Dredge (2023)
Android · Mac · Nintendo Switch · PC (Microsoft Windows) · PlayStation 4 · PlayStation 5 · Xbox One · Xbox Series X|S · iOS
3.95 from 618 ratings
2632 members have it in their collection · 99 playing now · 1158 backlogged · 280 wish listed
How long? Main story 10h · with extras 13h · 100% 20h (from 48 logged playthroughs)
Details
- Developers
- Black Salt Games
- Publishers
- Black Salt Games, Team17, Team17 Digital
- Genres
- Adventure, Role-playing (RPG), Simulator
- Themes
- Action, Horror, Mystery, Open world
- Events
- Indie Arena Booth Hybrid 2022, Frosty Games Fest - June 2025, The Horror Game Awards 2023, BitSummit Let's Go!
- Steam
- View on Steam
Release dates
- Mar 30, 2023 (Worldwide) Nintendo Switch, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S
- Dec 18, 2024 (Worldwide) Mac
- Feb 27, 2025 (Worldwide) Android, iOS
Also available on
- Dredge: Deluxe Edition (2023) · NSW, PS4, PS5, XONE, XSX
Related
Bundled in
- Dredge: Digital Deluxe Edition (Mar 2023) · NSW, PC, PS4, PS5, XONE, XSX
- Dredge: Complete Edition (Aug 2024) · MAC, NSW, PC, PS4, PS5, XONE, XSX
- Dredge+ (Apr 2026) · iOS
Expansions
- Dredge: The Pale Reach (Nov 2023) · NSW, PC, PS4, PS5, XONE, XSX
- Dredge: The Iron Rig (Aug 2024) · NSW, PC, PS4, PS5, XONE, XSX
Featured in lists
Rating distribution
5 stars
152
4 stars
314
3 stars
122
2 stars
28
1 star
2
Community All Reviews Statuses
Status liketheaward May 23, 2025
Loved this game when I played it in 2023 and bought the Pale Reach DLC when it came out but never got around to revisiting the game to play it until last night. It was good, but very short, and would have probably been better with a new save file, as the rewards you get for completing the area are …
Loved this game when I played it in 2023 and bought the Pale Reach DLC when it came out but never got around to revisiting the game to play it until last night. It was good, but very short, and would have probably been better with a new save file, as the rewards you get for completing the area are special items that won't do you much good if you don't have anything else left to do in your current file.
Still, it was fun enough returning to this gameplay loop that I just pulled the trigger on the Iron Rig DLC, which I've read is substantially more content - and now I'll get some use out of those Pale Reach rewards!
Status Sir_Laguna Jan 2, 2025
Just started the Iron Rig paid DLC and it's been a bad first impression. This is not a full new region like the one added in The Pale Reach, but a new base that sends you all over the map again. There are new mechanics, but none of them seem specially interesting.
Let's see if it gets better.
Status anarchistica Dec 24, 2024
Status ClaireValle Aug 24, 2024
Just found out that Fangamer is making new merch for Dredge and oh my god they made a mutant cod plushie?????
Status Inc Jun 30, 2024
Dredge is proving to be one of those pleasantly surprising games! As in, I'm having a far better time with it than I thought I would.
"Oh. A spooky fishing game. Probably going to be a slog and I'll get lost."
But no. I genuinely want to keep playing even when I really should be going to bed.
"Oooo. One …
Dredge is proving to be one of those pleasantly surprising games! As in, I'm having a far better time with it than I thought I would.
"Oh. A spooky fishing game. Probably going to be a slog and I'll get lost."
But no. I genuinely want to keep playing even when I really should be going to bed.
"Oooo. One more quick trip to sea and I'll be able to afford that crab pot!"
It shouldn't be this engrossing but... it is!
Status Bigdaddyred Apr 4, 2024
It's worthy of the hype. It's a fantastic gameplay loop. The only cons are that I wish there were more upgrades to the boat or more things to spend money on.
Status yoshipolska Apr 2, 2024
The DLC is not worth the money. Managed to finish it in about an hour though it costs a quarter of price of the original game. Really hoped for more.
Status Sir_Laguna Nov 20, 2023
If you liked the game, you will like the The Pale Reach DLC because its three more hours of exploration, fishing aberrations and a new intriguing story. I would be tempted to say "its more of the same" (which in the case of Dredge, would be a good thing), but its really not because it has new interesting ideas …
If you liked the game, you will like the The Pale Reach DLC because its three more hours of exploration, fishing aberrations and a new intriguing story. I would be tempted to say "its more of the same" (which in the case of Dredge, would be a good thing), but its really not because it has new interesting ideas for the existing mechanics, like using several fish to keep the monster distracted for a while and a new way to preserve the fish on your boat so it won't spoil.
You can read my not-review of the DLC in spanish here.
My only problem with this DLC is that the story is really anticlimactic. When you end the main plot, you get two very useful items... but that's it. No great revelation, cinematic or anything. Still, I had a lot of fun with this one.
Status Sir_Laguna Nov 18, 2023
Me: let's play the Dredge DLC for 15 minutes just to see how it is.
Me 3 hours later:
Status grok Aug 1, 2023
I really like parts of this game. The artstyle, music, and vibe is really fun. However, the fishing I find to be pretty boring, and while exploring is fun for a while, I started to hit a point about 4 hours in where I wasn't really having much fun anymore.
I might revisit the game, but overall I think that …
I really like parts of this game. The artstyle, music, and vibe is really fun. However, the fishing I find to be pretty boring, and while exploring is fun for a while, I started to hit a point about 4 hours in where I wasn't really having much fun anymore.
I might revisit the game, but overall I think that the core gameplay mechanic, fishing/exploring, isn't quite engaging enough to make me want to put more time into it.
Status SpoiledPrince Jun 13, 2023
This guy in the mangroves wants me to bring him all these different types of fish for bait, but every time I try I lose fish just by tapping the scenery and get lost for so long that most of my my fish have rotted away.
