Games like DAVE THE DIVER
If DAVE THE DIVER is your kind of game, the closest matches are Orion Blue, Call of Boba and 流浪荒岛 — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its diverse underwater biomes, endless content updates and humorous narrative. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Get personalized picks →DAVE THE DIVER is a 2023 casual adventure RPG developed by MINTROCKET that combines deep-sea exploration with sushi restaurant management. Players dive into underwater environments during the day to fish and discover resources, then return to manage their restaurant at night, completing side-missions and upgrading equipment along the way. The game has earned a 97% positive rating from over 47,000 Steam reviews. Players describe the experience as atmospheric and immersive, highlighting the diverse underwater biomes and humorous narrative as particularly engaging. Reviewers note the game receives endless content updates. The game is verified for Steam Deck and is priced at $19.99.
About 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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Steam players who put hours into DAVE THE DIVER also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.
Orion Blue
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Top pick for DAVE THE DIVER fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Simulation with DAVE THE DIVER.
Orion Blue is a cozy fishing adventure set on a beautiful alien planet. Catch fish, gather resources, and build relationships with the locals. Play actively, or relax and let the game progress with Idle Mode.
Call of Boba
WHY THIS
Shares a relaxing mood with DAVE THE DIVER.
Second-strongest match for DAVE THE DIVER fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Simulation with DAVE THE DIVER.
A cozy pixel art adventure about saving a struggling Boba Tea shop. Brew up tasty drinks, battle enemies for inspiration, make friends with customers, and much much more, on your quest to serve up the best tea in town!
流浪荒岛
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for DAVE THE DIVER fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Simulation with DAVE THE DIVER.
Wandering is a pixel-style sandbox action-adventure where you play as a drifting desert island adventurer trying to survive on a pristine desert island. You can explore unknown islands on a raft and get unique resources and treasures. Conquer powerful enemies and acquire rare equipment.
Nivalis
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Ranked #4 for DAVE THE DIVER fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Simulation with DAVE THE DIVER.
Grow your business, manage restaurants and nightclubs, make friends and enemies, buy and decorate apartments, go fishing and maybe even find love in Nivalis, the city that stretches from the ocean to the clouds.
Hokko Life
WHY THIS
Shares a relaxing mood with DAVE THE DIVER.
Ranked #5 for DAVE THE DIVER fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Simulation with DAVE THE DIVER.
Hop off the train and into your new life in the village of Hokko! Take over the old workshop and get creative; use crafted materials and design everything in town! With complete creative freedom, what type of town will you build?
Catch & Cook: Fishing Adventure
WHY THIS
Shares a relaxing mood with DAVE THE DIVER.
Ranked #6 for DAVE THE DIVER fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Simulation with DAVE THE DIVER.
Catch & Cook is a fishing adventure game in which you are not only a fisherman, but also a restaurant owner. Explore the ocean, catch fish and cook them in your own restaurant. A wide variety of fish, recipes and gameplay mechanics await you. So, what are you waiting for?
Kynseed
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with DAVE THE DIVER.
Ranked #7 for DAVE THE DIVER fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Simulation with DAVE THE DIVER.
Embark on a lifetime of adventure in a beautiful world of creativity and intrigue. Raise a family, customise your farm, run a business, craft items, and battle some marvellously malevolent monsters.
Immortal Life
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Shares an atmospheric mood with DAVE THE DIVER.
Ranked #8 for DAVE THE DIVER fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Simulation with DAVE THE DIVER.
Embark on a magical journey in this captivating life simulation game. Escape to a welcoming valley, farm with spells, and master skills like fishing, crafting, and cooking. Engage in epic battles, strengthen the bonds with your companions, and build your dream home to achieve Immortal Life!
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Valheim
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Shares an atmospheric mood with DAVE THE DIVER.
Reviewers of DAVE THE DIVER cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure and RPG with DAVE THE DIVER.
A brutal exploration and survival game for 1-10 players, set in a procedurally-generated purgatory inspired by viking culture. Battle, build, and conquer your way to a saga worthy of Odin’s patronage!
