DREDGE

Item: DREDGE
Rating: 95
Author: VaporLens

Last updated: 2025-05-19

Summary

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.

Categories

Fishing SimulationAtmospheric HorrorExplorationSingle-player StoryEquipment CustomizationInventory ManagementSurvivalResource Management

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 Description 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. Importance 95%	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 Description 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. Importance 62%	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 Description 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. Importance 55%	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 Description 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. Importance 51%	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 Description 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. Importance 42%	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 Description 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. Importance 12%	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 Description 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. Importance 10%	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 Description 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. Importance 7%	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 Description 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. Importance 5%	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 Description 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. Importance 5%	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 Description The game is a masterful blend of exploration, fishing, and cosmic horror. The game is also praised for providing many hours of fun. Importance 4%	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 Description The fishing is relaxing until something unsettling is caught, creating a sense of unease. The act of fishing feels smooth and rewarding. Importance 3%	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 Description The reviewer has completed the game to 100% completion. The game has 60 Steam achievements. Importance 2%	The reviewer has completed the game to 100% completion. The game has 60 Steam achievements.	2%