DREDGE | Review in 3 Minutes 

Such a welcome demonstration of confidence from this team. Putting out a very generously long demo to reel in the players and then issuing out copies to publishers without any crazy review embargo. So much belief in their work and it is paying off. Day one purchase for me no doubt.

These 3 minute reviews really hit a good sweetspot of informative yet concise. It's a good format! Keep it up. I'm off to lose my sanity at sea now...

Frost has such a wonderfully soothing voice that it makes me want to buy every game they review

I played the demo and was absolutely hooked. I am really looking forward to playing this. The dev team also demonstrated in the steam forums that they have a very strong and clear vision. They know what they want to make and how they want to engage the player and the demo showed that.

I just picked this up a few days ago and it's definitely a recommend - the combination of relaxing gameplay and eerie atmosphere works really well.

I'm about 2/3 through the game right now and I'm HOOKED. It really is incredible.

3 Minute Review, I definitely need to listen to these as they come out, it's a great format and well delivered

Cant say it often enough: I love these reviews! Short, on point and trustworthy. Thanks a lot!

Been excited for this game ever since I saw Gab Smolders play this way long ago. Cant wait for the full release as its definitely got my interest.

I love this game!!! Emphasis on the balance between cozy and engaging. The last game I got this into was Ooblets, which is oddly kind of similar in terms of the farming (fishing)/upgrading gameplay loop and mysterious larger story. But this game has a lot more spookiness and mystery to it and it was refreshing to get jump scared in such a nautical, thematic way. Fans of eldritch horror will definitely enjoy. I have to get ready for work in 20 minutes and I'm still thinking about playing this game, it's that fun.

He started out the video calling it “a fishing adventure” and I couldn’t have been less interested. Then I watched the review and it’s going on my wishlist. Credit to the game, and the review. 👍🏼

whata great transition after playing Dave The Driver lol

That packed in 10 minutes of info, without being rushed or speaking quickly. Great taste of the game, great video.

Give this guy an Audible contract. What a wonderful voice.

glad to hear its so good! I played the demo for like 8 min before I turned it off because I knew I wanted to buy it haha. definitely makes a good impression!

I’m here because the reviewer has a voice that I’d pay to hear narrate Lovecraft’s writing - so was curious to hear how they’d cover this game!

Wow he could not display his love for the game enough in this review. I really have to give it a wishlist.

Found about this game on Get Indie Gaming, played the demo. And gotta say, what a game. Thanks for the deep dive review!

Frost?! Amazing, I'm so happy to hear your voice on this.

Thanks for playing Frost 🙏 This wasn't even on my radar man 🍻 Cheers!

Also it has auto save that dumps into 1 save file as your only save.

So, Sunless Sea, but for the casual gamer who doesn't like to read so much? That, and just slightly less completely unforgiving...

Demo had great performance on switch handheld mode too!

The trailers for this game got me excited and made me do something i swore not to and buy the delux version day one and it restored some hope in the future of games because it actually is a full and complete game with no game breaking bugs or glitches (did get a bug where there was no audio but reloading fixed it)

I've been looking forward to this game for a long time, can't wait to play it!

Played this game and went in as blind as possible and I LOVED it. Only downfall is that I'm finished with the game already but working on a 100% completion with getting all the fish and secrets.

Already bought it. Waiting for release

to quote Bane: "what a lovely, lovely voice"

I played the demo at next fest and it truly is an amazing game 👍🏻

Best narrated review ever

"Eldritch fishing adventure" Well, that's me sold :D

Feels like Yahtzee would enjoy this game, would love to see an indie review ZP on it

Verified on Steam Deck so I think Dredge will be great fun to play on that. Can’t wait!

I just got this the other day, when I could finally spare a bit of time for gaming around work and life things. I already VERY much wanted to play the full version after taking part in the beta. The game demo was super cute and the full game is so far exactly what I was hoping and more so far! I am taking my time with it, so when I write a review it can be more thorough. I expect unless they messed something up I am going to rave about it.

"The game is only about 3-6 hrs long. Me who has 36 hrs in the game already

Holy crap, someone actually made a video game that some commenter made long ago. I believe the dude said he wanted a fishing game that starts out normally but the further you went into the lake, the creepier the fish and other fishermen become until you straight up run into abominations like a "fisherman" that is a conglomeration of man, boat, and reel.

Just now hearing about this and it looks sweet!

I see the game has a day counter. Is there a day limit before I run out of time to do things? If I take too long, do I get the bad ending? Will certain events only happen on certain days? Or is the day counter just for keeping track of time and if I so please I can just go at my own pace?

Did not expect to hear frosts voice, forgotten how much I'd missed it

I just bought this game and I am loving it! Definitely an example of less is more and atmosphere.

Very clearly heavily inspired by Sunless Sea. I'm into it.

His voice really reminds me of Terry Wogan. That's a compliment 😂

already finished the game, its really nice enjoyable piece of game sir !

So Far I really love this little game. So much so I want to print a little fighting trawler and make it light up in the dark.

So summary of the summary: this game is basically a fishing minigame, but turned into the entire gameplay loop with sprinkles of rougelike and horror, it also has room for completionists, maxing your boat, docking everywhere, seeing both endings and all the fish. Would recommend.

Adding Information on how it works on Steam Deck would be great.

Got that radio voice.

Well this and dave the diver are like 20bucks each us and dave has demo on switch im going to look at dredge because im interested. Correction dredge is 25.00 but i see it sale right now for 18 something.

