DREDGE

Lovecraftian fishing game puts squid back on the menu

- Ali Jones

NEED TO KNOW

RELEASE Early 2022

DEVELOPER Black Salt Games

PUBLISHER In-house

LINK blacksaltgames.com

When the sun is high and the fish are biting, Dredge could almost pass as any other fishing game. With seagulls wheeling overhead and your simple vessel bobbing back and forth between picturesque island communities, there’s something very relaxing about life on the high seas.

But when the sun sets, whatever wholesome vibes Dredge might have given off are immediately replaced by something much more sinister. As the fog rolls in, the picture-perfect bays and harbours become treacherous mazes filled with jagged rocks. The toll of being alone on the open water starts to weigh on your mind, and the mackerel and cod beneath the waves seem to be replaced with something much more dangerous.