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1873:"Dredge review – horrors lurk in the deep in this eldritch fishing game"
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1288:"Don't Worry, Dredge Is Fishing Up Some Chilling Paid DLC This November"
1226:"From Depths Unknown - Talking and Playing Dredge with Black Salt Games"
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1541:"Dredge Review - Grant Us Eels"
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1646:"Dredge Review (Switch eShop)"
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191:Nintendo Switch
133:
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11:
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2260:January 16,
2125:GamesRadar+
1977:GamesRadar+
1955:October 14,
1781:Push Square
1582:GamesRadar+
1513:Destructoid
1090:Hugo Awards
1043:Game Design
1023:Longlisted
965:Best Debut
802:GamesRadar+
767:GamesRadar+
610:Push Square
436:GamesRadar+
412:Destructoid
402:Publication
386:(PC) 80/100
384:(NS) 84/100
302:Development
242:archipelago
183:archipelago
76:Platform(s)
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1304:October 6,
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371:Aggregator
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284:icebreaker
180:open world
166:is a 2023
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792:Accolades
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683:Shacknews
362:Reception
357:Reception
318:Frostpunk
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424:GameSpot
246:dredging
213:Gameplay
203:Xbox One
139:Genre(s)
104:Xbox One
2490:Polygon
2227:May 24,
2092:Polygon
2071:May 24,
1356:June 9,
1351:Gematsu
1330:May 24,
1261:Gematsu
1164:"About"
847:Result
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280:narwhal
260:Cthulhu
150:Mode(s)
118:Release
1813:RPGFan
1132:Dredge
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797:Dredge
786:Dredge
781:Dredge
734:Dredge
676:77/100
672:RPGFan
603:89/100
552:8.5/10
341:Dredge
307:Dredge
218:Dredge
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172:Team17
163:Dredge
64:Engine
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27:Dredge
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838:Year
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