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Play Overview
You start from your new home and explore the land and sea to complete quests and visit neighbouring islands – each with unique opportunities, inhabitants, and secrets. Get back home to sell your catch, and upgrade your boat to dredge deeper for long-buried secrets.
As you progress, you upgrade your fishing gear to be able to catch a wider range of sea creature. Storing them in your hold efficiently requires a Tetris-like puzzle. Care is needed as you push further from sure, as danger is everywhere in the form of sharp rocks, shallow reefs and threats that lurk in the fog at night.
The result is a game that combines a mystery narrative with more-ish fishing and upgrading. Everyone you meet has their own story and each new creature you discover offers unique benefits. It's a dark and lovely combination that draws you in to take ever more questionable risks with each voyage.
Our examiner, Thom Robertson, first checked Dredge 22 months ago. It was re-examined by Andy Robertson and updated 6 weeks ago.
Play Style
You can play this game in the following styles:
Benefits
This game is good if you want to:
Age Ratings
Content Rating
Rated for younger players in the US. Rated ESRB EVERYONE 10+ for Fantasy Violence, Use of Tobacco, Mild Language, Animated Blood. Some areas contain sea monsters or giant piranha-like fish that can attack and damage players' boat. One quest prompts players to use an elaborate trap to kill a sea monster; green blood-splatter effects occur when the trap is sprung. A handful of characters are depicted smoking cigarettes or pipes. The word “damn” appears in the game.
Skill Level
10+ year-olds usually have the required skill to enjoy this game. Still, it's important for parents and guardians to consider the maturity required to process the game content. It's also important to ensure children understand in-game purchases and have spending limits set-up. Younger players need to be willing to persevere and learn the fishing mechanics. Understanding the narrative is important for developing relationships. Navigating the world and its seas is also important to find the best catches.
Costs
Dredge
 | Xbox X|S | £21.99 | – | – |
| Xbox One | £21.99 | – | – |
| PC | £21.99 | – | – |
 | Switch | £21.99 | – | – |
 | PC | £21.99 | – | – |
 | PS5 | £19.99 | – | Free PS Plus Extra |
| PS4 | £19.99 | – | Free PS Plus Extra |
 | Mac | £24.99 | – | – |
| iOS | £24.99 | – | – |
- In-Game Purchases: Additional in-game purchases are offered for items that enhance the experience.
You can purchase Deluxe Edition which offers special fishing rods. These can also be purchased individually.
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Game Details
Release Date: 30/03/2023
Out Now: Mac, PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, Xbox X|S and iOS
Skill Rating: 10+ year-olds
Players: 1
Genres: Adventure, Collecting, Traversal (Action, Narrative, Rhythm and Role-Play)
Accessibility: 26 features
Components: 3D Third-Person, Cartoon, Day and Night and Weather
Developer: Black Salt Games (@BlackSaltGames)
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