https://www.thegamer.com Dave the Diver sees you play the titular seafarer as he explores the Blue Hole, a colossal deep sea region, as he seeks the perfect ingredients for his upmarket sushi restaurant. Combining an adventure RPG with management mechanics, it boasts an incredibly satisfying gameplay loop. Mon, 24 Jul 2023 18:33:17 GMT en-US hourly 60 As you spend your time with Dave the Diver, you'll be tasked with tracking down specific fish and other ingredients for missions and creating particular recipes to serve in the sushi restaurant. However, not all items are easy to find, as many can only be found in certain locations or at specific depths.

]]> Mon, 24 Jul 2023 18:33:17 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/dave-the-diver-sea-grapes-location-how-to-get/ If you're accompanying Dave the Diver on his adventures into the Giant Blue Hole, you'll find yourself busy with missions, catching fish, serving up delicious sushi, and staying in one piece when being attacked by vicious sea creatures.

]]> Mon, 24 Jul 2023 16:45:20 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/dave-the-diver-complete-guide-walkthrough/ The main story of Dave The Diver is quite long, and it starts with you trying to get different kinds of fish for your Sushi Restaurant. Eventually, you meet Dr. Bacon and start looking into the sudden appearance of Sea People and the reasons for constant earthquakes in the Blue Hole.

]]> Sun, 23 Jul 2023 14:30:20 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/dave-the-diver-how-to-get-dev-killer-achievement/ As you progress through the main story in Dave The Diver, you'll eventually stumble upon the Sea People Village where you'll first talk to their leader, Tenzhin. He'll ask you to do different quests for the people in the village so that you can gain their trust and start working on solving the main issue.

]]> Sun, 23 Jul 2023 14:01:20 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/dave-the-diver-tube-coral-location-guide/ There are numerous tasks in Dave the Diver that will consume your time. From serving customers at Bancho Sushi, to tending to your vegetable farm, to diving for rare fish, the game is chock-full of things to do. Additional gameplay and missions will become available once you discover the Sea People Village.

]]> Sat, 22 Jul 2023 16:30:18 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/dave-the-diver-shark-teeth-minigame-explained-guide/ During the first chapter of Dave The Diver, you'll get introduced to a group called Sea Blue. These people will claim to be protecting the sea, and you'll see John Watson as their leader. During the entire main story, you'll have to fight against this person multiple times as he constantly blocks your path.

]]> Fri, 21 Jul 2023 18:30:20 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/dave-the-diver-john-watson-all-fights-guide/ If you've activated the three switches in Glacial Area and reached the Control Room in Dave The Diver, you've already fought a handful of bosses with unique mechanics. Before getting into the final chapter, you'll have to fight another boss right above the Control Room's entrance.

]]> Fri, 21 Jul 2023 14:00:17 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/dave-the-diver-kronosaurus-boss-battle-guide/ There are tons of ingredients across the many dishes that can be made in Dave the Diver, however, salt is a rather common ingredient that you'll need to prepare a number of important dishes. These dishes include expensive specialty items that can only be made once using a part of a boss monster.

]]> Fri, 21 Jul 2023 09:47:18 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/dave-the-diver-salt-location-how-to-get-guide/ After getting the trust of the Sea People in Dave The Diver, you'll be asked to get past the Glacier Passage and reach the Control Room to find the source of the earthquakes. To do this, you'll first have to enter a hideout underwater and get a device that can help Dr. Bacon make you a new diving suit.

]]> Thu, 20 Jul 2023 20:15:19 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/dave-the-diver-chapter-6-puzzles-guide/ Dave the Diver is chock full of aquatic species to discover, capture, and kill. However, some fish are a bit more elusive and difficult to detain than others. The Pelican Eel is one such prize seeing as it is both an eel and a rank 9 sea creature.

]]> Thu, 20 Jul 2023 13:30:14 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/dave-the-diver-pelican-eel-location-catch-guide/ As soon as you start playing Dave The Diver, you'll embark on a journey to find out more information about the Sea People. Eventually, you'll enter their village and their ruler will ask you to find a special key from the Abandoned Cave. You'll use the key to go down to the control room and find the reason for the temperature increase.

