Dredge Developer 'Black Salt Games' Isn't Working On A Sequel

[ad_1] Picture: Team17 Lovecraftian fishing sport Dredge was a success again in 2023, mixing unsettling horror and sea creatures with atmospheric storytelling and a few good ol' reeling in. Now, after some paid DLC and free updates, the New Zealand-based developer is able to transfer on from the seas and create one thing model new — and "No, it isn't Dredge 2".

Sharing the information on Bluesky, the group's subsequent title might be an open-world RPG in a brand new world and setting. It's going to nonetheless be darkish, in fact, but it surely's one thing very completely different from the studio's first cargo.

However that is not the one new announcement; Black Salt has expanded and opened up a second improvement studio, referred to as Disc 2 Video games. "Assume shiny, vibrant and 90's retro!" says the announcement put up. Oh, we're considering, all proper.

Our second massive announcement immediately is to disclose a second studio - @disc2games.bsky.social. They may have their very own distinctive identification from BSG. Assume shiny, colourful and 90's retro!

They're arduous at work on their very own sport and are primed and able to begin sharing information about it within the upcoming yr.

— Black Salt Video games 🎣 DREDGE (@blacksaltgames.com) 2025-07-03T22:20:47.737Z “We’ve taken DREDGE so far as we will technically – particularly whereas persevering with to help gamers on previous-gen consoles,” producer and CEO of Disc 2 Nadia Thorne shared in a press launch. The studio is keen to "flip our consideration to one thing new” and transfer on.

Programmer and author at Black Salt Video games Joel Mason echoes Thorne's sentiments, saying "It is reaffirming to know that gamers benefit from the sorts of worlds that we need to create - and provides us the arrogance to attempt to do it once more."

By way of Disc 2, the studio has apparently been engaged on their debut sport "for a bit over a yr now" says technical director Kris Nicholson. And, regardless of the proposed vibrant facade of the upcoming sport, artistic director Johannes Otte is setting our expectations appropriately; "beneath this polished floor lies a gritty world, ready for gamers to immerse themselves in and be a part of our characters in rebelling in opposition to.”

That is incredible information to learn in an trade that feels prefer it's collapsing in on itself typically, and we will not wait to see extra from each studios.

Are you excited to see what Black Salt Video games does subsequent? Tell us your ideas on them and the brand new studio within the feedback.

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