Dread Nautical Reviews

Dread Nautical is ranked in the 30th percentile of games scored on OpenCritic.
C
May 26, 2020

All in all, Dread Nautical is a reasonably unremarkable game. It does well with the foundational ideas of the genres that it utilises and meets its objectives with a suitable story. However, it is more of a novelty than an advancement.

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8.2 / 10.0
May 22, 2020

Dread Nautical is chock-full of charm and finds the perfect balance of difficulty to be accessible to someone who’s more interested in story than advanced tactics while still having appeal for genre veterans at harder settings.

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6.5 / 10.0
Apr 30, 2020

Dread Nautical lacks what most roguelikes offer: challenge. When it’s not wasting your time with long encounters, it is by forcing into you a false sense of progress with its base building mechanics. A big letdown after Operencia.

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8.5 / 10.0
May 6, 2020

Dread Nautical was simply amazing to sit down to. The turned based elements mesh perfectly with the Roguelike setting that has been presented through a cruise ship stuck somewhere out there in the high seas. With plenty of possible party members, tons of replayability, and simply just being fun to play, I can only hope to see more of this down the line and maybe a Dread Nautical inspired Pinball Machine.

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6 / 10.0
May 15, 2020

At the end of the day, Dread Nautical suffers from repetition, a big spike in difficulty, and a clunky interface. It’s really a tough one to recommend.

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52 / 100
May 5, 2020

Dread Nautical could be a good game if it had ... more. Basically, more of everything. The tasks are exciting, like rescuing people or collect resources, but somehow, I still don't find much delight in it. That's mainly because I'm doing the same over and over again. It's missing variety and deepness, which is sad, because I see greatness in there which just doesn't find its bloom.

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70 / 100
Apr 30, 2020

Dread Nautical is an exploration and survival adventure that, combining elements of strategy games, turn-based RPGs, and roguelites, create an interesting experience. It has its drawbacks, such as micro-management of survivors, or a certain repetitiveness, but they are still interesting, and the Lovecraftian story is a plus.

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6.5 / 10.0
Apr 29, 2020

A good start for new genres within Zen Studios. His Lovecraft background style and resource management will put you at the controls of a game that you enjoy or hate equally.

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7 / 10
Apr 29, 2020

Dread Nautical is a solid and intriguing turned based, tactical roguelike RPG, just don’t expect your tense horror itch to be scratched, because you’ll be very much looking in the wrong place. The gameplay isn’t too overbearing for newcomers and the games primary characters certainly are fun to explore this doomed ship with, the story is twisty and keeps you engaged, and the hard mode will test your metal beyond much else around at the moment, but there’s very little here you haven’t seen before elsewhere and executed with more panache.

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