Developer and writer Mintrocket has introduced that Dave the Diver gross sales have crossed one other huge milestone, additional cementing the diving journey’s reputation.
In a put up on social media platform X, Mintrocket confirms that Dave the Diver has bought 5 million copies, thanking gamers for all of their “love and assist”. The studio additionally posts a lyric that seems to be a reference to Bruno Mars and Rosé’s track “Apt”, specifically “sleep tomorrow however tonight go diving”.
In January this yr, Mintrocket revealed that Dave the Diver gross sales had hit three million, in order that implies that within the intervening months (since not even a yr has handed since that announcement), the sport has gone on to promote one other two million copies.
That quantity is particularly spectacular if we take into account two issues. First, Dave the Diver is not out there on Xbox, so all of those gross sales have come from PC, Change, and PlayStation.
Secondly, when Dave the Diver launched on PS5 again in April, it additionally hit PlayStation Plus on day one, so subscribers have the prospect to play the sport at no additional value. Even nonetheless, many have clearly purchased the sport quite than taking to Sony’s subscription service to test it out.
After all, Mintrocket does not present an actual breakdown of the place the gross sales have come from in its put up, so we do not know what quantity of these gross sales are PlayStation and what number of are PC gamers.
Should you’re not accustomed to Dave the Diver, it is an journey game-come-management sim wherein you play because the titular Dave. It’s essential to dive into the ocean to collect components and discover the world by day, then handle your sushi restaurant by night time.
The sport, which was developed by Nexon division Mintrocket, sparked some debate when it was nominated for Greatest Indie Sport on the 2023 Sport Awards, though it will definitely misplaced to Sabotage’s JRPG homage Sea of Stars.
Nonetheless, since Nexon spun Mintrocket off into its personal entity in September (albeit one which’s nonetheless a subsidiary), maybe that indie label is barely extra warranted now. I would argue not, however there we’re.
Dave the Diver is on the market to take a look at now on PC, PlayStation, and Nintendo Change.
