Dredge (video game)

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'''''Dredge''''' is a 2023 [[fishing video game]] developed by Black Salt Games and published by [[Team17]]. A [[Survival game|survival]] and [[Horror game|horror]] game, it follows a fisherman who faces progressively [[Lovecraftian horror|Lovecraftian]] creatures as he fishes and explores an [[open world]] consisting of five [[archipelago]]s. 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.

'''''Dredge''''' is a 2023 video game developed by Black Salt Games and published by [[Team17]], that combines genres of [[Fishing video game|fishing]], [[Survival game|survival]], and [[Horror game|horror]]. It follows a fisherman who faces progressively [[Lovecraftian horror|Lovecraftian]] creatures as he fishes and explores an [[open world]] consisting of five [[archipelago]]s. 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.

Black Salt Games conceived ''Dredge'' as a top-down [[turn-based game]]; that notion was scrapped during the prototype phase. Not wanting ''Dredge'' to be a [[jump scare]] horror game, they worked to create a [[psychological thriller]] atmosphere. Five archipelagos were designed for the game, four of which are based on geological formations. After development was completed, they approached various publishers before settling on Team17. ''Dredge'' was released for [[Nintendo Switch]], [[PlayStation 4]], [[PlayStation 5]], [[Windows]], [[Xbox One]], and [[Xbox Series X/S]] on March 30, 2023, with versions for [[Android (operating system)|Android]] and [[iOS]] following in February 2025. Two [[downloadable content]]s (DLCs), ''The Pale Reach'' and ''The Iron Rig'', were released in 2023 and 2024, respectively.

Black Salt Games conceived ''Dredge'' as a top-down [[turn-based game]]; that notion was scrapped during the prototype phase. Not wanting ''Dredge'' to be a [[jump scare]] horror game, they worked to create a [[psychological thriller]] atmosphere. Five archipelagos were designed for the game, four of which are based on geological formations. After development was completed, they approached various publishers before settling on Team17. ''Dredge'' was released for [[Nintendo Switch]], [[PlayStation 4]], [[PlayStation 5]], [[Windows]], [[Xbox One]], and [[Xbox Series X/S]] on March 30, 2023, with versions for [[Android (operating system)|Android]] and [[iOS]] following in February 2025. Two [[downloadable content]]s (DLCs), ''The Pale Reach'' and ''The Iron Rig'', were released in 2023 and 2024, respectively.