# Dave the Diver's deep-sea breakout

> A diving and sushi game reached 98,281 concurrent Steam players.

- Owner: MINTROCKET
- Kind: Game
- Sector: Gaming
- Seed date: 2022-10-27
- Observed peak date: Jul 2023
- Date basis: Observed peak within the documented measurement window; not an all-time maximum. Some dates are known only to the week, month or year.
- Spread Score: 47 (Notable), v1.3
- Mechanics: Press loop, Controversy

## Summary

Dave the Diver entered Early Access in 2022 and launched in full in 2023. Press tracked its Steam rise and Nexon reported over one million cumulative sales.

## Timeline

- 2022-10-27 — MINTROCKET (Open web) — MINTROCKET released Dave the Diver in Steam Early Access.
- 2023-03-23 — Wonacott Communications (Press) — The PR agency described its Early Access media and creator outreach.
- 2023-06-28 — MINTROCKET (Open web) — The full game launched on Steam.

The full timeline, metrics and sources are on the case page, or via the Pro API (https://howitspread.com/mcp#api).

Canonical URL: https://howitspread.com/cases/dave-the-diver-launch-2023

Cite as: How It Spread (2026). “Dave the Diver's deep-sea breakout.” Case HIS-01947. Spread Score v1.3: 47/100. Updated 2026-10-28. https://howitspread.com/id/HIS-01947