Can you play Dave the Diver on Steam Deck? Answered

Dave the Diver by MINTROCKET is a crossover between diving to farm fish, and running a sushi bar. Currently, this indie hit is only available on Steam, but that doesn’t mean you can’t go portable. A plethora of Steam games are playable on the Steam Deck, while some aren’t as compatible. If you need an answer to whether or not you can play Dave the Diver on your Steam Deck, continue reading.

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Is Dave the Diver compatible with the Steam Deck?

Luckily, the answer is yes, you can play Dave the Diver on the Steam Deck! All Steam Games have a certain verification status as to whether they’re optimized for Valve’s handheld device or not. The good thing is that Dave the Diver has the verified stamp of approval for your Steam Deck. This means you can play it immediately without having to tweak any of the settings.

When I booted up Dave the Diver for the first time on my new Steam Deck, I didn’t have to change a thing in the settings. It feels and plays perfectly fine, so I wouldn’t worry. Any game that Valve deems ‘Verified’ is instantly playable.

Screenshot via Valve

If you have a game that’s ‘Playable’, that means you’ll need to fiddle with the settings to make it run alright. Valve doesn’t consider ‘Unsupported’ games playable on the Steam Deck. On the bright side, you can still play these games, but you’ll definitely have to change the settings to work for you. But if it says ‘Unknown’, that means Valve hasn’t checked that game. The team behind verifying games says that they’re working to overlook every game on Steam. So don’t let an unverified game discourage you!

Overall, there are no worries about Dave the Diver being unplayable. As soon as you download this diving adventure, you can hop in right away.

Dave the Diver is available on Steam.