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

Green Man Gaming
Humble Store
Steam

All versions require Steam DRM.

Monetization

Type	Notes
One-time game purchase	The game requires an upfront purchase to access.

Microtransactions

Type	Notes
No microtransactions	Game does not contain any microtransactions.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

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

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam 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 (20ms) 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 150Hz).^[3]
120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)		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.

Input

Input settings (keyboard and mouse)

Input settings (gamepad)

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
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 vibration

PlayStation controllers		DualShock 4, DualSense
PlayStation button prompts
Light bar support
Adaptive trigger support
DualSense haptic feedback support
Connection modes	Wired

Generic/other controllers
Button prompts

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
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
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	11

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	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
Hard disk drive (HDD)	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
Hard disk drive (HDD)	11 GB
Video card (GPU)	AMD Radeon Pro 555X

Notes

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

References

↑ Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2024-04-08
↑ Steam Community - DAVE THE DIVER General Discussions - Frequently Asked Questions(자주 찾는 질문) - last accessed on 2023-02-01
"There are no online microtransactions."
↑ A Twitter comment from Tyler Glaiel - last accessed on 2023-10-30

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

[Proton_path_note-4] 2.0 ^2.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/1868140/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (1868140) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

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

[3] Steam Community - DAVE THE DIVER General Discussions - Frequently Asked Questions(자주 찾는 질문) - last accessed on 2023-02-01
"There are no online microtransactions."

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

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Developers

	MINTROCKET
Engines
	Unity 2020^{[Note 1]}
Release dates
Windows	June 28, 2023
macOS (OS X)	June 28, 2023
Reception
Metacritic	90
OpenCritic	90
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Microtransactions	None^[2]
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