Dave the Diver
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.
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Guides
Guides
Dave the Diver Beginner Guide — Day Loop, Upgrades and Early Money
Every in-game day in Dave the Diver is a morning dive, an afternoon dive and an evening shift at Bancho Sushi. The dives feed the restaurant, and the restaurant pays for the gear that lets you dive deeper. This guide gives the upgrade order with real iDiver prices, the fish and recipes that earn early money, how hiring and staff pay work, the early story missions in order, and the beginner mistakes that quietly cost you gold and days.
Dave the Diver Boss Guide — Every Boss in Order and How to Beat It
Dave the Diver's base game has fourteen bosses across sixteen fights, from the Giant Squid in Chapter 1 to Yawie in the finale and the hidden Lusca. Several are optional and only appear through a vortex on a stormy night. This guide lists them in story order with where each starts, what helps, the mechanic that decides the fight and what it drops, plus the sharks and jellyfish that cost you the most dives.
Dave the Diver Weapons and Diving Gear — Upgrade Order, Guns and Depths
Dave the Diver has two gear shops: the iDiver app (air, cargo, depth, harpoon) and Duff's Weapon Shop (permanent guns from materials). Crate weapons break when you surface. This guide gives the upgrade order with real prices, the harpoon and gun upgrade paths, why a netted or sleeping fish gives up to five times the sushi of a dead one, what each depth zone needs, and the best loadout per stage.
Dave the Diver Sushi Restaurant Guide — Best Recipes and Staff
Bancho Sushi is where Dave the Diver's money comes from, and it rewards planning more than speed. Prices rise through recipe enhancement (each level adds 30% of the base price) and a GOOD-or-better green tea pour, not through wasabi. This guide covers the recipes to sell at each stage with real prices, an enhancement plan based on actual ingredient costs, Cooksta ranks, staff hiring, training and dispatch, VIPs and parties, and common mistakes.
Overview
What's the Game?
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.
Day diving action
A procedurally varied Blue Hole. Manage oxygen and damage to reach deeper waters.
Night sushi management
Make sushi, serve customers, hire and train staff, upgrade the restaurant.
Rich story
Charismatic characters drive a layered narrative with boss-tier event setpieces.
Many minigames
Sushi prep, fishing, farming, aquaculture — relentless variety.
Gorgeous pixel art
Dreamlike underwater scenes and mouth-watering sushi presentation.
Huge content
30 to 50 hours in the base game, plus free DLC extending replayability.
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Screenshots
Screenshots
Languages
Supported Languages
| Language | Interface | Audio | Subtitles |
|---|---|---|---|
| English ● | ✓ | — | ✓ |
| Deutsch | ✓ | — | ✓ |
| Español | ✓ | — | ✓ |
| Français | ✓ | — | ✓ |
| Italiano | ✓ | — | ✓ |
| 日本語 | ✓ | — | ✓ |
| 한국어 | ✓ | — | ✓ |
| Português (Brasil) | ✓ | — | ✓ |
| Русский | ✓ | — | ✓ |
| 简体中文 | ✓ | — | ✓ |
| 繁體中文 | ✓ | — | ✓ |
Specs
System Requirements
Windows
Minimum
OS: Windows 10 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
Recommended
OS: Windows 10 64 bit Processor: Intel Core i5 (Hexa Core) / i7 (Quad Core) Memory: 16 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 1060 3GB / AMD RX 480 DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 10 GB available space Sound Card: Windows Compatible Audio Device
macOS
Minimum
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
Recommended
OS: Big Sur 11.0 Processor: Apple M2 Memory: 16 GB RAM Graphics: Apple M2 integrated graphics Storage: 11 GB available space
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