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DREDGE

Black Salt Games · Team17 · 2023-03-30

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AdventureRPG

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Mar 30, 2023 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Mar 30, 2023 (Xbox Series X|S), Mar 30, 2023 (PlayStation 4), Mar 30, 2023 (Xbox One), Dec 18, 2024 (Mac), Feb 27, 2025 (iOS)

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.

DREDGE is a 2023 Adventure and RPG game priced at $10.79, with an estimated 1,000,000 .. 2,000,000 owners and an Overwhelmingly Positive (96% of 56908 reviews) sentiment.

448
playing now
96%
positive of 58k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam's rating (official)
1,000,000–2,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
104
twitch viewers (latest)
8.7
viewers/channel (concentration)
86/100
critic score (5 outlets, IGDB)
81/100
IGDB user rating (237 ratings)
41
Nexus mods (44k downloads)
4.69★
PlayStation Store rating (16,883 ratings)
82/100
opencritic · strong · 87% recommend · from 108 critics
12h
to beat · completionist 24h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$10.79
steam price (US)

448 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 11:00 UTC (census sample)

Dredge is a 2023 video game developed by Black Salt Games and published by Team17 that combines genres of fishing, survival, and horror. It follows a fisherman who faces Lovecraftian creatures as he fishes and explores an open world consisting of five archipelagos. As the game progresses, the player can upgrade the character's fishing equipment and abilities. It follows a day–night cycle; the day is serene, while the night contains the game's horror elements, such as supernatural events and sea monsters.

Trailer

DREDGE trailer thumbnail

Dredge - Official Feature Length Animated Trailer

≈436,403 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 448 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 5,079 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~635/week).
  • · Review velocity down 19% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 1% of 28,739 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-27

Estimated sales: 1.1M–2.6M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 57,500 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$9.99-60%
GOG$24.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $8.39 at GameBillet (2026-01-17) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $24.99 · on sale 157 of 224 observed days · $16.60 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
8.0k8.0k20232026Week of 2023-03-01: 617 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 8,047 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 336 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 2,144 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 113 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 1,366 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 63 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 1,942 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 77 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 1,444 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 66 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 636 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 503 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 3,332 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 65 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 1,353 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 85 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 1,080 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 82 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 879 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 46 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 759 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 610 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 432 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 847 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 901 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 53 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 1,137 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 66 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 729 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 592 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 846 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 49 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 1,247 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 56 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 1,007 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 524 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 1,488 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 53 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 778 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 50 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 654 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 954 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 62 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 801 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 641 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 582 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 580 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 43 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 611 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 890 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 888 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 513 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 791 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 520 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 638 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 691 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 620 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 649 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2026-09-01: 467 positiveWeek of 2026-09-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2026-10-01: 120 positiveWeek of 2026-10-01: 4 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1.2k3062026-09-15 12:00 — 326 players2026-09-16 20:00 — 536 players2026-09-18 03:00 — 363 players2026-09-19 11:00 — 506 players2026-09-20 18:00 — 932 players2026-09-22 02:00 — 550 players2026-09-23 10:00 — 306 players2026-09-24 17:00 — 526 players2026-09-26 01:00 — 496 players2026-09-27 08:00 — 499 players2026-09-28 16:00 — 528 players2026-09-29 23:00 — 491 players2026-10-01 07:00 — 312 players2026-10-02 14:00 — 588 players2026-10-03 22:00 — 804 players2026-10-05 06:00 — 412 players2026-10-06 13:00 — 538 players2026-10-07 21:00 — 748 players2026-10-09 04:00 — 527 players2026-10-10 12:00 — 772 players2026-10-11 20:00 — 1,175 players2026-10-13 03:00 — 645 players2026-10-14 11:00 — 448 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
5.2k348Apr 2023Aug 2026Apr 2023 — avg 5,187 · peak 12,686Jun 2023 — avg 970 · peak 2,899Aug 2023 — avg 889 · peak 3,197Oct 2023 — avg 410 · peak 1,472Dec 2023 — avg 1,132 · peak 2,457Feb 2024 — avg 732 · peak 2,726Apr 2024 — avg 552 · peak 1,068Jun 2024 — avg 850 · peak 2,565Aug 2024 — avg 1,174 · peak 3,695Oct 2024 — avg 662 · peak 1,596Dec 2024 — avg 1,246 · peak 2,577Feb 2025 — avg 576 · peak 1,270Apr 2025 — avg 1,076 · peak 2,296Jun 2025 — avg 1,195 · peak 3,208Aug 2025 — avg 758 · peak 1,644Oct 2025 — avg 660 · peak 1,487Dec 2025 — avg 960 · peak 1,791Feb 2026 — avg 577 · peak 1,495Apr 2026 — avg 647 · peak 1,513Jun 2026 — avg 832 · peak 1,785Aug 2026 — avg 762 · peak 1,465
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Chart history

