# Dredge

> Dredge passed one million copies sold after its March launch.

- Owner: Black Salt Games
- Kind: Game
- Sector: Gaming
- Seed date: 2023-03-30
- Peak date: 2023-04-02
- Spread Score: 40 (Notable), v1.2
- Mechanics: Underdog, Press loop

## Summary

Dredge launched across PC and consoles and exceeded its developers’ sales expectations. The team reported a million sales in October. The game continued through expansions, crossovers and player discussions.

## Timeline

- 2022-08-26 — Gematsu (Press) — Gematsu announced Team17 as Dredge’s publisher.
- 2022-09-22 — Black Salt / Team17 (Open web) — Released Chapter One with an F10 feedback form, Discord access and a Steam wishlist prompt.
- 2022-10-25 — Black Salt (Open web) — Added a temporary storage tray in response to demo feedback submitted through Discord, Twitter and F10.

The full timeline, metrics and sources are on the case page, or via the Pro API (https://howitspread.com/developers).

Canonical URL: https://howitspread.com/cases/dredge

Cite as: How It Spread (2026). “Dredge.” Case HIS-01032. Spread Score v1.2: 40/100. Updated 2026-10-16. https://howitspread.com/id/HIS-01032