Moonlighter
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Shares an atmospheric mood with DAVE THE DIVER.
Reviewers of DAVE THE DIVER cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with DAVE THE DIVER.
Moonlighter is an Action RPG with rogue-lite elements that demonstrates two sides of the coin – revealing everyday routines of Will, an adventurous shopkeeper that secretly dreams of becoming a hero.
Travellers Rest
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Shares an atmospheric mood with DAVE THE DIVER.
Reviewers of DAVE THE DIVER cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure and Simulation with DAVE THE DIVER.
Craft, farm, build and cook! In Travellers Rest you will have to use all the available tools to become the best tavern keeper in the realm. Create unique dishes and drinks to please your customers as you discover the world and its colorful characters.
Graveyard Keeper
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Reviewers of DAVE THE DIVER cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure and Simulation with DAVE THE DIVER.
Build and manage a medieval graveyard while facing ethical dilemmas and making questionable decisions. Welcome to Graveyard Keeper, the most inaccurate medieval cemetery sim of the year.
Moonglow Bay
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Shares an atmospheric mood with DAVE THE DIVER.
Reviewers of DAVE THE DIVER cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure and RPG with DAVE THE DIVER.
Embark on a journey as a rookie angler in Moonglow Bay, fulfilling your partner's final wish. Team up with friends, family, and neighbours to hone your fishing skills, nourish relationships, and restore a remote town's fractured community in this slice-of-life fishing RPG!
Grounded
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Shares an atmospheric mood with DAVE THE DIVER.
Reviewers of DAVE THE DIVER cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with DAVE THE DIVER.
The world is a vast, beautiful and dangerous place – especially when you have been shrunk to the size of an ant. Can you thrive alongside the hordes of giant insects, fighting to survive the perils of the backyard?
Spiritfarer®: Farewell Edition
WHY THIS
Reviewers of DAVE THE DIVER cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure and Simulation with DAVE THE DIVER.
Spiritfarer® is a cozy management game about dying. As ferrymaster to the deceased, build a boat to explore the world, care for your spirit friends, and release them into the afterlife. The Spiritfarer Farewell Edition includes the heartwarming base game and three major content updates.
Children of Morta
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Shares an atmospheric mood with DAVE THE DIVER.
Reviewers of DAVE THE DIVER cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure and RPG with DAVE THE DIVER.
Children of Morta is a story-driven action RPG game about an extraordinary family of heroes. Lead the Bergsons, with all their flaws and virtues, against the forthcoming Corruption. Will you be able to sacrifice everything to save the ones you care for?
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below DAVE THE DIVER at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
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Priced ~75% under DAVE THE DIVER on Steam right now. Shares Simulation and Casual with DAVE THE DIVER.
Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.
Lethal Company
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Priced ~50% under DAVE THE DIVER on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with DAVE THE DIVER.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
People Playground
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Priced ~50% under DAVE THE DIVER on Steam right now. Shares Simulation and Casual with DAVE THE DIVER.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Fallout: New Vegas
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Priced ~50% under DAVE THE DIVER on Steam right now. Shares RPG with DAVE THE DIVER.
Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!
Vampire Survivors
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Priced ~75% under DAVE THE DIVER on Steam right now. Shares RPG and Casual with DAVE THE DIVER.
Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Casual with DAVE THE DIVER.
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with DAVE THE DIVER.
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with DAVE THE DIVER.
Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with DAVE THE DIVER.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation and Casual with DAVE THE DIVER.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with DAVE THE DIVER.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
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Frequently asked about DAVE THE DIVER
- Is DAVE THE DIVER verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — DAVE THE DIVER is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
- How much does DAVE THE DIVER cost?
- DAVE THE DIVER is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to DAVE THE DIVER?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside DAVE THE DIVER are Orion Blue, Call of Boba, 流浪荒岛.
- Who developed DAVE THE DIVER?
- DAVE THE DIVER was developed by MINTROCKET.
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