Games Like DAVE THE DIVER

DREDGE is a single-player fishing adventure with a sinister undercurrent. Sell your catch, upgrade your boat, and dredge the depths for long-buried secrets. Explore a mysterious archipelago and discover why some things are best left forgotten.

Why similar: Fishing 61.3% ★, Exploration 14.4%, RPG 6.3%, Adventure 5.9%, Simulation 5.1%

Why You'll Like It: Its fishing-focused exploration loop, unusual sea creatures, upgrades, and unfolding maritime mystery make it a superb darker-toned alternative.

Fish, scale, sell, repeat. Scale the Depths is a casual fishing game built around this simple but satisfying loop. Feed hungry customers, upgrade your gear, and uncover the many secrets hidden beneath the surface.

Why similar: Fishing 28.8% ★, Underwater 25.8% ★, Management 10.5%, Pixel Graphics 8.2%, Relaxing 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: Its pixel-art underwater fishing and creature-catching focus delivers a compact version of Dave's deep-sea collecting appeal.

Embark on a journey as a rookie angler in Moonglow Bay, fulfilling your partner's final wish. Team up with friends, family, and neighbours to hone your fishing skills, nourish relationships, and restore a remote town's fractured community in this slice-of-life fishing RPG!

Why similar: Fishing 48.4% ★, Relaxing 13.1%, RPG 9%, Exploration 8.7%, Story Rich 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: This cozy fishing RPG lets you catch aquatic life, turn it into meals, and revitalize a seaside community through cooking and exploration.

Craft your culinary adventure in a beautiful pixel art world. Manage your restaurants, forage and hunt for ingredients, befriend locals, and grow your culinary empire. What kind of chef will you be?

Why similar: Management 26.2%, Pixel Graphics 19.6%, Crafting 12.9%, RPG 12.3%, Relaxing 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: It blends pixel-art exploration and ingredient gathering with the detailed task of building and operating a restaurant.

Catch & Cook is a fishing adventure game in which you are not only a fisherman, but also a restaurant owner. Explore the ocean, catch fish and cook them in your own restaurant. A wide variety of fish, recipes and gameplay mechanics await you. So, what are you waiting for?

Why similar: Fishing 40.3% ★, Underwater 22.3% ★, Relaxing 8.5%, Exploration 7.6%, RPG 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: It closely mirrors Dave's catch-to-cook appeal by combining fishing, exploration, ingredient collection, and meal preparation.

Coral Island is a vibrant, laid-back farm sim reimagined with multiplayer! Experience enchanting island life at your own pace: farm with friends, nurture animals, build relationships, hang out with a diverse cast of characters, and dive into the magical Merfolk Kingdom.

Why similar: Farming Sim 30.7%, Fishing 18.6% ★, Agriculture 15.1% ★, Relaxing 10.1%, Crafting 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: It offers fishing, diving for ocean cleanup and treasures, relationship building, and a relaxed progression loop around an island community.

Embark on a relaxing tropical adventure in this cozy fishing RPG! Explore wondrous locations and befriend a charming cast of characters on your quest to become a master angler and discover the true meaning of paradise!

Why similar: Fishing 40.1% ★, Farming Sim 17.5%, Pixel Graphics 12.8%, Relaxing 10%, RPG 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: This charming pixel RPG centers on catching a huge range of fish, exploring new locations, and completing character-driven quests.

You've inherited your grandfather's old farm plot in Stardew Valley. Armed with hand-me-down tools and a few coins, you set out to begin your new life. Can you learn to live off the land and turn these overgrown fields into a thriving home?

Why similar: Farming Sim 27.2%, Agriculture 14.6% ★, Fishing 12.3% ★, Pixel Graphics 12.2%, Relaxing 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: Its pixel-art charm and satisfying daily routine of fishing, gathering, cooking, upgrades, and socializing suit players who enjoy Dave's cozy progression.

A deep, open world life sim and town building game set in a cozy post-apocalyptic paradise. Restore your town, sail across a mysterious archipelago, rescue animal pals. Hunt for relics and farm, fish & craft everything you need. Can you help turn Critter Cove into a thriving tourist town once again?

