Dredge (video game)

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Dredge
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Developer(s) Black Salt Games
Publisher(s) Team17
Engine Unity [1]
Platform(s)
Release
  • Windows, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S
  • March 30, 2023
  • Android, iOS, macOS
  • December 18, 2024
Genre(s) Role-playing
Mode(s) Single-player

Dredge is a 2023 fishing horror role-playing adventure game developed by Black Salt Games and published by Team17. The game follows a fisherman who encounters increasingly Lovecraftian creatures as he ventures out further into an open world archipelago. It was released on March 30, 2023, for Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S, and is scheduled to release for Android, iOS, and macOS in December 2024.

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Gameplay

Dredge sees the player control a small motorized fishing boat. The game takes place on a day–night cycle, where specific actions the player takes, such as sailing or fishing, push the clock forward. The player can look for fish to catch or underwater items to salvage at certain spots, where they play a short minigame to bring their catch on board. If the player stays out into the night, a panic meter starts to rise, with higher levels leading to hallucinations that change reality around the boat, creating hazards that may damage the player's vessel; however, some fish only become available during the night hours, forcing the player to stay out during these times. The waters around the archipelago also contain a number of sea monsters which can attack the player.

After docking at the main settlement or with a traveling merchant, players can sell their catch and buy new equipment for their boat such as brighter lights, faster engines, or better fishing equipment that expands the types of fish that can be caught. The boat has a predetermined amount of space on board, and the player has to choose which gear to fit inside along with space for their catch; however, players can upgrade their boat, expanding its capacity and resilience to damage. At other docks scattered around the archipelago, the player can also accept side quests, completing tasks for the residents of the islands to earn rewards, as well as stop and rest which decreases panic and quickly advances time for the player.

Plot

A Fisherman sails to the coastal town of Greater Marrow, situated in a distant archipelago, to take up a job offer to be the town's local angler. While the job starts normal enough, the Fisherman soon begins to notice strange phenomena, especially at night, when he encounters strange mist, rocks that suddenly appear out of nowhere, ghost ships, hostile wildlife, sea monsters, and the feeling of being watched. In addition, as he sails around the archipelago, he begins to find messages in bottles, which are diary entries written by a newlywed wife known only as J.J. as she recounts how she first arrived in the archipelago with her husband, whom she witnessed dredging up a mysterious casket from the sea floor, which he subsequently opened and released a supernatural fog that plagues the archipelago to this day. A gargantuan sea monster called the Leviathan then awoke and destroyed their boat, killing J.J. and stranding the husband and the old mayor on a small island. In fact, the Fisherman finds himself stalked by the Leviathan itself, which is apparently the archipelago's guardian and is set on preventing the Fisherman from leaving the area.

The Fisherman then encounters a man called the Collector, who lives alone in an isolated island mansion. The Collector tasks the Fisherman with exploring the other archipelago islands and the ancient ruins they hide to recover several relics. The Collector also uses a unique book called the Book of the Deep to grant the Fisherman supernatural powers that he can use on his expeditions. Once the Fisherman collects all the relics, he can either hand them over to the Collector or withhold them.

The Pale Reach

The Fisherman heads south of the archipelago to discover The Pale Reach, a frozen biome that appears and disappears every few years. After helping a nature photographer capture a photo of a ravenous creature resembling a narwhal, as well as finding and assembling an icebreaker ram for his boat, the Fisherman finds himself on the trail of an arctic expedition crew that disappeared nearly 100 years ago while investigating the Pale Reach, finding journal entries that reveal that the Captain, Navigator, and Boatswain of the crew had become enthralled by the ravaged and still-living remains of an enormous eldritch monster trapped in the ice. As the crew attempted to free the creature under the promise of treasure, the First Officer led a mutiny, ending in the crew either dying or fleeing the Pale Reach, with only the four men remaining and becoming trapped in the ice themselves, still bound to the creature and unable to die. After finding enchanted ice axes, the Fisherman is able to free the men from their torment, with their deaths killing the creature as well.

