DREDGE
Last updated: 2025-05-19
- Immersive atmosphere and unique world to explore.
- Compelling and mysterious storyline keeps players engaged.
- Rewarding exploration and discovery mechanics.
- Unique blend of horror and fishing gameplay.
- Addictive fishing and upgrade loop.
- Repetitive gameplay loop and grind.
- Reviews
(sample size) - 2000
- Helpful reviews
- 66%
- Unhelpful reviews
- 34%
- Protest reviews
- 0%
- 95%Helpful reviews with positive sentiment
- 5%Helpful reviews with negative sentiment
- Positive points
- 3601
- Negative points
- 967
- Gameplay points
- 514
- Perf. points
- 60
- Rec. points
- 847
- Misc points
- 119
| Point | Description | Importance |
|---|---|---|
| Immersive, unique atmosphere and world | The game creates a unique and immersive atmosphere through its art style, sound design, and a blend of cozy and horror elements. The day/night cycle significantly impacts gameplay, with serene daytime exploration contrasting with eerie nighttime encounters, enhancing tension and mystery. | 95% |
| Compelling and mysterious storyline | The game features a compelling and mysterious story with well-developed characters and unexpected twists. The narrative unfolds gradually, encouraging exploration and discovery, and choices made during the game can significantly impact the story and its development. | 62% |
| Rewarding exploration and discovery | The game encourages exploration and rewards players for discovering secrets, completing side quests, and interacting with the world. The open-world aspect enhances the experience, with each new area offering unique challenges and rewards. | 55% |
| Unique blend of horror and fishing | The game blends fishing with Lovecraftian horror, creating a unique and unsettling experience. The horror elements are often subtle, relying on atmosphere and suggestion to create a sense of dread and tension, particularly at night. | 51% |
| Addictive fishing and upgrade loop | The core gameplay loop revolves around fishing, selling catches, and upgrading the boat, providing a satisfying sense of progression. The fishing mechanics are varied and enjoyable, with different techniques and fish types to discover, while boat upgrades enhance exploration and resource management. | 42% |
| Good content and developer support | The game offers a good amount of content, with DLCs that expand the world and add new challenges and benefits. The developers are also praised for their engagement with the community and for creating DLCs that seamlessly blend with the base game. | 12% |
| Simple, addictive, and relaxing gameplay | The game is easy to pick up and play, with intuitive controls and clearly communicated goals. It is also described as addictive and relaxing, making it suitable for casual play and unwinding after a long day. | 10% |
| Engaging and balanced progression | The game is engaging from the beginning and offers a lot of content, with a balanced progression system. The game is also suitable for short play sessions and doesn't require a large time investment to progress. | 7% |
| Beautiful graphics and great soundtrack | The game features beautiful graphics and a great soundtrack that enhances the overall experience. The music is varied and fits different situations, creating a relaxing and immersive atmosphere. | 5% |
| Great DLC content | The Iron Rig DLC adds a more expansive story that ties into the main game and allows for further exploration. The DLC also adds new content to all biomes and allows building/upgrading facilities with new tech. | 5% |
| Great blend of genres | The game is a masterful blend of exploration, fishing, and cosmic horror. The game is also praised for providing many hours of fun. | 4% |
| Relaxing and rewarding fishing | The fishing is relaxing until something unsettling is caught, creating a sense of unease. The act of fishing feels smooth and rewarding. | 3% |
| High completion rate | The reviewer has completed the game to 100% completion. The game has 60 Steam achievements. | 2% |