Why similar: Fishing 29.2% ★, Underwater 28.6% ★, Farming Sim 18.2%, Relaxing 8.1%, Exploration 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: This colorful island-life adventure mixes fishing, diving, scavenging, town improvement, and relaxed exploration.

Craft, farm, build and cook! In Travellers Rest you will have to use all the available tools to become the best tavern keeper in the realm. Create unique dishes and drinks to please your customers as you discover the world and its colorful characters.

Why similar: Farming Sim 30.8%, Management 24.4%, Pixel Graphics 17.5%, Crafting 10.7%, RPG 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: Managing a tavern's food, supplies, staff, and customers provides a deeper take on the nightly service-management portion of Dave the Diver.

The world needs you Adventurer! Embark on an RPG pixel adventure where you’ll play as Baelin the humble fisherman, who must rise-up to become the hero of Honeywood. Battle fish with precision timing and magic spells, upgrade your abilities, defeat evil and rebuild Honeywood.

Why similar: Fishing 55.9% ★, Pixel Graphics 11.8%, RPG 9.9%, Crafting 7.3%, Adventure 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: This humorous fishing action-RPG builds an adventure around upgrading gear, catching fish, and helping a quirky fantasy town.

Cast n Chill is a relaxing fishing game where you explore serene lakes, rivers, and oceans. Catch rare fish, upgrade your gear and reel in legendary catches - all with your loyal companion by your side.

Why similar: Fishing 38.8% ★, Underwater 24.7% ★, Pixel Graphics 13.5%, Relaxing 11.6%, Simulation 4.3%

Why You'll Like It: Its laid-back pixel fishing, collection goals, and cozy atmosphere are ideal for the most relaxing side of Dave's daytime loop.

A brand new pixel art restaurant simulator based on the Touhou Project! Play as Mystia, the owner of a small izakaya. Collect ingredients by day, cater to the customers by night, learn recipes from familiar characters, and become the best izakaya owner in all of Gensokyo!

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 37.2%, RPG 18.5%, Simulation 16.9%, Casual 12.9%, Story Rich 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: Its nightly restaurant service, recipe experimentation, ingredient gathering, and charming pixel presentation make it a strong culinary counterpart.

Descend into the depths of an alien underwater world filled with wonder and peril. Craft equipment, pilot submarines and out-smart wildlife to explore lush coral reefs, volcanoes, cave systems, and more - all while trying to survive.

Why similar: Underwater 61.8% ★, Crafting 15.8%, Exploration 12.3%, Adventure 4.8%, Singleplayer 3%

Why You'll Like It: While more survival-driven, its compelling underwater exploration, creature discovery, resource gathering, and base-building evoke the Blue Hole's sense of wonder.

Dive into a freezing underwater adventure on an alien planet. Below Zero is set two years after the original Subnautica. Return to Planet 4546B to uncover the truth behind a deadly cover-up. Survive by building habitats, crafting tools, & diving deeper into the world of Subnautica.

Why similar: Underwater 60.2% ★, Crafting 12.1%, Exploration 10.7%, Adventure 5.3%, Story Rich 4.9%

Why You'll Like It: This more compact underwater survival adventure emphasizes exploration, crafting, alien wildlife, and an approachable story-driven structure.

Build and manage a medieval graveyard while facing ethical dilemmas and making questionable decisions. Welcome to Graveyard Keeper, the most inaccurate medieval cemetery sim of the year.

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 20.8%, Management 19.9%, Crafting 19.2%, Agriculture 12.4% ★, RPG 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: Its darkly comic pixel-art management, crafting, resource gathering, and strange cast make it a strong fit for Dave's progression and humor.

The world has already been saved. Now it's time to rebuild your town, learn new hobbies, and forge lifelong friendships in this peaceful and relaxing RPG.

Why similar: Agriculture 16.7% ★, Farming Sim 15.4%, Fishing 15.4% ★, Pixel Graphics 12.4%, Crafting 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: This exceptionally relaxed pixel life sim rewards gathering resources, developing a town, and building relationships without stressful time pressure.