]]> Wed, 19 Jul 2023 18:30:14 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/dave-the-diver-chapter-7-puzzles-solution-guide/ There are a total of seven chapters in Dave The Diver, so you've already past the halfway mark if you've reached chapter five. In the beginning, the game gives you enough time to get used to its mechanics, but it won't be easy from this point since there are a lot of puzzles you have to solve.

]]> Wed, 19 Jul 2023 18:00:22 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/dave-the-diver-all-chapter-5-puzzles-solution-guide/ As soon as you reach the Sea People Village in Dave The Diver, Tenzhin, the ruler of the village, will ask you to gain their trust by completing various tasks. Once you've acquired 100 credits from these quests, he'll ask you to return the next day and retrieve the key to the Glacier Passage.

]]> Wed, 19 Jul 2023 14:31:15 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/dave-the-diver-chapter-4-puzzles-solution-guide/ If you've reached the sixth chapter of Dave The Diver, you've already unlocked most of the areas in the game. This chapter requires you to go around Glacial Area and activate three switches to open the Control Room, but you'll have to battle about three bosses in this chapter apart from solving numerous puzzles.

]]> Wed, 19 Jul 2023 13:31:16 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/dave-the-diver-helicoprion-boss-fight-guide/ There's no shortage of sharks in Dave The Diver, especially when you unlock all the regions. You can easily defeat and get meat from ten or more sharks in each run, but things change when it comes to the Great White Shark Klaus. You'll have to meet some specific conditions if you want to fight it.

]]> Tue, 18 Jul 2023 18:31:15 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/dave-the-diver-great-white-shark-klaus-location-battle-guide/ Hiring an employee can be one of the stressful aspects of Dave The Diver since every employee has four stats and two unlockable skills. You'll have to invest a lot of money into an employee's training if you want them to have these skills, and it's not easy to get your hands on the money.

]]> Tue, 18 Jul 2023 17:46:16 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/dave-the-diver-appeal-stat-explained/ You'll have quite a cozy time when you first explore the waters in Dave The Diver, but it'll constantly get more dangerous as you progress in the story. There will be times when you'll face a boss enemy. You'll have to defeat most of these enemies to progress the story, but some of them are optional.

]]> Tue, 18 Jul 2023 16:45:16 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/dave-the-diver-mantis-shrimp-location-battle-guide/ After playing Dave The Diver for a bit and getting to the second chapter, you'll unlock a special type of gear called charms. These can be equipped through the chest on the boat, and provide special effects to Dave. You can only have up to two charms at a time.

]]> Tue, 18 Jul 2023 16:30:17 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/dave-the-diver-octopus-bracelet-charm-location-guide/ Apart from the main story in Dave The Diver, you'll find many side missions that will take you to specific locations inside the Blue Hole. Apart from giving you money, these missions can also give you different charms, decorations for your restaurant, and even new recipes for your customers.

]]> Tue, 18 Jul 2023 16:00:18 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/dave-the-diver-baby-whale-location-walkthrough/ As you save two Sea People from a giant Squid and go to their village with them in Dave The Diver, the ruler will ask for your help to find the reason for the constant earthquakes. The first step before you can help him is to gain the trust of Sea People villagers.

]]> Mon, 17 Jul 2023 19:45:16 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/dave-the-diver-pet-squid-selgio-shining-jellyfish-location/ The first half of Dave The Diver will be focused on you trying to get more information about an ancient civilization called the Sea People. Eventually, you'll learn that these people still exist and head to their village where the ruler will ask you to do quests for the villagers so you can get their trust.

]]> Mon, 17 Jul 2023 19:15:15 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/dave-the-diver-runaway-seahorses-location-guide/ Whenever a boss fight starts in Dave The Diver, you can usually either use your weapons or are provided with means to defeat the boss. Although, some enemies cannot be defeated because of the effect of Divine Fruit on them. You first saw this while visiting Abandoned Cave in chapter four.

]]> Mon, 17 Jul 2023 18:16:17 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/dave-the-diver-giant-gadon-boss-fight-guide/ Dave the Diver isn't just about catching fish and serving sushi — you'll have your fair share of missions to complete and bosses to beat, too. Each chapter ends in an epic boss battle, but there are also optional baddies to conquer.

