Games like DREDGE
If DREDGE is your kind of game, the closest matches are Drowned Lake, DREADMOOR and CONSCRIPT: Director’s Cut — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its exploration reveals creepy secrets, lovecraftian horror subtly infused and ship upgrades feel rewarding. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Get personalized picks →DREDGE is an adventure RPG developed by Black Salt Games and published by Team17, released in 2023 at $10.79. Set in a mysterious archipelago, the game combines fishing with exploration, puzzle-solving, and ship upgrades. Players maintain an encyclopedia, collect fish through procedural generation, and navigate by night. Reviewers and players describe the experience as atmospheric, mysterious, and surprisingly cozy despite its Lovecraftian horror elements. Players highlight how exploration gradually reveals unsettling secrets, the soundtrack and art direction reinforce the mood, and ship progression feels rewarding. DREDGE holds a 96% positive rating from over 30,000 Steam reviews and is verified for Steam Deck play.
About DREDGE: DREDGE is a single-player fishing adventure with a sinister undercurrent. Sell your catch, upgrade your boat, and dredge the depths for long-buried secrets. Explore a mysterious archipelago and discover why some things are best left forgotten.
Players who liked DREDGE also play
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Drowned Lake
WHY THIS
Top pick for DREDGE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with DREDGE.
When Bento, an amateur documentarian vanishes, three strangers are drawn to the Drowned Lake to find him. As the lake’s dark past comes to light, so do the secrets buried deep within them. Explore, survive, and investigate the dark waters in this fishing survival horror game.
DREADMOOR
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for DREDGE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with DREDGE.
DREADMOOR is a dark first-person fishing adventure game set in a submerged world, rotting from a past catastrophe. Fish in murky waters, upgrade your boat, craft survival gear, and fight monstrous creatures that lurk under the water and on the land.
CONSCRIPT: Director’s Cut
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with DREDGE.
Third-strongest match for DREDGE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with DREDGE.
During the First World War, a lone French soldier must navigate twisted trenches, scavenge for limited supplies and solve complex puzzles—all whilst fighting for survival in the midst of mankind’s most brutal and horrifying conflict. CONSCRIPT is a new historical take on classic survival horror.
UMIGARI | ウミガリ
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with DREDGE.
Ranked #4 for DREDGE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with DREDGE.
UMIGARI is a first-person harpoon fishing game set in the foggy waters off the coast of Japan. Hunt fish with your harpoon, sell your catch, buy fuel, and upgrade your gear. Alone at sea, the more you explore, the stranger the fish become.
Darkwood
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with DREDGE.
Ranked #5 for DREDGE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and RPG with DREDGE.
Darkwood - a new perspective on survival horror. Scavenge and explore a rich, ever-changing free-roam world by day, then hunker down in your hideout and pray for the morning light.
Dead of Darkness
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with DREDGE.
Ranked #6 for DREDGE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with DREDGE.
Dead of Darkness is a 2D survival-horror action-adventure. Investigate a mysterious island and unravel its disturbing secret. You’ll have to face grotesque creatures, hurdle deadly traps, solve puzzles, and most importantly, survive.
Subnautica 2
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with DREDGE.
Ranked #7 for DREDGE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with DREDGE.
Subnautica 2 is an underwater survival adventure set on an all-new alien world, developed by Unknown Worlds. Play alone or with friends in 4-player co-op. Adapt to survive by building custom bases and crafting tools. Explore the unknown to uncover the mysteries hidden within the depths.
The Sinking City Remastered
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with DREDGE.
Ranked #8 for DREDGE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with DREDGE.
Powered by Unreal Engine 5, The Sinking City Remastered brings the eerie, atmospheric world of Oakmont back to life with enhanced gameplay and fully relit environments, perfect for both newcomers and returning players.
Reviewers mention these as similar to DREDGE
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Outer Wilds
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with DREDGE.
Reviewers of DREDGE cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with DREDGE.
Named Game of the Year 2019 by Giant Bomb, Polygon, Eurogamer, and The Guardian, Outer Wilds is a critically-acclaimed and award-winning open world mystery about a solar system trapped in an endless time loop.
Subnautica
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with DREDGE.
Reviewers of DREDGE cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with DREDGE.
Descend into the depths of an alien underwater world filled with wonder and peril. Craft equipment, pilot submarines and out-smart wildlife to explore lush coral reefs, volcanoes, cave systems, and more - all while trying to survive.
The Witness
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with DREDGE.
Reviewers of DREDGE cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with DREDGE.
You wake up, alone, on a strange island full of puzzles that will challenge and surprise you.
Darkest Dungeon®
WHY THIS
Reviewers of DREDGE cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares RPG with DREDGE.
