What games are like DREDGE?

The best games like DREDGE on Steam right now include Darkwood, Outer Wilds, Shelldiver. They share DREDGE's genre and gameplay (Exploration, Fishing, Lovecraftian) and are ranked using live Steam similarity and current follower momentum, updated daily.

How are these similar games chosen?

Each game is scored by how many Steam genres and gameplay modes it shares with DREDGE, plus a bonus for the same developer, then tie-broken by how fast it is gaining Steam followers right now.

Games Like DREDGE (2026)

The best similar games on Steam — matched by shared genre and gameplay, with a reason for every pick.

Updated daily · July 17, 2026

Looking for games like DREDGE? The closest matches on Steam right now are Darkwood, Outer Wilds, Shelldiver — chosen by shared genre and gameplay (Exploration, Fishing, Lovecraftian) and ranked by how fast each is currently gaining followers. Full ranked list of 12 below, each with why it's a match.

Best games similar to DREDGE

#	Game	Genre	Shared with DREDGE
1	Darkwood	Action	Atmospheric, Inventory Management, Open World, Horror
2	Outer Wilds	Action	Atmospheric, Story Rich, Open World, Horror
3	Shelldiver	Action	Adventure, single-player
4	Salvage Unlimited	Adventure	Adventure, RPG, single-player
5	UMIGARI \| ウミガリ	Adventure	Adventure, single-player
6	SOMA	Action	Atmospheric, Story Rich, Horror, Exploration
7	Demeo x Dungeons & Dragons: Battlemarked	Adventure	Adventure, RPG, single-player
8	Sky: Children of the Light	Adventure	Adventure, RPG, single-player
9	GNOSIA	Adventure	Psychological, Atmospheric, Story Rich, Mystery
10	The NOexistenceN of Morphean Paradox : The Forest of Silver Shallots	Adventure	Adventure, RPG, single-player
11	Frontier Legends	Action	Adventure, RPG, single-player
12	Mouthwashing	Adventure	Atmospheric, Psychological, Story Rich, Horror

Why these are like DREDGE

1. Darkwood

Both are tagged atmospheric, inventory management, open world; both offer single-player. Darkwood - a new perspective on survival horror.

2. Outer Wilds

Both are tagged atmospheric, story rich, open world; both offer single-player. 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.

3. Shelldiver

Both are adventure games; both offer single-player. Take a deep breath and dive right into this cozy incremental game about a senior turtle trying to start a business selling jellyfish.

4. Salvage Unlimited

Both are adventure / rpg games; both offer single-player. Salvage Unlimited puts you in the captain’s seat of a small salvage company.

5. UMIGARI | ウミガリ

Both are adventure games; both offer single-player. UMIGARI is a first-person harpoon fishing game set in the foggy waters off the coast of Japan.

6. SOMA

Both are tagged atmospheric, story rich, horror; both offer single-player. From the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent comes SOMA, a sci-fi horror game set below the waves of the Atlantic ocean.

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