]]> Mon, 17 Jul 2023 17:15:18 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/dave-the-diver-truck-hermit-crab-boss-battle-strategy-stormy-night-guide/ Once you explore the water a bunch of times in Dave The Diver, you'll get used to the combat mechanics and learn where your bullets are going to land. Learning these mechanics will help you survive much longer against bigger enemies like Sharks, but they won't help you against most bosses in the game.

]]> Mon, 17 Jul 2023 16:15:17 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/dave-the-diver-phantom-jellyfish-boss-fight-guide/ The giant ocean is one of the main reasons people love Dave The Diver, and you'll find plenty of fish species while you're exploring it. Most of these fish can be found at a certain depth or in a specific area all the time, but some of them require special conditions.

]]> Mon, 17 Jul 2023 15:00:17 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/dave-the-diver-striped-catfish-location-how-to-get/ Dave the Diver has you exploring the depths of the Great Blue Hole and helping Cobra and Bancho run a stylish little sushi restaurant. As you progress through the game, you'll meet lots of different people, unlock new content, complete missions, and uncover a few secrets too.

]]> Sun, 16 Jul 2023 19:26:35 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/dave-the-diver-achievement-unlock-walkthrough-guide/ Throughout your adventures with Dave the Diver, you'll be tasked with a variety of different mission types and requests from the people you meet throughout the storyline. When you first meet Udo, he'll ask you to start snapping specific underwater photos for him in a series of sub missions.

]]> Sun, 16 Jul 2023 17:04:45 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/dave-the-diver-take-picture-of-manta-ray-photo-request-mission-walkthrough/ When you first start playing Dave The Diver, Bancho Sushi restaurant will have limited recipes since you can't get a lot of fish. Although, as you progress further into the game and unlock new areas, the number of recipes will increase exponentially. Sometimes, you'll also need to prepare special dishes for VIPs.

]]> Sun, 16 Jul 2023 17:00:17 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/dave-the-diver-barreleye-location-how-to-catch-three-star/ When you're exploring the Great Blue Hole in Dave the Diver, you'll quickly grow accustomed to finding strange items like food ingredients in cook pots and chests under the sea. However, you might be slightly surprised when you find your first tin of cat food.

]]> Sat, 15 Jul 2023 22:48:11 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/dave-the-diver-cat-food-momos-secret-achievement-unlock-guide/ You'll be tackling some fearsome fish when it comes to Dave the Diver, and while some of the most intimidating might be sharks, marlin bring a new threat to your daily dives because they're not only aggressive, but they're speedy too.

]]> Sat, 15 Jul 2023 21:04:07 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/dave-the-diver-catch-marlin-how-to-location-guide/ While there's a main story in Dave The Diver, you'll still be spending most of your time trying to get ingredients to make better dishes for the Bancho Sushi restaurant. In the beginning, the vast ocean will be the only place you can look for these ingredients, but things will change as the game progresses.

]]> Sat, 15 Jul 2023 20:00:16 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/dave-the-diver-how-to-get-white-rice/ The first few days of Bancho Sushi will be quite tough in Dave The Diver as you'd be serving all the customers by yourself. This aspect only gets harder as more customers will start arriving since the restaurant will become popular on Cooksta, and you'll need as much help as you can get.

]]> Sat, 15 Jul 2023 19:00:17 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/dave-the-diver-employee-unlock-hire-stats-guide/ The gameplay of Dave The Diver is heavily focused on exploring the Blue Hole that changes every time you dive into it. As you progress in the main story, you get to see new areas with unique fish and environments. Some of these fish can be extremely rare to find, but they also have a lot of value.

]]> Sat, 15 Jul 2023 17:30:17 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/dave-the-diver-humboldt-squid-location-capture-guide/ My favourite fishing minigames all come from Zelda titles. I love the Red Lion’s silly cranking crane in The Wind Waker, despite the fact that it’s less of a minigame and more of a ‘press a button to dredge a treasure chest from the depths’ game. It was the rock of the boat as it struggled against the weight of your treasure and the sound of the winch creaking that made it feel so good. It also had the added bonus of being marked on an actual treasure map, which made it feel so much more exciting.

