Dredge

Dredge is a singleplayer third-person adventure, RPG, driving, simulation, exploration and open world game.

General information

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
		Digital Deluxe Edition also available.
GOG.com		Digital Deluxe Edition also available.
Steam		Digital Deluxe Edition also available.

Type	Notes
DLC	The DLC includes new items and missions.
One-time game purchase	The game requires an upfront purchase to access.

Type	Notes
No microtransactions	Game does not contain any microtransactions.

Name	Notes
Blackstone Key
The Pale Reach

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\Black Salt Games\DREDGE\dredge-settings.bin
GOG.com	%USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\Black Salt Games\DREDGE\gog_galaxy\dredge-settings.bin
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1562430/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\Black Salt Games\DREDGE\saves
GOG.com	%USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\Black Salt Games\DREDGE\gog_galaxy\saves
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1562430/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen		^[2]
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		On/Off toggle only.
High-fidelity upscaling		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.
Ray tracing (RT)
Color blind mode		Can change the colors of highlighted texts.

The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unity page for more details.

Control bindings.

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity		Camera and spyglass movements in both X and Y axes
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion		The X-axis can also be inverted.
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity		The X-axis can also be inverted.
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

PlayStation controllers		DualShock 4, DualSense
PlayStation button prompts		Xbox button prompts appear with DualSense.
Light bar support
Adaptive trigger support
DualSense haptic feedback support
Connection modes	Wired

Generic/other controllers

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Master, Music, SFX, UI, Character voices
Surround sound
Subtitles		Dialogue is text-based; Character voices refers to verbal grunts and sounds made by the in-game characters.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	11

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

	Middleware	Notes
Input	InControl

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	10
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i3-2100 AMD Phenom II X4 965	Intel Core i5-2550K AMD FX-8370
System memory (RAM)	4 GB	6 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	2 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia 8800 GT Radeon HD 6570 512 MB of VRAM DirectX 11 compatible	Nvidia GTS 450 Radeon HD 5770 1 GB of VRAM

Developers

	Black Salt Games
Publishers
	Team17
Engines
	Unity 2021^{[Note 1]}
Release dates
Windows	March 30, 2023
Reception
Metacritic	80
OpenCritic	82
IGDB	86
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase, DLC
Microtransactions	None
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Third-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Adventure, RPG, Driving, Simulation, Exploration, Open world
Sports	Fishing, Sailing/boating
Vehicles	Naval/watercraft
Art styles	Stylized
Themes	Lovecraftian, Horror