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DAVE THE DIVER

Dive by Day, Serve by Night!

Ratings

Age

13+

Category

Games

Languages

English

DAVE THE DIVER is a critically acclaimed hybrid RPG adventure that seamlessly blends deep-sea exploration with restaurant management. By day, dive into the ever-changing waters of the Blue Hole to catch exotic marine life, discover ancient ruins, and take down giant sea creatures. By night, help run Bancho Sushi by serving customers, creating gourmet menus, and upgrading your facilities.

Dinsun Expert Review

Our Expert Score

98/100

DAVE THE DIVER is an absolute masterclass in game design and one of the most charming releases on mobile. The transition between underwater exploration and evening restaurant management creates a pitch-perfect gameplay rhythm that never wears out its welcome. Every dive into the Blue Hole feels fresh thanks to procedural elements, varied sea life, and surprising underwater encounters.

Running Bancho Sushi is equally addicting, offering rewarding progression as you recruit staff, upgrade menus, and serve eccentric guests. Packed with humor, gorgeous pixel artwork, and surprisingly deep systems, Dave the Diver is an essential, unmissable experience.

Dinsun reviewed on: Fri Aug 07 2026

Features

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Engaging dual-gameplay loop combining action exploration and management

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Charming pixel and 3D graphics hybrid art style

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Rich storyline filled with quirky characters and minigames

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Deep gear upgrades, weapon crafting, and farm management systems

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Tips & Walkthrough

Gameplays

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Q&A

Yes, full MFi and Bluetooth game controller support is included.

Ratings & Reviews

App Store Editors’ Notes

Needs iCloud cross saves and Apple TV Support
Thu Sep 17 2026 EsguerraB

I love this game. I have played it on Switch, Xbox and didn’t even have to think about buying it for iOS so that I always have it. The game play done, it jitters in a couple places but the first couple chapters have been fine. But please add iCloud save support so I can play between my iPad and iPhone. And maybe add Apple TV support in the future. But at the very least, we need cross saves.

Very fun and with fun humor but…
Thu Sep 24 2026 Aware of issues

Easily a game that you can find yourself sucked into for hours, in theory that is what I’d like to be able to say if only it didn’t suddenly close out on you! for the developers information this glitch typically seems to happen when you’re trying to start diving during the loading screen, so please try to fix this issue? the game looks really good otherwise fix whatever is causing this problem and you’ll be good Edit You know what …it’s unplayable it keeps on crashing and quitting the app over and over at the prologue for me or when I try to pick something up when I occasionally can get it to the diving part of the game (not often) and I tried to see if there was anything I could do about it but…. Nada Look devs please please pivot to fixing this issue this is not a small issue but a major one that needs addressing asap if your game isn’t playable then no matter how fun it is…. Well it’s not a great look for your team’s reputation is what I’m saying.

LETS BE HONEST
Mon Sep 21 2026 EZGEXTRA

I stumbled into this game in search for a new app for my phone and my god.. what a game! I don’t really do pixel games either but this one for some reason caught my eye. All the 1 star people dont know this games true potential mind you, it just came out on ios. Stop nagging and enjoy this simple yet complex arcade syle game! And yes you do have to pay for the full version but the demo is more than enough!! You want free games hop on the search bar and type free😭🗣️ ANYWAYS i love this game and its a bit challenging at times but im hooked! Big thanks to the creators and audio content! Im sure all of you spent a huge amount of time working on this and did a really good job 10/10!

Dripping With Personality!
Mon Sep 21 2026 Dadeos Musik

This has got to be the absolute best game to come out on IOS/mobile. A rich and full game with care and heart put into every inch of it. The various characters and cutscenes are just so delightful every time (*chef’s kiss.) The game cleverly combines the two genres of a restaurant sim (in this case a sushi bar) and a unique roguelite diving/fishing game with each side fueling the other (and then even adds a ton of side content on top of that.) Last thing I want to mention is that I knew it was going to be good the moment the music started; that’s a great feeling ;)

What mobile games should be.
Sat Sep 19 2026 Jedediah smitty

Single player, no adds, one time purchase, optional in game purchases that have no impact on the game itself besides aesthetics or dlc which only improves and expands on the game. This game has so much to uncover the story is very interactive which keeps the many dives interesting. Between events, bosses, mini games, management this gem belongs on every mobile device. I’ve been waiting on it for quite some time because I knew the controls translate to touch easy. Thank you developers for this masterpiece!

Great little game, frustrating controls on mobile
Sun Sep 27 2026 AnotherReviewerGuy

The mini game controls sometimes translate terribly to a phone, especially since you never are given instructions on how to actually complete them. Like deciphering the tablet? No idea. Nothing I do seems to do anything, and the game doesn’t tell me how, so I’ve been stuck here for 30 minutes. So while I really like a lot about this game, it’s also easily the most frustrated I’ve been playing a game in forever.

Super fun gameplay loop
Sun Sep 20 2026 ShovelSprite

This game has such a great gameplay loop. I love listening to podcasts while I play to just turn my brain off. Performance is really good on both iPhone and iPad. The bigger screen is nice for these graphics. Cloud saves are present, but require you to manually upload and download between devices. Overall, good port so far and worth the money.

Freeze/Stuck
Fri Sep 18 2026 Stratbluesman

As someone else said, I was playing through the free first chapter planning on buying the rest when after the doctor started throwing up out of his ship it was just stuck there forever and no matter what I do I can’t even get in there to purchase the rest of the game, but now I don’t want to because it might stick like this. Good game so far however I’m just not gonna take a chance for something as pricey as that.

Some Walkthrough

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