Darkest Dungeon is a challenging gothic roguelike turn-based RPG about the psychological stresses of adventuring. Recruit, train, and lead a team of flawed heroes against unimaginable horrors, stress, disease, and the ever-encroaching dark. Can you keep your heroes together when all hope is lost?
Stardew Valley
WHY THIS
Shares a cozy mood with DREDGE.
Reviewers of DREDGE cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares RPG with DREDGE.
You've inherited your grandfather's old farm plot in Stardew Valley. Armed with hand-me-down tools and a few coins, you set out to begin your new life. Can you learn to live off the land and turn these overgrown fields into a thriving home?
SUNLESS SEA
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with DREDGE.
Reviewers of DREDGE cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure and RPG with DREDGE.
LOSE YOUR MIND. EAT YOUR CREW. DIE. Take the helm of your steamship and set sail for the unknown! Sunless Sea is a game of discovery, loneliness and frequent death, set in the award-winning Victorian Gothic universe of Fallen London.
Slime Rancher
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with DREDGE.
Reviewers of DREDGE cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with DREDGE.
Slime Rancher is the tale of Beatrix LeBeau, a plucky, young rancher who sets out for a life a thousand light years away from Earth on the ‘Far, Far Range’ where she tries her hand at making a living wrangling slimes.
Blue Prince
WHY THIS
Shares a mysterious mood with DREDGE.
Reviewers of DREDGE cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with DREDGE.
Welcome to Mt. Holly, where every dawn unveils a new mystery. Navigate through shifting corridors and ever-changing chambers in this genre-defying strategy puzzle adventure. But will your unpredictable path lead you to the rumored Room 46?
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below DREDGE at current Steam store prices.
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~54% under DREDGE on Steam right now. Shares RPG with DREDGE.
Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~91% under DREDGE on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with DREDGE.
Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?
OneShot
WHY THIS
Priced ~44% under DREDGE on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with DREDGE.
OneShot is a surreal top down Puzzle/Adventure game with unique gameplay capabilities. You are to guide a child through a mysterious world on a mission to restore its long-dead sun. The world knows you exist.
Human Fall Flat
WHY THIS
Priced ~44% under DREDGE on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with DREDGE.
Human Fall Flat is a hilarious, light-hearted platformer set in floating dreamscapes that can be played solo or with up to 8 players online. Free new levels keep its vibrant community rewarded.
Brotato
WHY THIS
Priced ~54% under DREDGE on Steam right now. Shares RPG with DREDGE.
Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.
GRIS
WHY THIS
Priced ~65% under DREDGE on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with DREDGE.
Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality.
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~82% under DREDGE on Steam right now. Shares Adventure and RPG with DREDGE.
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?
LEGO® Star Wars™ - The Complete Saga
WHY THIS
Priced ~54% under DREDGE on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with DREDGE.
Kick Some Brick in I through VI! Play through all six Star Wars movies in one videogame! Adding new characters, new levels, new features and for the first time ever, the chance to build and battle your way through a fun Star Wars galaxy on your PC!
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with DREDGE.
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with DREDGE.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with DREDGE.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
The Looker
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
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Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
CONSCRIPT: Director’s Cut
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with DREDGE.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with DREDGE.
During the First World War, a lone French soldier must navigate twisted trenches, scavenge for limited supplies and solve complex puzzles—all whilst fighting for survival in the midst of mankind’s most brutal and horrifying conflict. CONSCRIPT is a new historical take on classic survival horror.
Darkwood
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with DREDGE.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure and RPG with DREDGE.
Darkwood - a new perspective on survival horror. Scavenge and explore a rich, ever-changing free-roam world by day, then hunker down in your hideout and pray for the morning light.
Dead of Darkness
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with DREDGE.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with DREDGE.
Dead of Darkness is a 2D survival-horror action-adventure. Investigate a mysterious island and unravel its disturbing secret. You’ll have to face grotesque creatures, hurdle deadly traps, solve puzzles, and most importantly, survive.
Subnautica 2
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with DREDGE.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with DREDGE.
Subnautica 2 is an underwater survival adventure set on an all-new alien world, developed by Unknown Worlds. Play alone or with friends in 4-player co-op. Adapt to survive by building custom bases and crafting tools. Explore the unknown to uncover the mysteries hidden within the depths.
Frequently asked about DREDGE
- Is DREDGE verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — DREDGE is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
- How much does DREDGE cost?
- DREDGE is listed on Steam at 10.79 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to DREDGE?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside DREDGE are Drowned Lake, DREADMOOR, CONSCRIPT: Director’s Cut.
- Who developed DREDGE?
- DREDGE was developed by Black Salt Games and published by Team17.
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