DREDGE pairs a calm fishing loop with slow dread: you sail out by day, haul up strange fish and hurry home before the fog rolls in. If you finished it and want more, these ten games like DREDGE on iPhone each pick up one part of it: monster fishing, a mystery under the sea, cosmic horror, or just a quiet lake at night.
We make Fish & Chill, so it's first on this list. Judge it like the rest. Every other game here comes from other developers, and nobody paid to be included. Each one shares at least one core piece of DREDGE (a fishing or diving loop, a mystery at sea, Lovecraftian horror), plays on iPhone and was on sale in the US App Store in October 2026. Paid games that are free to try let you play the opening before a one-time purchase.
The fishing half of DREDGE without the dread. The lake runs on your real clock, so after dark the night species start biting, and each of the 20 species keeps its own hours. You upgrade the line from 10 to 200 m and work through baits from bread to glowworm. No ads, no energy timers, works offline, and on Apple Watch you reel with the Digital Crown.
The closest match on mobile: fishing that drifts into rumors, shadows under the water and legendary monsters. You fish paradise islands, haunted lakes and toxic wastelands, with more than 600 species, relics and characters who have their own stories. It also has PvP duels and clans, which you can ignore if you only want to explore.
A story-driven fishing game: a young boy wakes up on a tropical island in a heaven where fishing works a little differently. Fishing quests carry the plot forward across more than 100 species. Much gentler than DREDGE, but with the same pull of an island that keeps a story. From Odencat, the studio behind Bear's Restaurant.
Dive into the Blue Hole by day to harpoon fish and dig into its mysteries, then serve your catch in a sushi restaurant at night. The loop feels like DREDGE: go out, bring back the haul, upgrade, go deeper. The opening is free to try, a one-time purchase unlocks the full game, and it needs a device with at least 6 GB of RAM.
You crash-land on an alien ocean planet and dive deeper to learn what happened there. Craft gear, build bases and pilot submarines while the deep water hides creatures that are far from friendly. Freedom and Creative modes switch off hunger, thirst and oxygen if you only want to explore. Check device support on the App Store page before buying.
A lone diver sinks into a surreal black-and-white abyss and takes control of sea creatures to solve puzzles. Giant deep-sea beasts, ruins and ancient machines wait further down. The whole world is drawn from the dark sketches of artist Mr Mead. Free to try, with a one-time purchase for the full game.
A dark roguelike set beneath floating cities: you dive into undersea caves that change every run, gather resources, watch your oxygen and trade your haul for upgrades. The App Store page describes it as lovecraftian. It was made almost entirely by one person, Luke Muscat, creator of Fruit Ninja and Jetpack Joyride.
You are a fragile jellyfish in deep ocean caves, keeping your light alive by absorbing every glow you pass. Strange creatures and plants lurk in the dark, and no two runs are the same. Short sessions with an eerie, beautiful mood and music that reacts to what's around you.
The Lovecraftian side of DREDGE, without the boat: a narrative card game about hidden gods, forbidden rituals and a 1920s world of secret histories. It comes from the creator of Fallen London and Sunless Sea. There is no tutorial, and figuring out how it works is part of the game.
You're stranded on a small raft in an endless ocean. Hook drifting debris, catch and cook fish, collect fresh water and fend off sharks, then grow the raft into a proper base. Quests slowly reveal what happened to this post-apocalyptic world.
If it was the fishing and the strange catches, start with Creatures of the Deep. If it was the dread of what lives below, go for SILT, Subnautica or Feed the Deep. If it was the Lovecraftian lore, Cultist Simulator goes furthest. If it was the loop of hauling, selling and upgrading, try DAVE THE DIVER or Raft Survival.
And if you liked the quiet hours on the water more than the fog, Fishing Paradiso and Fish & Chill keep the calm and leave out the horror.
Ratings: US App Store, October 2026.
On iPhone: Creatures of the Deep for monster fishing, DAVE THE DIVER for the haul-and-upgrade loop, SILT, Subnautica and Feed the Deep for deep-sea dread, and Cultist Simulator for Lovecraftian horror. For calm fishing without the scares, Fishing Paradiso and Fish & Chill.
Yes. DREDGE is in the App Store: the first area is free, and a one-time purchase unlocks the base game, with DLC sold separately. Apple Arcade also has DREDGE+, the Complete Edition with all released content.
Fishing Paradiso has a story and an island to explore, with no horror. Fish & Chill is a calm lake that follows your real clock, with night fish that bite only after dark. Creatures of the Deep sits in between: relaxed fishing with monsters to hunt.
They share the core loop: head out, bring back a catch, spend it on upgrades and go deeper. DAVE THE DIVER is lighter and funnier, with diving instead of a boat and a sushi restaurant instead of a fishmonger. On iPhone it is available in English only.