The Iron Rig

The Fisherman comes across an oil rig owned by the Ironhaven Company and meets two of its chief staff, the Foreman and the Scientist. The Foreman asks the Fisherman to recover lost supply shipments so they can complete the construction of the oil rig, while the Scientist requests that the Fisherman collect samples of the local wildlife for study. Eventually, the Fisherman brings back enough supplies for the Foreman to finish construction of the oil rig, and they proceed to drill into the sea floor. However, this causes fissures to open up on the sea floor, releasing a dark ooze that begins to mutate the fish. The Scientist has the Fisherman collect mutated samples, but exposure to the corrupted fish causes the Scientist to mutate into a monster and he escapes to the ocean. Meanwhile, the Executive arrives and orders to the Foreman to continue drilling, even though it is angering the local sea monsters. Fearful of the monsters but not wanting to get fired, the Foreman asks the Fisherman to sabotage the oil rig's defense system, which will hopefully convince the Executive to abort the drilling. The Fisherman does so, and with the defense system down, a tentacled sea monster attacks the oil rig, destroying the drill before being eaten by the Leviathan. The Executive flees via helicopter, and the Foreman agrees to continue providing the Fisherman with advanced equipment until he and the rest of the oil rig crew can evacuate.

Development

Dredge started development in 2020 by New Zealand studio Black Salt Games. [2] The team was inspired by other games with oppressive atmospheres, like Papers, Please and Frostpunk . Fog was used as an artistic tool to contrast the day, which is almost completely clear, to the night, where the player can barely see in front of themselves. [3] [ unreliable source? ] A developer described the process of creating the game's mutant fish, saying they were "coming up with the craziest adjectives to describe these messed up fish". [4]

In May 2023, Black Salt Games announced a number of future updates to the game, including boat customization, a photo mode, a "passive mode" that makes hostile creatures no longer aggressive allowing for less stressful gameplay, and a paid DLC expansion revolving around the mysterious Ironhaven Corporation. [5] An additional DLC expansion entitled The Pale Reach, containing a new polar biome, was announced in October 2023. [6]

On December 15, 2023, crossover content based on Dredge was released as free DLC for Mintrocket's Dave the Diver video game. [7] Another paid DLC, The Iron Rig, was announced in June 2024 to release on August 16. [8] Ports for Android, iOS, and macOS are scheduled to release on December 18, 2024. [9]

Reception

Dredge received "generally favorable" reviews, according to the review aggregator Metacritic. [10] [11] [12] [13]

Writing for Eurogamer , Edwin Evans-Thirlwell felt that over the course of the game it did not "evolve much", while also criticizing the player's ability to upgrade their ship to make challenges trivial. [26]

Roland Ingram of Nintendo Life praised the night sections, writing that "The story relentlessly sends you out of your comfort zone, out among treacherous cliffs or bobbing vulnerably atop sickeningly deep, dark waters". [18]

In GamesRadar+'s review of the game, Ali Jones wrote that he disliked the late game progression, but enjoyed the sound design, saying "the minor piano trill that cuts through when you pull in one of these nightmares, is enough to send a shiver down your spine on even the game's most idyllic-seeming days". [16]

Sales

Dredge sold over 100,000 copies within the first twenty-four hours of release, a milestone that the developers had expected would take a year or longer to reach. In October 2023, Black Salt Games reported that Dredge had sold one million copies. [27]

Accolades

Dredge was named among the best games of 2023 in lists compiled by GamesRadar+ , [28] Time , [29] The Guardian , [30] Svenska Dagbladet , [31] and Polygon . [32]

Awards and nominations
YearCeremonyCategoryResultRef.
2023 Golden Joystick Awards Best Indie GameNominated [33]
The Game Awards 2023 Best Independent GameNominated [34]
Best Debut Indie GameNominated
IGN Awards 2023 Best Indie GameWon
2024 The Steam Awards Best Game on Steam DeckNominated [35] [36]
27th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards Outstanding Achievement for an Independent Game Nominated [37]
24th Game Developers Choice Awards Game of the Year Nominated [38] [39]
Best DebutNominated
Best DesignNominated
Innovation AwardHonorable mention
Best NarrativeHonorable mention
Best Visual ArtHonorable mention
Audience AwardNominated
20th British Academy Games Awards Best Game Longlisted [40]
Debut Game Nominated [41] [42]
Game Design Nominated
Narrative Nominated
New Intellectual Property Nominated
Nebula Awards Best Game Writing Nominated [43]
Hugo Awards Best Game or Interactive Work Nominated [44]

Film adaptation

A live-action film adaptation is being developed by production company Story Kitchen. [45]

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