The start of December 2025 has seen a variety of new titles come to Xbox Game Pass, but one game has struggled to find its audience on the subscription service. Launched on Game Pass on Black Friday, this game was added alongside many others, so many players might not even know it's available. That is a shame, as this 2023 title remains incredibly fun to start to this day.
While not a Day 1 release for Xbox Game Pass, Dave the Diver made its debut on the subscription service in November 2025, along with all its expansions and DLC updates since its launch. This game has long been celebrated as a great single-player adventure RPG, with reviews praising its strengths. However, according to a recent True Achievements article, the game has struggled to sell despite its Game Pass presence.
Dave the Diver was shadow dropped onto Xbox Game Pass, becoming the #421 most downloaded game on the platform after a few weeks. This is an astronomically low ranking, falling behind Batman: Arkham Asylum, the original Borderlands, and other games that were released as far back as the early 2010s. By comparison, Death Stranding: The Director's Cut was also shadow...
