Dredge was beautiful with its blue ocean stretching in every direction, and the gameplay of going around fishing / salvaging resources was soothing until the Lovecraftian elements became more pronounced. As soon as the sun went down it took on an entirely different atmosphere and that was one of the best things about it—my experience was a pendulum of being relaxed one minute and being stressed the next.

There were five areas in total to explore and complete quests in. Upgrading the boat was fun, as was gaining new abilities to better survive the dangers that lurked below. I felt it overstayed its welcome just a tad, but it really was a treat to discover all the creatures and their monstrous counterparts.