Build your farm and relationships with townsfolk, or forge ahead on a quest of magic, monsters, and dragons. Level up through a skill tree in 8 person multiplayer, or adventure solo!

Why similar: Farming Sim 25.1%, Fishing 19.1% ★, Agriculture 12% ★, Pixel Graphics 11.1%, Relaxing 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: Fishing, cooking, exploration, colorful fantasy creatures, and extensive life-sim progression make it a broad cozy alternative.

Submerge yourself in one of the most immersive diving simulators to date. Gather your gear, choose your diving spot and discover what lies beneath the surface as you venture deep into the unknown.

Why similar: Underwater 54% ★, Relaxing 14.4%, Exploration 10.3%, Simulation 7%, Adventure 5.5%

Why You'll Like It: It emphasizes tranquil scuba exploration, wreck diving, photography, and marine environments for players who most enjoy Dave's dives.

Play as an interstellar custodian sent to clean up a polluted ocean planet. Pick up trash, explore the vibrant waters, and take care of axolotl-like alien creatures!

Why similar: Underwater 47.8% ★, Relaxing 13.2%, Crafting 10.5%, Pixel Graphics 9.2%, Exploration 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: Cleaning an alien ocean, caring for adorable aquatic creatures, and upgrading equipment provide a gentle underwater alternative focused on discovery.

Spiritfarer® is a cozy management game about dying. As ferrymaster to the deceased, build a boat to explore the world, care for your spirit friends, and release them into the afterlife. The Spiritfarer Farewell Edition includes the heartwarming base game and three major content updates.

Why similar: Management 20.3%, Fishing 18.5% ★, Farming Sim 12%, Relaxing 11.9%, Crafting 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: Its peaceful exploration, fishing, cooking, resource management, and heartfelt cast share Dave's relaxing but purposeful gameplay rhythm.

Save the world by fishing! This is a brand new action RPG game where you stand on an adventure to fish the Sea'Az, the marine life of this world, in a vast pixel world. This is not a peaceful fishing game. The destruction of the world is imminent....

Why similar: Fishing 50.4% ★, Crafting 14.1%, Pixel Graphics 11.4%, RPG 8.4%, Story Rich 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: This pixel-art adventure turns fishing into an active RPG mechanic while sending you across varied waters full of unusual catches.

Build beautiful aquariums, care for exotic marine life, complete creative customer jobs, and grow your own aquarium business into a world-class oceanarium in this relaxing sandbox simulation.

Why similar: Fishing 29.3% ★, Underwater 24.7% ★, Farming Sim 13.9%, Management 13.8%, Relaxing 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: It focuses on building and maintaining detailed aquariums, making it a calm choice for players drawn to Dave's marine-life collection.

Take a deep breath and dive right into this cozy incremental game about a senior turtle trying to start a business selling jellyfish. Upgrade your equipment, explore biomes, and help your turtly village!

Why similar: Management 35.2%, Relaxing 20.1%, Pixel Graphics 11.1%, Casual 10.5%, Simulation 9.7%

Moonlighter is an Action RPG with rogue-lite elements that demonstrates two sides of the coin – revealing everyday routines of Will, an adventurous shopkeeper that secretly dreams of becoming a hero.

Why similar: Management 25.6%, Pixel Graphics 19.3%, Roguelite 15.7%, RPG 10.1%, Exploration 9%

Why You'll Like It: Alternating between adventure-based gathering and managing a shop creates a similarly addictive two-part daily cycle.

Experience the ultimate power fantasy as the apex predator of the seas - a giant Shark! Terrorize the coastal waterways. Tear swimmers and divers limb from limb, give the humans a reason to fear you!

Why similar: Underwater 60.2% ★, RPG 11.3%, Exploration 11.2%, Simulation 6.9%, Adventure 4.5%

Why You'll Like It: This aquatic action-RPG offers a far more chaotic but similarly progression-heavy underwater world filled with wildlife and exploration.

The public aquarium simulator. Design your displays, look after your fish, manage your staff and keep your guests happy! It's all in a day's work as the curator of your very own Megaquarium.

