Dave the Diver
- Developer
- MINTROCKET
- Publisher
- MINTROCKET
- Released
- 28 June 2023
- Age rating
- PEGI N/A
- UK price
- £16.99
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch 2, PC, PlayStation 5, macOS, Nintendo Switch
Genres: role playing rpg , simulator , adventure
Dave the Diver is an action-adventure and management simulation game developed by Mintrocket. In the game, players control Dave, who spends his days diving into underwater environments to catch fish and gather resources, and his nights managing a sushi restaurant. The gameplay combines real-time underwater exploration and combat with restaurant management mechanics.
Best gaming PC for Dave the Diver in 2026
Full buyers guide →Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for Dave the Diver today. These are our 2026 hardware picks, not the dated publisher minimums you'll find on Steam.
Budget
1080p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 5 7600
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8GB
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 1TB NVMe SSD
Mid-tier
1440p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 7700
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super 12GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
High-end
1440p · 144fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
Enthusiast
4K · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 32GB
- RAM
- 64 GB
- Storage
- 4TB NVMe SSD
Official system requirements
These are the minimum and recommended specs as published by MINTROCKET on Steam. They tend to be conservative — usually "what ran the game at 1080p when it shipped". For what you should actually buy in 2026, see the tier cards above.
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| OS | Windows 10 64 bit | Windows 10 64 bit |
| CPU | Intel Core i3 Dual Core | Intel Core i5 (Hexa Core) / i7 (Quad Core) |
| RAM | 8 GB | 16 GB |
| GPU | NVIDIA Geforce GTS 450 / AMD Radeon HD 5570 | NVIDIA GTX 1060 3GB / AMD RX 480 |
| Storage | 10 GB | 10 GB |
| DirectX | 11 | 11 |
Verified 16 July 2026 against the Steam store page.
Can your PC run Dave the Diver?
If your CPU is roughly equivalent to Intel Core i5 (Hexa Core) / i7 (Quad Core) and your GPU is at or above NVIDIA GTX 1060 3GB / AMD RX 480, you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, see the tier picks above.