“Retrace the steps of the last crew that came before you and unearth a story of bitter betrayal.

Find some familiar faces and develop new equipment to navigate the area and profit from its inhabitants.”

The game’s leviathans put me more in mind of Wind Waker than Innsmouth.

The player’s ship approaching an ice-locked island in Dredge’s Pale Reach DLC.

Wouldn’t it be more unsettling and engaging if the mutations were harder to fit into your hold?

Do you have any really spooky games set in frozen climates to recommend?

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A ship fishing in icy waters in Dredge

A conversation with a character in Dredge’s Pale Reach DLC

A sunset over icebergs in Dredge’s Pale Reach DLC

A monster leaping out of the water to attack your ship in Dredge’s Pale Reach DLC