Why similar: Underwater 39% ★, Fishing 20.2% ★, Management 19%, Relaxing 8%, Simulation 7%

Why You'll Like It: Designing and maintaining aquariums scratches the aquatic-management itch, with fish care, staff logistics, and increasingly complex exhibits.

Fish Game is a detailed and highly “sofishticated” freshwater aquarium simulator, lovingly crafted *by* enthusiasts *for* enthusiasts! Featuring fish with personalities and dynamic relationships, water quality modeling, and so much more! Made with support from our friends at Smarter Every Day!

Why similar: Fishing 34.4% ★, Underwater 33.5% ★, Agriculture 17% ★, Management 15.1%

Why You'll Like It: This detailed aquarium simulator is ideal for players who want to collect fish, build habitats, and appreciate underwater life at a slower pace.

Welcome to Fish to Dish: Idle Sushi! This is a relaxing and enjoyable idle fishing game that can sit at the bottom or any corner of your screen, allowing you to enjoy a leisurely sea fishing time in your busy life.

Why similar: Fishing 44.8% ★, Management 15.6%, Relaxing 10.3%, Pixel Graphics 9.3%, RPG 6.1%

A happy aquarium that lives at the bottom of your screen! Tiny Aquarium is a social idle simulator that keeps growing, even when offline. Hatch, sell fish, decorate, go fishin’, and visit your friends’ aquariums with bite-sized daily sessions.

Why similar: Fishing 31.5% ★, Underwater 24.2% ★, Farming Sim 16.7%, Management 14.5%, Relaxing 7%

Deep Blue Sushi is a casual 1–5 player co-op adventure where you explore the ocean, catch fresh fish, prepare sushi, serve customers, and grow your restaurant while uncovering the secrets of the mysterious Deep Blue.

Why similar: Fishing 33% ★, Underwater 30.3% ★, Management 14.6%, Exploration 5.6%, Simulation 4.3%

Play as a young scavenger and construct your vertical farm one platform at a time under extreme weather. Evolving from a scrap-gathering survivor into an easygoing farming tycoon. Transform the climate, and remake the wasteland into your personal Eden.

Why similar: Fishing 29.7% ★, Farming Sim 19.4%, Pixel Graphics 9.5%, Crafting 9.4%, Relaxing 8.5%

Recettear is the story of an item shop, the girl who lives in it, and the fairy who turned her life upside down. Recette Lemongrass finds herself in charge of an item shop built into her house, in order to pay back a loan her father took and then skipped out on - and Tear, her newfound fairy "companion", won't take no for an answer!

Why similar: Management 37.5%, RPG 31.9%, Simulation 14.6%, Singleplayer 6.5%, Indie 4.1%

Why You'll Like It: Dungeon-delving for goods before pricing, stocking, and running a shop echoes the rewarding gather-then-manage structure of Dave the Diver.

Embark on a lifetime of adventure in a beautiful world of creativity and intrigue. Raise a family, customise your farm, run a business, craft items, and battle some marvellously malevolent monsters.

Why similar: Farming Sim 23.9%, Management 15.7%, Crafting 11%, Pixel Graphics 9.5%, Relaxing 9.2%

Far Fishing is a short and relaxing fishing game. Set off on a journey to the edge of the world, catching a variety of fish and upgrading your boat along the way.

Why similar: Fishing 45.3% ★, Relaxing 11%, Pixel Graphics 11%, Management 8.3%, Exploration 7.5%

Welcome to Taoyuan Village to heal your loneliness. Here, you can lead a carefree, self-sufficient life: farm, tame animals, raise livestock, fish, and build a prosperous homestead. Or, immerse in village life, meet kindred spirits, find love, and influence their destinies with your choices.

Why similar: Farming Sim 24.8%, Fishing 16.1% ★, Agriculture 14% ★, Pixel Graphics 10.2%, Simulation 9.4%

The highly popular and quirky "idle game that you want to actively keep playing". Explore, craft, gather & manage resources, find secrets and build your base out of nothing! Buy land to explore and expand!

