Dave The Diver is a little difficult to review because we don’t want to spoil all the many surprises, none of which you’d guess at during the first hour or so of gameplay.

I'm also amazed at how often Dave the Diver takes a fun little idea, ... Tying it all together is the stunning pixel art, with roughly 200 lovingly detailed and animated sea creatures, ...

Rick Carney, a scuba diver, creates masterpieces from artifacts he found in the sea.

Rick Carney, a scuba diver, creates masterpieces from artifacts he found in the sea.

Dave the Diver is a delightful experience that somehow mixes roguelike spearfishing exploration and a time management sushi restaurant simulator, and it’s still good on Nintendo Switch.

Dave the Diver is an ever-expanding Jenga tower of mechanics and task management on Steam that, somehow, never falls over, because it’s having too much fun.