I'm a few hours in and it's awesome. More importantly, it's well priced. The panic system is really fun to manage, and the threats it brings are interesting and have variety. I'm not very far into the story, but I hope it explains why/how the panic happens. I'd definitely buy a story expansion or sequel.

Sounds like a 3D version of Sunless Sea.

this looks so much like the longharbor comic

Frost! How long have you been doing this?

looks like a perfect game for deck

Cant wait for this game

I have been playing the demo (convinced me to buy it for the Switch). It reminds me a little of Sunless Sea, or gives me a little vibe of it.

Seems like a well done game.

i bought it and its a good game, but want i want to do is just go around and fish and explore during calm day light, but the story and horror and music and everything outside of the relaxing fishing element of the game is a drag for me personally. Still worth $25, but a good portion of the game and the quick day to night cycles drew me away tbh.

I'm debating getting this for PC or Switch. The mobility of the switch seems great for this game. But the graphics seem horrid compared to the PC version. Any thoughts?

Reminds me of a game i played on android. More steampunk like graphics. I cant remember the name of it but theres a pc version as well. If anyone has an idea, please remind me

It is a great game, but to be honest, unless you don't mind spending 20+ dollars on a 10-ish hour game with little replay value, wait for a sale. Compared to other similar games, this is kind of expensive and since this is foremost a story game with some fishing (not a fishing game with a story), there is not a lot to replay once you finish and there isn't a lot of content. What's there is great, just a bit to little for the full price. Something like Dave the Diver has a lot more stuff to do for less cash and more game elements.

Approaching an island in the dark distance, only to have vanish as you near it must be very confounding! Thanks for the review

I suppose you think being a part of the escapist lets you just pass judgement on these games; like some sort of Judge Dredge, if you will

Damn why are the cool games only so short....

interesting sanity mechanics

I rarely pay full price for a game, I tend to wait, but this one I paid full price and don't regret it.

wait wtf, the other frost? from smite?

So this is the fishing version of Darkest Dungeon? I'm in.

I've never had a game rated E give me such primal fear inducing scares, so it has that going for it...

This review was wonderfully written and read. The voice sounds familiar. Is it the same person that does New Yorker articles on Audm?

I'm still in awe that someone made the tumblr meme fishing game, but I'm even more shocked that it looks this well made. Bravo!

lol after a few hours of gameplay I have a broken boat and can’t get back to repair it before sundown. So I have to start from scratch. Kinda silly.

This game is so much fun

Your wonderful voice made the whole thing sound sinister. I would liken it very much if you narrated my life.

Best way to play this; console, switch, pc?

Ok, than maybe an average of about 13 hours? That sounds great, except I just got well over 300 hours out of a different $25 game called Valheim. I guess I'll just wait for it to go on at least 50% sale or better yet come to GamePass Ultimate...

Such an amazing game.

6hr? I'll get a repack.

I do enjoy a completely *n* o *r* m *a l* day of fishing

I think the game is excellent, but I wish it was a slower burn in terms of story. It shows its hand too soon imo

One of my most anticipated games of the YEAR! Can't wait! I would LOVE to get a physical edition of this one day.

The novelty wore off quick

Really wish it was just a fishing game

I hate how every review starts off by saying “repaying your debt.” Your debt is $25 and you pay it off with 2 loads of fish, which is literally we mintues

Played on the weekend, the game, not the demo. I like the graphics a lot, as I do like the story, but too much micro managment in this game. No time to really explore, as your time runs out fast. And you can't stay the night out, at least not in the beginning, as you will always be punished. Not enough random element. Taking damage means repair costs, and you take a lot of damage. If they would cut down on the punishment, make it more random instead of repetitive, and give more time to explore, that would make the game so much better.

Hello 👋

now get ZP to review it.

Your voice👌

I haven't played it, but from the 3 hours of gameplay I've seen the game seems hollow or shallow. Like its got good polish and a lot of nice little touches and content, but I really disliked what seemed to be a huge lack of skill, lack of customization, and generally even a lack in story. It's not a bad game; far from it. It just seems like it's not for me. Maybe debatably not for _most_ dedicated/hardcore gamers, even. I liked Stardew Valley quite a lot, so I don't know why I feel so much apathy or "dislike" for this. After thinking some more, I think it's due to SV having some quite significant customization (of the farm, and the character), varied gameplay, varied _choice_ in gameplay, some surprisingly good relationship stories, and even some skill in things like memory, optimizing, arcade cabinet games, and combat. Dredge just seemed like a mostly empty grind on rails.

Then you realize the game is a bit shallow. But ok you aren't having a terrible time... and then... then you find out that some quests are secretly timed. That starting them early can screw you out of completing them. This means you will lose access to PERMANENT upgrades because you decided to explore.

Another proof that work inspired by lovecraft work better than those directly adapting his works

This looks cute

i played 20 hours of it in 2 days no it doesnt take only hours

Call me Ishmael

25€ is quite much for a game that can be finished in 6 hours :/

after about 5 hours in i thought "i know of just the reviewer who would love this game", glad to see i was right.

76th

Thank you for telling me that this game only lasts three times six hours at most. Pretty sick of games that claimed completion hours is in the double digits only to discover that most of it was padding with no actual meat on their bones.

Linux, please.

Disappointing 5 second ending. Was really hoping for a boss battle or at least seeing cthlulu destroy all the towns. Oh well.

Thanks for this. It has been removed from the wishlist.