Why similar: Farming Sim 26%, Pixel Graphics 19.9%, Crafting 19.1%, Agriculture 9.4% ★, Exploration 5.3%

Dinkum is a survival life simulation game set on an island inspired by the rugged Australian outback. Farm, hunt, mine, fish, and forage to gather resources, expand your town, and discover what makes Dinkum so special—either solo or with friends.

Why similar: Fishing 23.4% ★, Agriculture 20.6% ★, Farming Sim 18.2%, Relaxing 8.3%, Crafting 8.2%

A cozy pixel art adventure about saving a struggling Boba Tea shop. Brew up tasty drinks, battle enemies for inspiration, make friends with customers, and much much more, on your quest to serve up the best tea in town!

Why similar: Fishing 24.5% ★, Farming Sim 18.8%, Management 13.1%, Pixel Graphics 9%, Roguelite 6.8%

Set sail with Captain Pawsome on the relaxing 2D fishing adventure! Craft, upgrade, customize, and conquer the high seas. Clean the environment, catch unique fish, and unleash your inner adventurer. Dive in now and make a splash!

Why similar: Fishing 28.6% ★, Farming Sim 14.7%, Management 13%, Pixel Graphics 8.3%, Relaxing 7.4%

Aquaculture Land is a fish farming management game. You will act as a freshwater fish farm manager to nurture different varieties of fish, produce high-quality commodities, and fulfill your customers' needs to grow your business.

Why similar: Fishing 27.9% ★, Farming Sim 20.4%, Agriculture 16.2% ★, Management 14.9%, Pixel Graphics 7.8%

Every descent is a deadly gamble. DIVE or DIE in the cursed abyss, face Eldritch horrors to uncover the mystery of the black rain. Scavenge and upgrade, recruit and sacrifice. Save your camp... The Flood is coming.

Why similar: Underwater 44.3% ★, Management 16.8%, Crafting 12.1%, Roguelite 10.1%, Exploration 9%

Cozy Island Idle is a chill fishing idle game where you catch all sort of fantasy fishes to showcase them in an Aquarium to sell them to turn a profit and customize your aquarium and island.

Why similar: Fishing 32.5% ★, Underwater 31.7% ★, Farming Sim 18.2%, RPG 4.5%, Simulation 4.1%

Cute Farmer Life is a small indie farm game. Grow, craft and collect resources in a game designed to relax and enjoy the moment. Discover the secrets of the small town you have moved to.

Why similar: Fishing 22.7% ★, Farming Sim 19.9%, Agriculture 14.9% ★, Pixel Graphics 9%, Crafting 8.3%

Start out on an island with a basic rod. Progress into a radar-wielding master fisher-cat scouring the sea for the biggest and baddest fish. Each fish has unique behaviors that you will learn to exploit as you tailor your arsenal of fishing rods to suit your style of play. Mrrrow!

Why similar: Fishing 42.7% ★, Underwater 27% ★, Relaxing 7%, Exploration 5.8%, Funny 5.6%

Yet again they dumped the toughest job on you. Now you are on Shinehill Island, where you suddenly replaced one of the new residents. Explore the world, meet charming townspeople, do farming, fishing, cooking and try not to reveal yourself.

Why similar: Fishing 28.6% ★, Farming Sim 21.9%, Pixel Graphics 12.7%, RPG 7.9%, Exploration 6.8%

Welcome to Fantasy Fishing Town!Embark on a journey to catch various fish and complete quests to find the legendary fish. Enjoy the unique pleasure of pixel graphics and side-scrolling fishing!The legendary fish - it's mine!

Why similar: Fishing 38.2% ★, Underwater 19.7% ★, Pixel Graphics 11.2%, Relaxing 10.2%, Funny 5.6%

Dive The Depths is an action-roguelike set beneath the ocean's surface. As a humble diver, you must navigate the world filled with bizarre sea creatures, submerged ruins, and forgotten histories. Can you conquer the depths and unravel the secrets that hidden beneath the waves?

