DREADMOOR (Demo)
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ActionAdventureIndieRPGSimulationExplorationFirst-Person3DLovecraftianFishing

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Game description

DREADMOOR is a dark first-person fishing adventure game set in a submerged world, rotting from a past catastrophe. Fish in murky waters, upgrade your boat, craft survival gear, and fight monstrous creatures that lurk under the water and on the land.

Basic info

DeveloperDream Dock
PublisherDigital Vortex Entertainment
PlatformsWindows
Release dateOct 6, 2026
Price

Minimum specs

OSWindows 10 or higher
ProcessorIntel Core i5-8400 / AMD Ryzen 5 2600
Memory8 GB
GraphicsNvidia GTX 1060 (6 GB) / AMD Radeon RX 580 (8 GB)
Storage20 GB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 320 reviews from the past 1 year

73.2/ 100

Steam rating: Mostly Positive (77%)

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 28, 2026)

Players who tried DREADMOOR (Demo) praise its gloomy atmosphere far more than its fishing, and the demo scores 73.2 from 320 analyzed reviews.

👍 Strengths

88 reviews like the visuals, the most upvoted calling them beautiful, with a balanced art style and smooth animations. 79 praise the world and atmosphere, the most upvoted also crediting the premise, and some enjoy its Lovecraftian mood. Story & World appears in 54% of reviews with a score of +2.4. 43 enjoy the demo overall, and a few have added it to their wishlist or thank the team for the voice acting.

👎 Where it falls short

33 reports describe bugs, such as walls that flicker in and out of existence, audio that freezes and a game-breaking bug near the end of a quest. 31 criticize how the fishing controls and feels, the most upvoted calling it the worst part of a fishing game; others mention a zoomed-in camera that leaves some motion sick. 22 call the fishing tedious and repetitive, and some say most of their time went to collecting materials and small chores. Content Volume scores −1.7 and Gameplay scores −0.5, while Tech & Support comes up in 30% of reviews.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“visuals are beautiful with balanced art style and smooth animations” · 88 reviews
“excellent atmosphere, graphics and premise” · 79 reviews
“game is super, positive overall verdict” · 43 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 51% of reviews

Controls & feel -1.34 · Responsiveness, precision, and how the menus handle
Negative “fishing mechanics are the worst part of a fishing game” · 31 reviews
Positive “fishing mechanics are engaging and enjoyable” · 7 reviews

Progression 14% · Difficulty 6% · Onboarding 17% · Freedom 11% · Strategy 7%

Plot, characters and the world
Mentioned in 54% of reviews

World +2.91 · Lore, atmosphere, and how immersive the setting is
Positive “excellent atmosphere, graphics and premise” · 79 reviews
Negative “lacks dark Lovecraftian vibes, presented as silly cartoon instead” · 6 reviews

Story 14% · Characters 11%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 20% of reviews

Variety -2.28 · Fresh content and situations versus repetition
Negative “fishing mechanic is tedious and repetitive” · 22 reviews
Positive “varied gameplay with fishing, survival elements and exploration” · 2 reviews

Volume 8% · Replayability 0%

Graphics, art style, music and sound
Mentioned in 56% of reviews

Visuals +3.26 · Graphics, art style, and animation
Positive “visuals are beautiful with balanced art style and smooth animations” · 88 reviews

Audio 27%

Playing with others, the community and servers

Not enough data — only 1% of reviews mention this.

Community -2.00 · Who you play with — how many, and how friendly

Playing together 1% · Servers & Connection 0%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 1% of reviews

Pricing -0.01 · Whether the price, DLC and microtransactions are reasonable, and how much paying gives you an edge
Negative “price uncertainty” · 1 review

Anti-cheat 0% · Balance 0% · Matchmaking 0%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 30% of reviews

Stability -0.36 · Crashes, freezes, save loss, and game-breaking bugs
Negative “walls flickering in and out of existence bug” · 33 reviews
Positive “no crashes or glitches, stable experience” · 1 review

Performance 16% · Developer support 6%

Grey means too few reviews mention it to trust. — means almost no reviews mention it.

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