DREDGE

Buy96%

Overwhelmingly Positive · 57k player reviews · High confidence

Yes, worth buying.

Black Salt Games · Exploration · Mar 30, 2023

Player review score
96%
Overwhelmingly Positive
Price
$19.99−50%
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
60
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
12
Full audio0 of 12
Subtitles12 of 12

Should I buy DREDGE?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 146 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story: 117 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 40 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Difficulty: 16 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Monetization: 5 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 57k player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
50% of themes are praise33% are divided17% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
146 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
While repetitive at a first glace, the dangers and mechanics in this game, such as creatures and sanity, manage to keep the gameplay tense at times.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
117 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Despite the lack of a large amount of content, which would usually be expected of story focused games, the story is very interesting.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
40 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The graphics and lighting in general are very pretty, and work well with the models.
Interface
Players who bring up Interface mostly praise it.
20 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I loveee collecting and sorting things and managing my inventory. the fishing is also not difficult to the point of being annoying, the minigames are quite simple which I enjoy tbh.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
20 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio is good, music is relaxed and the sound effects never got annoying.
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
16 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The atmosphere is jaw-droppingly good, the horror slowly builds to a fever pitch, and it runs like a dream on the Steam Deck.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay146 reviews
Story117 reviews
Graphics40 reviews
Interface20 reviews
Audio20 reviews
Steam Deck16 reviews
Divided opinion
Performance
100% still recommend
Controls
80% still recommend
Crashes
75% still recommend
Bugs
67% still recommend
Players complain
Difficulty
88% still recommend
Monetization
60% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Adjustable Difficulty
  • Camera Comfort
  • Color Alternatives
  • Custom Volume Controls
  • Family Sharing
  • Keyboard Only Option
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud

Platforms

  • Windows
  • macOS

Valve device support

Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

On sale, not the lowest
$19.99$39.99−50%

The lowest we've tracked is $9.99.

9 points recordedtoday · $19.99

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