Why similar: Underwater 47.7% ★, Pixel Graphics 14.7%, Roguelite 11.5%, Crafting 10.5%, Adventure 4.9%

Bear and Breakfast is a laid-back management adventure game where you build and run a bed and breakfast...but you’re a bear.

Why similar: Management 23.8%, Crafting 23%, Relaxing 16%, RPG 10.4%, Simulation 8.7%

An atmospheric management RPG about life on the open road. Pick up hitchhikers, work odd jobs, customize and repair your car, and map your route across the country. Use upgrades, skills and items to overcome challenges. And remember to take it easy. You’re young. You have time.

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 35.5%, RPG 18.1%, Exploration 17.2%, Adventure 10.7%, Simulation 7%

A relaxing idle game about fishing. Discover dozens of fishes and treasures! Spend your resources on growing your operation and unlocking new varieties of underground life! Achieve goals, buy skills, and mutate rare fish to improve your profits!

Why similar: Fishing 41.4% ★, Farming Sim 12.3%, Management 12.2%, Relaxing 11.5%, Pixel Graphics 7.4%

Japanese Rural Life Adventure is a relaxing slow-life simulation where you can experience the charm of traditional Japanese countryside living, all in a beautifully crafted pixel-art world.

Why similar: Farming Sim 34.4%, Agriculture 19.2% ★, Pixel Graphics 15.2%, Simulation 8.7%, Relaxing 5.4%

A farming & restaurant management sim with base building elements. Grow in backyard to cook & serve! Discover new recipes by exploring ingredients on the island; gather, fish, raise animals & produce with machines. Manage resources, hire staff & grow your organic business into a 5-star restaurant!

Why similar: Fishing 26.1% ★, Farming Sim 19.3%, Management 14.1%, Agriculture 14% ★, Crafting 8.8%

Whisker Waters is the ultimate RPG adventure that blends light fantasy and the art of fishing into a mesmerizing world. As a player, you'll create and play as your very own Cat character and embark on a whimsical fishing journey like never before.

Why similar: Fishing 39% ★, Relaxing 9.9%, Crafting 9.9%, RPG 9%, Farming Sim 8.7%

Joyquarium is a relaxing casual fish-raising game. Buy various cute fry and sell them at a high price after they grow up. With the money you earn, you can purchase aquatic plants, driftwood, scenery stone, etc. to decorate your tank (you can freely adjust the color, size, and position).

Why similar: Fishing 31.4% ★, Underwater 26.7% ★, Farming Sim 16.4%, Relaxing 8.7%, Pixel Graphics 6.6%

Chillquarium is a cozy and relaxing idle game. Buy fish and raise them in real time, then sell them to turn a profit! Customize your aquarium as you progress from a simple starter tank to your dream setup by filling your collection with rare exotic fish and ultra-rare color variants!

Why similar: Fishing 50.1% ★, Underwater 23.1% ★, Relaxing 12.1%, Simulation 6.2%, Casual 4.8%

A short incremental relaxing game about fishing across diverse ocean biomes and upgrading your ship.

Why similar: Fishing 24.6% ★, Management 21.2%, Casual 17.9%, Relaxing 10.4%, Funny 9%

Intergalactic Fishing is a fishing RPG that features procedurally generated content and graphics. Travel to lakes all over the universe and catch unique fish, explore uncharted lakes and sell data, complete quests, upgrade your gear, compete in fishing tournaments, design your own lures, and more!

Why similar: Fishing 49.7% ★, Relaxing 12.2%, RPG 8.9%, Exploration 8.3%, Simulation 7.3%

Take over a cozy local farm in the charming seaside town of Aurora, meet friendly locals, reveal the secrets and enjoy your new peaceful life!

Why similar: Farming Sim 26.5%, Agriculture 17.2% ★, RPG 16.3%, Simulation 12.8%, Pixel Graphics 12.4%

"Under the Blue Horizon" is an idle simulation game. Play while performing other tasks on your computer! Place your own aquarium anywhere on your screen, coexisting with your work, games, and more!

Why similar: Underwater 30.9% ★, Farming Sim 19.4%, Pixel Graphics 14.8%, Relaxing 14.4%, Simulation 8.2%