PositiveNegative
64642026-09-222026-10-142026-09-22: 15 new positive2026-09-22: 2 new negative2026-09-23: 13 new positive2026-09-23: 1 new negative2026-09-25: 18 new positive2026-09-25: 2 new negative2026-09-26: 18 new positive2026-09-27: 32 new positive2026-09-27: 1 new negative2026-09-28: 12 new positive2026-09-29: 15 new positive2026-09-30: 9 new positive2026-10-02: 17 new positive2026-10-02: 1 new negative2026-10-03: 14 new positive2026-10-04: 20 new positive2026-10-04: 2 new negative2026-10-05: 25 new positive2026-10-06: 12 new positive2026-10-07: 13 new positive2026-10-08: 21 new positive2026-10-09: 12 new positive2026-10-09: 1 new negative2026-10-10: 16 new positive2026-10-10: 1 new negative2026-10-11: 29 new positive2026-10-12: 64 new positive2026-10-12: 2 new negative2026-10-13: 20 new positive2026-10-13: 1 new negative2026-10-14: 22 new positive
New Steam reviews per day (census review snapshots). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$24.99$7.762023-03-022026-10-142023-03-02 — best price $24.992023-05-06 — best price $24.992023-07-24 — best price $19.992023-08-23 — best price $17.242023-10-03 — best price $21.132023-11-07 — best price $24.992023-12-08 — best price $15.622024-01-13 — best price $18.742024-02-20 — best price $15.492024-03-21 — best price $24.992024-04-19 — best price $13.642024-05-21 — best price $24.992024-07-13 — best price $12.982024-08-10 — best price $24.992024-09-02 — best price $24.992024-10-08 — best price $24.992024-11-15 — best price $24.992024-12-12 — best price $12.492025-01-07 — best price $24.992025-02-25 — best price $20.992025-04-01 — best price $20.742025-05-08 — best price $12.492025-06-16 — best price $24.992025-07-25 — best price $9.682025-09-01 — best price $12.492025-10-07 — best price $10.632025-11-04 — best price $24.992025-12-06 — best price $24.992026-01-31 — best price $21.492026-03-05 — best price $9.992026-04-10 — best price $7.762026-05-09 — best price $24.992026-06-11 — best price $8.802026-07-22 — best price $24.992026-08-28 — best price $9.992026-09-17 — best price $9.992026-10-07 — best price $24.992026-10-14 — best price $24.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

5762232026-06-01 — 342 pageviews2026-06-05 — 332 pageviews2026-06-09 — 397 pageviews2026-06-13 — 371 pageviews2026-06-17 — 302 pageviews2026-06-21 — 364 pageviews2026-06-25 — 407 pageviews2026-06-29 — 576 pageviews2026-07-03 — 377 pageviews2026-07-07 — 378 pageviews2026-07-11 — 398 pageviews2026-07-15 — 307 pageviews2026-07-19 — 320 pageviews2026-07-23 — 270 pageviews2026-07-27 — 292 pageviews2026-07-31 — 250 pageviews2026-08-04 — 283 pageviews2026-08-08 — 299 pageviews2026-08-12 — 293 pageviews2026-08-16 — 346 pageviews2026-08-20 — 287 pageviews2026-08-24 — 372 pageviews2026-08-28 — 285 pageviews2026-09-01 — 263 pageviews2026-09-05 — 320 pageviews2026-09-09 — 320 pageviews2026-09-13 — 370 pageviews2026-09-17 — 276 pageviews2026-09-21 — 321 pageviews2026-09-25 — 318 pageviews2026-09-29 — 323 pageviews2026-10-03 — 316 pageviews2026-10-07 — 299 pageviews2026-10-11 — 393 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

3.3k12026-09-30 21:34 — 12 viewers2026-10-01 06:12 — 1,710 viewers2026-10-01 10:34 — 2,469 viewers2026-10-01 15:34 — 36 viewers2026-10-02 00:34 — 27 viewers2026-10-02 09:34 — 21 viewers2026-10-02 18:34 — 343 viewers2026-10-03 03:34 — 42 viewers2026-10-03 12:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-03 21:34 — 67 viewers2026-10-04 06:34 — 90 viewers2026-10-04 15:34 — 78 viewers2026-10-05 00:34 — 59 viewers2026-10-05 09:34 — 2 viewers2026-10-05 18:34 — 27 viewers2026-10-06 03:34 — 174 viewers2026-10-06 12:34 — 17 viewers2026-10-06 21:34 — 69 viewers2026-10-07 06:34 — 64 viewers2026-10-07 15:34 — 77 viewers2026-10-08 00:34 — 123 viewers2026-10-08 09:34 — 35 viewers2026-10-08 18:34 — 116 viewers2026-10-09 03:34 — 29 viewers2026-10-09 12:34 — 155 viewers2026-10-09 21:34 — 70 viewers2026-10-10 06:34 — 13 viewers2026-10-10 15:34 — 60 viewers2026-10-11 00:34 — 194 viewers2026-10-11 09:34 — 7 viewers2026-10-11 18:34 — 111 viewers2026-10-12 03:34 — 55 viewers2026-10-12 12:34 — 14 viewers2026-10-12 21:34 — 881 viewers2026-10-13 06:34 — 5 viewers2026-10-13 15:34 — 121 viewers2026-10-14 00:34 — 61 viewers2026-10-14 09:34 — 70 viewers2026-10-14 18:34 — 517 viewers2026-10-14 20:34 — 104 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
96.6%
earned "Introductions"
22.4%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsCamera ComfortColor AlternativesCustom Volume ControlsAdjustable DifficultyKeyboard Only OptionStereo Sound5 DLC

12 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Portuguese - Brazil, Polish

Post-launch support: 5 DLC released, first 2023-03-30, latest 2024-08-15 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)33,8668%60
PS5 (PlayStation)23,9878%60
Xbox Series, Xbox One (Xbox)13,6184%60
PS4 (PlayStation)7,9906%60
Switch (Nintendo)7570%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

RPGHorrorFishingMysteryStylizedAdventureOpen WorldSimulationAtmosphericExploration

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Recent updates

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