Dave the Diver

Dave the Diver is a singleplayer side view and scrolling adventure, RPG, exploration, business, farming and simulation game.

General information

Official Discord server

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Epic Games Store
GamersGate

Green Man Gaming
Microsoft Store		Xbox Play Anywhere.
Steam
Humble Store (unavailable)

All OS X versions require Steam DRM.

Monetization

Type	Notes
DLC	Ichiban's Holiday Content Pack is paid DLC. The Dredge Content Pack and Godzilla Content Pack are both free.
One-time game purchase	The game requires an upfront purchase to access.

Microtransactions

Type	Notes
Cosmetic	The Digital Extra includes boat skins that have no impact on gameplay.
Time-limited	The free Godzilla Content Pack and paid Ichiban's Holiday Content Pack are time-limited DLC.

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
Digital Extra	Includes skins for Cobra's boat, as well as the digital artbook and soundtrack.
Dredge Content Pack	Free Dredge crossover.
Godzilla Content Pack	Free. Was available until November 23, 2024.
Ichiban's Holiday Content Pack	Yakuza (Like a Dragon) crossover. Available until October 9, 2025.
In the Jungle	Coming late 2025.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\nexon\DAVE THE DIVER\
macOS (OS X)
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1868140/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\nexon\DAVE THE DIVER\SteamSData\<user-id>\
macOS (OS X)	$HOME/Library/Application Support/nexon/DAVE THE DIVER/SData/ $HOME/Library/Application Support/com.nexon.dave/DAVE THE DIVER/SData/
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1868140/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Epic Games Launcher
Steam Cloud
Xbox Cloud

Video

Video settings

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen		Pillarboxed 16:9.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
High-fidelity upscaling		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS		Background scrolling is locked to 50 FPS (20 ms) in Unity, which causes judder if the refresh rate doesn't match that frame rate (50 Hz) or a multiple (e.g. 100 Hz or 150 Hz).^[2]
120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.
Color blind mode		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unity page for more details.

Smoothness fix

The game is tied to 50fps, causing annoying judder on screens running at multiples of 60Hz. This fix will make the game look much smoother, especially visible in underwater background scrolling, particles and other graphic effects.

Instructions
Follow this public ^[3] Steam guide.

Input

Input settings (keyboard and mouse)

Input settings (gamepad)

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse acceleration
Mouse input in menus
Keyboard and mouse prompts
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger support

DirectInput-compatible controllers

PlayStation controllers		DualShock 4, DualSense
PlayStation button prompts
Motion sensors support
Light bar support		Off on the surface, blue when diving, red when low on oxygen, purple when using the UV Light, for example.
Adaptive trigger support		Wired Added in v1.0.4.1635 (Windows) / v1.0.4.582 (Mac OS). Felt when using the harpoon, for instance.
DualSense haptic feedback support		wired only
Connection modes	Wired

Nintendo controllers

Other controller(s)
Additional button prompts

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Input prompt override
Haptic feedback
Digital movement support
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

Audio settings

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Music, Sound Effects
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Czech				Fan - AI
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Polish				Fan translation - [1]
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	11

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	ARM	Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)

Middleware

No middleware information; you can edit this page to add it.

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	7	10
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i3 dual core	Intel Core i5 quad core Intel Core i7 quad core
System memory (RAM)	8 GB	16 GB
Storage drive (HDD/SSD)	10 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GTS 450 ATI Radeon HD 5570 DirectX 11 compatible	Nvidia GeForce GTX 750 Ti AMD Radeon R9 270X

A 64-bit operating system is required.

macOS (OS X)
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	10.15
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i3 3.6 GHz quad core	Apple M1 octa core
System memory (RAM)	8 GB	16 GB
Storage drive (HDD/SSD)	11 GB
Video card (GPU)	AMD Radeon Pro 555X

A 64-bit operating system is required.

Notes

↑ Unity engine build: 2020.3.48f1^[1]
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1
Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/1868140/.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (1868140) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

↑ Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2024-04-08
↑ A Twitter comment from Tyler Glaiel - last accessed on 2023-10-30
↑ Smoother Dave - last accessed on 2025-12-30

[2] Unity engine build: 2020.3.48f1^[1]

[Proton_path_note-3] 2.0 ^2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/1868140/.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (1868140) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[3] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[4] Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/1868140/.

[5] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[6] The app ID (1868140) may differ in some cases.

[7] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[8] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[engineversion-1] Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2024-04-08

[4] A Twitter comment from Tyler Glaiel - last accessed on 2023-10-30

[5] Smoother Dave - last accessed on 2025-12-30

[Note 1]

[Note 2]

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[3]

[1]

Developers

	MINTROCKET
Engines
	Unity 2020^{[Note 1]}
Release dates
Windows	June 28, 2023
macOS (OS X)	June 28, 2023
Reception
Metacritic	90
OpenCritic	90
IGDB	93
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase, DLC
Microtransactions	Cosmetic, Time-limited
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Side view, Scrolling
Controls	Direct control, Point and select, Menu-based
Genres	Adventure, RPG, Exploration, Business, Farming, Simulation
Sports	Fishing, Water sports
Art styles	Pixel art, Stylized