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Game entry

Dredge

2023 · Simulation, Action RPG, Horror, Action-adventure · PC, Mac, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, iOS, Android · Team17

Dredge holds position no. 2,016 in the world ranking on GameForever, with 1,504 ELO points and 52% of duels won out of 223 played. Its best rank by family puts it at no. 46 out of 125 (2023).

World rank

no. 2,016

ELO score

1,504

Wins

52%

Duels played

223

About Dredge

Dredge is a fishing adventure with a sinister undercurrent. Sell your catch, upgrade your vessel and dredge the depths for long-buried relics. Explore the stories of the strange locals and discover why some things are best left forgotten.
Captain your fishing trawler across a collection of remote islands, each with its own inhabitants to meet, wildlife to discover, and stories to unearth.

The community says

Compared to Risen 2 the combat is basically nonexistent, but the dread it builds at night on open water beats most horror games I've played (my heart rate…

ELO progression

Score moved from 1,500 to 1,504 ELO points over the last 215 days.

Head-to-head

Direct record on the most played match-ups.

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The standing

Where Dredge ranks

The world rank mixes every family of games. Here is where Dredge stands in each of the ones it belongs to. Its best standing, all families considered: 46 out of 125 (2023).

Where Dredge ranks
Ranking Position Games competing
World ranking 2,016 5,110
Simulation 49 150
2020s 294 945
2023 46 125

The community

The debate

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  1. Edgardo_93

    Compared to Risen 2 the combat is basically nonexistent, but the dread it builds at night on open water beats most horror games I've played (my heart rate disagrees with me every time).

    Ally_1998

    The dread is the point, not the combat, for me at least.

    meza_dario

    Al lado del combate de Risen 2, esto es otra cosa.

  2. AllieRider

    The inventory management is genuinely stressful in a good way but the sailing controls feel a bit stiff on longer runs

  3. SaveByte40

    Played it during a rainy week and never went back after. It happens with a lot of these small games.

    SilentKnight2001

    Tourner en rond, justement, c'est presque le principe. On rentre au port, on repart, la peur monte à chaque sortie.

  4. yleannon

    I liked how the fishing loop stayed calming even while the story around it got darker and darker.

  5. qstanton

    It's short, it's tense, and it doesn't overstay its welcome... which is rare enough these days

    Rae_1990

    My partner started it on the couch next to me just to watch, said she'd play five minutes on her turn and stayed up past midnight instead

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