]]> Sat, 15 Jul 2023 17:30:16 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/2023-is-the-year-of-the-indie-fishing-game/ You'll spend most of your time underwater in Dave The Diver, and there will be plenty of fish species for you to capture. Every fish you capture at the start of the game can be sold or used as an ingredient for the Sushi restaurant, but eventually, you'll be asked to get a specific fish by Udo.

]]> Sat, 15 Jul 2023 16:15:17 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/dave-the-diver-horned-parrotfish-catch-location-how-to-guide/ If you’ve ever dreamed about opening your own sushi bar, then Dave the Diver is a great way to vicariously live out those dreams. When you’re not running around serving customers behind the bar at Bancho Sushi, you’ll need to explore the ocean to provide the very fish your chef will be working with.

]]> Sat, 15 Jul 2023 15:30:18 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/dave-the-diver-best-fish-money-expensive-dish-guide/ After progressing the story and getting to the Sea People Village in Dave The Diver, you'll have to help a bunch of villagers so that you can build up trust with them. You'll only get a certain number of quests every day in this village, but you can find more on the day after you finish the first batch.

]]> Sat, 15 Jul 2023 12:46:16 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/dave-the-diver-finding-the-seaweed-collector-mission-walkthrough/ When you start playing Dave The Diver, you'll have the sole objective of getting fish for the Sushi Restaurant so that you can grow it into a viable business. Although, as you progress in the game, you'll be introduced to the Sea People and learn the reason behind their existence along with their current problems.

]]> Sat, 15 Jul 2023 12:30:18 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/dave-the-diver-sea-people-language-translator-mission-walkthrough/ You'll be catching sea creatures great and small in Dave the Diver, and not many come smaller than the little sea horses you'll see swimming about the place. There are many little critters floating about in the Giant Blue Hole, but you might be finding it hard trying to catch them as harpoons, net guns, and more don't seem to have any effect.

]]> Fri, 14 Jul 2023 21:54:00 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/dave-the-diver-catch-seahorses-small-sea-creature-how-to-guide/ There are many different types of fish to catch in Dave the Diver, though some are harder to obtain than others. One of the first fish that will undoubtedly annoy you is the moray eel, as this pesky sea creature likes to lunge at you from crevices to attack you.

]]> Fri, 14 Jul 2023 20:43:46 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/dave-the-diver-catch-moray-eels-how-to-guide/ When it comes to Dave the Diver, those impressive, large fish you can catch will be the best candidates for tasty dishes to serve that will earn you the most gold. Sharks offer one of the most coveted ingredient types, and given that they're not easy to tackle, you'll want to ensure you're getting the most meat out of each encounter.

]]> Fri, 14 Jul 2023 18:15:11 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/dave-the-diver-tranquilize-catch-3-star-sharks/ Dave The Diver is a restaurant simulation game that brings the love of sushi to a fully explorable deep-sea playground, a place in which you, the enthusiastic diver, must locate new breeds for your booming fish joint. By day, you traverse the bottomless Blue Hole, searching for rare types of marine fish. But by night, you attend the hottest seafood joint on the harbor, where mini-games and business management shape the future of your career.

]]> Fri, 14 Jul 2023 16:46:15 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/dave-the-diver-beginner-tips-tricks/ You might've started playing Dave The Diver thinking that you'll be spending most of your time underwater, but there are quite a lot of surface activities in the game as well. Apart from the Bancho Sushi restaurant, most of these activities unlock only after you get past a certain part of the story.

]]> Fri, 14 Jul 2023 15:15:16 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/dave-the-diver-farming-guide/ You'll soon realize that some fish are harder to catch than others in Dave the Diver, and some seem impossible to get, no matter how much you try. Certain fish have a specific requirement for catching them, and jellyfish fall into this category.

]]> Thu, 13 Jul 2023 18:35:29 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/dave-the-diver-catch-jellyfish-net-gun-unlock-guide/ As you progress through Dave the Diver, you'll head into deeper water and deal with increasingly dangerous sea creatures during your adventures. You'll want to go in as prepared as possible to ensure you survive and don't lose out on your precious haul of cargo, and having the best weapons and charms equipped will help with that.

]]> Thu, 13 Jul 2023 18:30:18 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/dave-the-diver-change-equipment-charms-guide/ When you first start Dave the Diver you can only fish during the day, offering two daily sessions — morning and afternoon. Now if you know anything about fish, you know that certain types are nocturnal, so how do you catch these coveted sea creatures?

