Dave the Diver: 1 Game of the Year award

No: Dave the Diver collected 1 Game of the Year award in 2023 and finished No. 19; the season went to Baldur's Gate 3 with 290. The Game Awards named Baldur's Gate 3 its Game of the Year.

Dave the Diver is a 2023 video game developed and published by Mintrocket. The game combines both action-adventure and management gameplay styles as players explore deep sea environments to gather ingredients for a sushi restaurant.

Description via Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Dave the Diver finished #19 in the 2023 race, with 1 GOTY award from media outlets and reader votes worldwide.

1Total awards
1Media outlets
0Readers' choice
1Countries

Also in the 2023 season: Baldur's Gate 3 (290), The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (113), Alan Wake 2 (62), Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak (1), Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew (1), Amnesia: The Bunker (1) · full results

Quick answers

How many Game of the Year awards did Dave the Diver win?

Dave the Diver won 1 Game of the Year award in the 2023 season — 0.2% of every award tracked that season. 1 came from editorial picks and 0 from readers' polls, across 1 country.

Did Dave the Diver win Game of the Year?

No. It finished No. 19 in 2023, behind Baldur's Gate 3, which collected 290 Game of the Year awards.

Game facts

Single-playerYes
Co-opNo
Split screenNo
MultiplayerNo
Online multiplayerNo
Released27 October 2022
DeveloperMintrocket
Publisher—

adventure video game
Microsoft Windows
macOS
Nintendo Switch
PlayStation 5
PlayStation 4
Nintendo Switch 2
Xbox Series X and Series S
Android (operating system)
IOS

Where the awards came from

Country	Awards
Germany	1

Every outlet that named it Game of the Year

Outlet	Country	Year
Eurogamer Germany	Germany	2023

← Full 2023 results

Updated 2 October 2026 · Source: the Meta Awards database, where every award row cites where it was published.