Unsettling nautical atmosphere that starts out peaceful and then keeps pulling you deeper. DREDGE is a 2023 fishing game with Lovecraftian horror lurking beneath the surface, and the soundtrack mirrors that journey perfectly.
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What begins as gentle coastal folk gradually warps into something that makes you afraid to cast your line after dark. "The Morning's Plans" has this quiet, optimistic warmth, like setting out at dawn with your thermos. But then "The Sunken Memory" introduces these submerged, distorted tones that tell you something is very wrong beneath the water.
"The Flensing Waves" is genuinely unnerving, the kind of track where you realize the ocean is not your friend. "The Wrong Stars" takes the cosmic horror angle and runs with it, turning the night sky into a threat. The range across 30-plus tracks is remarkable.
"The Lighthouse" offers brief sanctuary, "The Shimmering Sea" captures rare moments of beauty, and then "The Pit" drags you right back under. "The Resilient Traveller" carries this stubborn, forward-pushing energy that keeps you going even when every instinct says turn back.
One of the best indie horror soundtracks in recent years.