Skip to main content

Dave The Diver

This game has received a PEGI 12 because it features moderate violence. Not suitable for persons under 12 years of age.
Adventure role-playing game in which the player takes on the role of Dave as he and his two associates aim to build a successful sushi restaurant. To do this, Dave must dive for fresh fish every day, also discovering artifacts and secrets underwater, and then run the restaurant at night.

Details

PEGI leeftijdsadvies

12Violence

  • Beschikbaar op

    • Nintendo Switch (30/04/2024)
  • Uitgever

    Reef Entertainment Ltd

Rating issues

This game contains non-realistic looking violence towards pixelated humans and fish. Players are tasked with catching fish, which they do using a variety of weapons. When hit, a targeted fish will bleed into the surrounding water. Once caught, the fish will immediately disappear. The player’s character can also be attacked by some species of fish, which causes him to bleed. When the player’s character dies, the screen fades. If the player’s character is running out of oxygen, a flashing red light is seen around the screen as a warning to the player. No injuries are seen when this happens. As soon as the player approaches an oxygen tank, health is restored. 

There are also scenes in which the player can fight other humans underwater. The enemies flash when hit, with a reduction in health points. Once their health depletes, they simply float and stop attacking but do not die and can be spoken to afterwards.

Other issues

The game also contains depictions of alcohol. While serving customers in the sushi bar, the player is asked to pour beers. The player is not able to consume the alcohol themselves. Bottles of alcoholic beverages are also visible at the sushi bar. The owner of the bar can, at times, be seen drinking from a bottle which resembles beer when he is on a boat.

This game contains scenes that may be frightening to young children. At one point, while diving for a specific artifact, a large kraken-like creature’s eye appears seemingly out of nowhere, before it swims away. The atmosphere during this scene creates a sense of dread.