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DREDGE

Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch • 2023

Should you play it?

DREDGE is a single-player fishing adventure with a sinister undercurrent. Sell your catch, upgrade your boat, and dredge the depths for long-buried secrets. Explore a mysterious archipelago and discover why some things are best left forgotten.

What works

  • Unique blend of fishing and lovecraftian horror
  • Atmospheric art and sound design
  • Engaging progression and upgrades
  • Addictive gameplay loop
  • Multiple endings and secrets

Things to keep in mind

  • Short overall length
  • Some repetitive gameplay elements
  • Story can feel minimal or underdeveloped
  • Dlc pricing criticized
  • Limited combat and social features

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom

  • Astrometica: Prologue

  • AETHUS

  • Kaelaverse: Pemascape

  • Star Shelter

  • 月圆之夜 (Night of Full Moon)

More violent

Games that feels like DREDGE but with more combat and destruction

  • Verho - Curse of Faces

  • Menace from the Deep

  • SULFUR

  • BIOMORPH

  • Knock on the Coffin Lid

  • Arzette: The Jewel of Faramore

Less survival-focused

Games that feels like DREDGE but with less survival pressure

  • Mika and The Witch's Mountain

  • Nice Day for Fishing

  • Sip Fisher

  • Summer in Mara

  • Scale the Depths

  • The Witch of Fern Island

More leadership-focused

Games that feels like DREDGE but with more leadership over others

  • DAVE THE DIVER

  • Union of Gnomes: Prologue

  • Sunken Engine

  • Glittermitten Grove

  • Nexomon

  • Three Kingdoms: The Blood Moon

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How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

DREDGE: Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Survival, Fellowship, Intimacy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Relaxation. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Violence, Leadership.

Last update: 03/08/2026