DAVE THE DIVER is an Early Access Hit You Should Check Out - Quick Look

[@Ovetupp]

I got Dredge on your recommendation and it tickled my fear of water in just the right way. This, however, terrifies me. Something about diving deeper and deeper without knowing what to find is just too much, no matter how cute the art is. Luckily, I'm mostly fine just watching it because the video was great and the game seems to have a few neat tricks up it's sleeves.

[@NathanAllworth]

You should pick up Subnautica if you want to be extra special terrified.

[@ZachHixsonTutorials]

Couldn't imagine this game being worse than Subnautica. That game was just straight up terrifying, and it wasn't even trying to be a horror game.

[@Ovetupp]

@@ZachHixsonTutorials subnautica is literally the stuff of nightmares.

[@thesii213]

@@Ovetupp it's worth it though

[@Rocksaplenty]

play subnautica, the first one

[@jonesy279]

I’m only seconds into this video but ol’ Dave reminds me of what I looked like scuba diving before I lost 30kg 😂

[@mbillard]

The word you were looking for at around 15:30 is "thalassophobia". Thanks for the playthrough, looks fun.

[@soul-candy-music]

oh wow, haha. you've BARELY scratched the surface of this game. it's insanely deep, mechanically.

[@soul-candy-music]

Recommend linking to the steam store page for the game - just a thought after watching you give it high praise.

[@NoclipCrew]

good idea, just dropped it in the description

[@Marco-Solo]

This is the second game (this and Worms) that I immediately bought because of a Crew video lol. Thanks guys!

[@Ravelle_]

How have I never heard of this game released a year go? This seems absolutely wonderful.

[@trevorcardozo9354]

Instant buy. 90 minutes in after watching 5 minutes of this video. Hooked. My perfect gameplay loop.

[@Deadforge]

I love games based around water such as DREDGE, Subnautica, Sea of thieves, and Wind Waker. This game looks really enjoyable.

[@lolmao500]

This is like subnautica but 2D lol

[@SticksAandstonesBozo]

One of the best games I’ve played in a while.

[@lysergicserpent7676]

I've been trying to catch up on a bunch of RGG titles before they release their next glut of games, and this game has so many Yakuza/Judgment vibes, it's unreal. The moment he pulled up the cell phone I could tell. I hope this gets a console release.

[@bross92]

This looks excellent - wishlisted it for when it fully releases!

[@turbobrick3419]

Time to enjoy the game now :)

[@bross92]

@@turbobrick3419 I’m like 6 hours into it now and it is FANTASTIC! Danny is 2/2 with weird ocean games he recommends right before they come out with excellent reception

[@StrangeFolk520]

I put 26 hours into the early access and only stopped playing because I wanted to wait for full release to 100%. This might be my most anticipated game of 2023 and if it's not #1, it's in the top 3.

[@benjoe1993]

Aight, so Noclip Crew is about games where you can sell fish now...good to know xD

[@viva_pica]

I've sank so many hours into this and they've only released a fraction of the game. It's so fun!

[@MafiosiBob]

Frank likes the ocean

[@xalt255x]

I can't because it isn't available in Ukraine (steam) for some reason

[@NoclipCrew]

Oh that sucks, is it common for games to be delisted there? I knew there were issues with developers located in Russia & Ukraine on Steam, but I didn't realize there were other bans happening, that seems wrong.

[@xalt255x]

@@NoclipCrew for the first time in years of browsing indie games I see a game with an English translation that is not available in Ukraine. I thought it was some weird policy of previous korean publisher NEOWIZ but seems like Dave the Diver is self-published now... so yeah.

[@NoclipDocs]

@@xalt255x I believe their publisher is actually a subsidiary of Nexon - not sure if that's relevant?

[@jopanovyigod]

damn now I want to play this game even more 🟨🟦

[@Jagerbomber]

The art looks FEZ-y

[@Scrahdabley]

omg i musta saw this somewhere cuz I had a pixel game idea almost just like this but ur on the surface defendings urself from sharks. fk