.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 21, 2026

    Can I finally say that regardless of whether it's an indie game or not Dave the Diver is one of the ugliest "pixel art" games I've ever seen and I can't believe there are people who glaze it

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  • Free Steam Games @steamgamespc.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 21, 2026

    DAVE THE DIVER - GGST Content Pack DLC is Free at Steam store.steampowered.com/app/4158580/... This content requires the base game DAVE THE DIVER on Steam in order to play. store.steampowered.com/app/1868140/...

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  • wwwdotdogsdotcom @wwwdotdogsdotcom.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 21, 2026

    DAVE THE DIVER - GGST Content Pack DLC is free: Steam buff.ly/UfFBB3x US PSN buff.ly/hBDF72r Xbox buff.ly/jBLESP9 "DLC content is coming soon to Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2 platforms as a free in-game update."

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  • CheckpointVibes @checkpointvibes.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 29, 2026

    🍁 Hey Buds 💚🍃💨 🍂🎮 WE’RE NOW LIVE 🎮🍂 🐱 Cat Squeeze ✨ Kernel Hearts 🌊 Dave the Diver ⚔️ Moonlighter 2: The Endless Vault Come hang out, game with us, and enjoy some chill fall vibes! 21+ and 420 friendly. 💚🍃💨 Lurkers always welcome! 🔴 Watch on Twitch: twitch.tv/checkpointvi... #IndieGames

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  • Shmilliot @shmilliot.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 27, 2026

    I want to stream tonight, Either more Dave the Diver or Oblivion or a game Slow bought me called Naiad 🤔

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  • Mad Dr. Jimbosaur, Espooky. @jimbosaur.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 24, 2026

    Seasons 1 and 2 of Community are my go-to "I need to disconnect my brain from whatever it's doing right now" show. I've also found the game Dave The Diver extremely relaxing (while also being engaging enough to distract me from whatever's freaking me out).

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  • Jo @jotatochip.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 15, 2026

    Here's the schedule for this week! 🗓️ Our week starts with some more Dave the Diver. On Thursday we have a short and sweet Just Chatting stream for you guys and then our week ends with a new game called Fading Echo! ✨ See you then! 💕 All times are shown in Eastern Time ⏰ twitch.tv/jotato_chip

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