Dredge

Dredge is a single-player adventure simulation game from Black Salt Games. Players will head into a mysterious archipelago known as 'The Marrows' to fish and salvage fish and treasure to fund their expeditions - but the deeper they go, the more the dark secrets of the deep are revealed, some more strange or terrifying than the last.

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Top Critic Avg: 82/100 Critics Rec: 86%
Released
March 31, 2023
ESRB
E10+ For Everyone 10+ Due To Animated Blood, Fantasy Violence, Mild Language, Use of Tobacco
Developer(s)
Black Salt Games
Publisher(s)
Team17
Engine
Unity
Dredge boat with a leviathan swimming nearby with its back sail above the water

Platform(s)
Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X
ESRB
E10+ For Everyone 10+ Due To Animated Blood, Fantasy Violence, Mild Language, Use of Tobacco

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