]]> Thu, 13 Jul 2023 16:32:38 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/dave-the-diver-night-fishing-unlock-guide/ As you grow your fledgling sushi restaurant business in Dave the Diver, you'll be aiming to rank up through the Cooksta app, increasing your Followers, Researched Recipes, and Best Taste. While it's pretty straightforward to increase your followers and research new recipes, increasing your Best Taste ranking is a little harder to achieve.

]]> Thu, 13 Jul 2023 15:29:33 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/dave-the-diver-increase-best-taste-rank-how-to-guide/ Dave the Diver is often asked to find things that never seem that straightforward to locate, but then the ever-changing Giant Blue Hole can be confusing. For Duff's Pink Delivery mission, you have to find the Pink Delivery Box that can be found beside the yellow delivery shipwreck — which, if you recall, we saw get attacked earlier in the game.

]]> Wed, 12 Jul 2023 22:53:43 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/dave-the-diver-duffs-pink-delivery-mission-walkthrough/ As you progress through Dave the Diver and begin to build your budding sushi restaurant business, you'll need to complete a few missions to help you on your way. An early main mission from Cobra called 'Where the Currents Flow' has you searching for a Computer Chip, a Motor, and a Camera Lens.

]]> Wed, 12 Jul 2023 14:41:11 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/dave-the-diver-where-the-currents-flow-location-main-mission-walkthrough/ Dave the Diver is a unique RPG adventure game that sees you exploring the Giant Blue Hole by day to catch fish while running a sushi restaurant by night. Along the way, you'll encounter various characters, be tasked with different missions, and uncover the odd secret or two.

]]> Wed, 12 Jul 2023 12:47:11 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/dave-the-diver-how-long-to-beat/ Dave the Diver is a great guy. Just one look at him and you’re drowning in good vibes. When he dons his diving suit and takes a plunge into the ever-shifting waters of Blue Hole, you will him to succeed. I don't know if it's his earnest dialogue or little pixel art beard that does it for me, but I found myself rooting for Dave to succeed within minutes of loading up the game.

]]> Mon, 10 Jul 2023 19:00:17 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/dont-sleep-on-dave-the-diver/ The best games are the ones that aren't even out yet — but you can get a sneak peek at these titles! They're available in "Early Access," which means that they aren't quite finished yet but are substantial enough that players can enjoy. If you can handle a few extra bugs, you'll get the game at a discount.

]]> Thu, 15 Jun 2023 15:00:18 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/best-early-access-games/ It's tough to choose appropriate video games for kids! There are so many options and not nearly enough time; you can hardly play every game for your child in advance to tell if it's okay.

]]> Thu, 01 Jun 2023 23:30:16 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/pc-video-games-kids-children-best-appropriate-esrb/ Lakes can provide some of the most beautifully scenic backdrops and are, more often than not, one of the best places to get away from it all. In games, the best lakes tempt you away from all the brainless violence and instead offer you the tantalisingly tempting proposition of a bit of peace and relaxation.

]]> Tue, 24 Jan 2023 15:31:14 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/best-video-game-lakes/ Dave The Diver is a charming indie game that weds the serenity of diving with the chaos of a busy kitchen. As Dave, you will explore the depth of the Blue Hole, collect ingredients, and serve customers at your sushi shop.

]]> Thu, 19 Jan 2023 17:45:14 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/dave-the-diver-best-items/ ​​​​​​Dave the Diver is a charming indie game that blends the tranquility of a fishing game with the chaotic action of a cooking simulator. During the course of the game, you take control of the hapless Dave who finds himself thrown into the sushi business. He acts as the only employee, doing almost everything for the business including collecting ingredients, serving food, and even hiring new employees.

]]> Tue, 10 Jan 2023 21:45:14 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/dave-the-diver-best-strongest-weapons/ Dave the Diver is a hilarious indie game that weds two of the most fun game mechanics: Fishing and cooking. Dave is a hapless diver and must collect the ingredients necessary to keep the sushi restaurant he works at profitable.

]]> Tue, 10 Jan 2023 18:45:13 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/dave-the-diver-best-dishes-research-profit/