
With near-perfect execution, Dredge is a must-play for any adventure fan.
92
Verdict
96%
Steam
86
IGDB
Verdict score based on confidence-adjusted Steam reviews?
Overwhelmingly Positive on Steam (96% positive from 52K reviews)
Critically acclaimed (86/100 critic average)
Compelling narrative and story
Rich open world to explore
No significant drawbacks reported
Dredge is a 2023 fishing video game developed by Black Salt Games and published by Team17. A survival and horror game, it follows a fisherman who faces progressively Lovecraftian creatures as they explore an open world of archipelagos. The player's duties include exploring the area and catching fish. They can upgrade their fishing equipment and venture out to other archipelagos. It follows a day–night cycle; the day is serene, while the game's horror parts occur at night.

Runs well on modern hardware.
Last updated 1d ago
Very great start, nice atmosphere but after 10 hours mark the game feels tedious the main missions where to much from the same thing. Tons of people keep saying how the good story is, its more lore than really story and its the atmosphere that is bringing this game to a certain level. Its worth the buy, but don't expect to play long with it. Overall pleasant experience i really liked the concept. But its small budget i would love to see a more ambitious game with this kind of gameplay in the future. Because in the start of the game i was really hooked, the gameplay loop was pretty fun in the beginning. But once you start with the main quest it becomes tedious very fast, its also just like collecting relics once you have done that the game is allready finished. Not much room for any plot twists or to develop any meaningful story. Still i do agree with all the positive reviews i got my share of fun out of this game
I played through the base game and all of the DLCs on the hunt to 100% the game. The art style, soundtrack, and level of open-world exploration made it well worth the time and money spent. The story was enticing, and the Lovecraftian twist embedded within the gameplay made me fall in love with everything it had to offer. If there was an additional DLC, I would redownload the game to play it. When I find games in a similar playstyle/realm in comparison I'm always interested. Plus there's a special place in my heart for fishing games - I don't know why or how to describe it but this scratched an itch for the open ocean and some trophy catches. Were they all edible?... Probably not. But some I think you'd have to see to believe.
Forgot to review Compact fishing game Jump scare Spooky vibe Fishpedia Funny and cute ship I enjoy the theme and vibe. You can honk!!
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