Whether or not you’re a completionist at heart, Dredge is an exceptional story and indie game worth trying to unlock 100% of everything. These Dredge achievements will prove challenging, and many will test your wits as a fisherman, but they’re fun to boot!
All Dredge Achievements and How to Unlock Each
There are a total of 48 achievements in Dredge, with 40 in the main game, eight in The Pale Reach, and 12 in The Iron Rig.
Dredge Achievements
| Achievement | Description |
|---|---|
| Introductions | Complete the introduction quest. |
| Master Angler | Catch all known species of fish. |
| The Key | Deliver the Key. |
| The Secret | Surrender the Music Box. |
| The Bond | Entrust the Ring. |
| The Chains | Relinquish the Necklace. |
| The Moment | Give up the Pocket Watch. |
| Unshackled | Find a use for the Relics. |
| Sated | Throw it back. |
| Perfect Packing | Have a full cargo hold. |
| Aberration Attractor | Catch all aberrations. |
| From the Fog | Hear a Foghorn echo. |
| Prey Sighted | Spot a fish of each category through your Spyglass. |
| Mixed Results | Use Mixed Bait to attract 3 different species to a single spot. |
| Cruel Heat | Keep your Haste burn meter above 50% for 10 seconds. |
| Dimensional Bypass | Traverse a long distance with Manifest. |
| Banisher | Banish 10 threats. |
| Unsustainable Fishing | Use Atrophy on a fishing spot a long way away. |
| Providence | Complete al side quests. One way or another. |
| Safe Havens | Visit every dock in the game. |
| Servant of the Shrines | Solve all fish shrine puzzles. |
| Feeling Prepared | Install equipment into every slot on your ship. |
| Researcher: Rods | Research all Rods. |
| Researcher: Nets | Research all Nets. |
| Researcher: Pots | Research all Pots. |
| Researcher: Engines | Research all Engines. |
| Lifted From the Deep | Catch 250 fish using rods. |
| Trapped by These Walls | Catch 100 crabs in crab pots. |
| Tangled in This Web | Catch 150 fish in trawl nets. |
| Lives for Profit | Sell a total of $2500 worth of fish. |
| Cash for Gold | Sell a total of $1500 worth of trinkets. |
| Careless Harvesting | Deplete a total of 25 fishing spots. |
| Swift Reaper | Have a combined fishing speed of 200%. |
| No Time to Linger | Have a combined engine speed of 75kn. |
| Light Up the Night | Have a combined light strength of 3000 lumens. |
| Hull: Improved | Upgrade to the 2nd tier hull. |
| Hull: Refined | Upgrade to the 3rd tier hull. |
| Hull: Advanced | Upgrade to the 4th tier hull. |
| Unwanted | Discard 25 fish. |
| From the Depths | Obtain all other achievements. |
The Pale Reach Achievements
| Achievement | Description |
|---|---|
| Icebreaker | Equip the Icebreaker. |
| Fresh Fish | Have 5 ice blocks in your cargo. |
| Under the Ice | Finish the main quest in The Pale Reach. |
| Feeding Time | Feed the Narwhal. |
| Cold Corruptions | Catch all aberrations in The Pale Reach. |
| Polar Angler | Catch all known species of fish in The Pale Reach. |
| Frozen Favors | Finish all side quests in The Pale Reach. |
| From the Black Depths | Catch the Colossal Squid. |
The Iron Rig Achievements
| Achievement | Description |
|---|---|
| Ancient Angler | Catch all known species of fish in The Iron Rig. |
| Primordial Deviations | Catch all aberrations in The Iron Rig (excluding exotics). |
| Missing Shipment | Deliver the missing shipment to the rig. |
| The Iron Ruin | Override the rig’s defenses. |
| Rig Architect | Build all levels of all buildings on the rig. |
| Remedial Apparatus | Equip the Siphon Trawler. |
| Dark Custodian | Collect a total of 10 Dark Canisters. |
| Hull: Industrial | Upgrade to the 5th tier hull. |
| Exotic Exemplar | Catch any exotic aberration. |
| Enhanced Abilities | Upgrade all 3 basic abilities. |
| Shadowed Splashes | Have 5 Dark Splashes in your inventory. |
| The Gleaming Goliath | Evade that which stalks the disturbed sediment. |
Related: Dredge Guides Hub
How Long Does it Take to Complete Dredge?
If you pursue nothing else but the main story quest, it will take you approximately 10 hours to complete Dredge. But if you want to complete everything the game offers, expect around 20 hours per playthrough.
Of course, then there’s the expansion, The Pale Reach, which adds another two to three hours of gameplay.
However, we’re not sure precisely how long it will take to complete The Iron Rig, but we’ll update you the moment we know!
Dredge remains one of the most impressive indie games to date, with The Guide Hall spending countless hours on multiple playthroughs to bring you in-depth guides and because the game is downright fun!