Dread Hunger is a strategy survival game where you venture into the arctic wastes to find coal and food to keep your ship running, while trying to uncover the players who are two secret killers. In many ways like the hugely popular Among Us, this game also brings in elements from survival games such as The Forest, such as crafting and combat, along with a detailed and expansive open world.

You play one of a crew of up to 8 aboard a 19^th-century British warship exploring the arctic. When you run out of resources and coal to power the ship's engine, you must venture out into the frozen tundra to find much-needed resources. However, two of your crew are secretly evil and will use dark magic and ancient powers to try and eliminate everyone else.

You attack animals for food and resources, which can be used for healing, crafting weapons and items, and more, and you can loot everything you find in the hope of finding useful items. The vast open world provides ample opportunity for survival, but also allows the two traitors to make their moves.

To avoid being discovered, you need to use subterfuge and deception to win over the other players, and indirectly cause the death of your victims. From both the crew and the traitors, clever strategies and on-the-fly thinking are required to emerge victorious.

It's a unique game that combines elements from a variety of genres to create an experience that requires skill, quick thinking and deception, making a novel alternative to games like Among Us for an older audience.