Dreadmoor Public Playtest Launches With 200,000 Wishlists
The playtest gives the first public look at a dark fishing adventure that has already drawn significant pre-release attention, and the developers are using it to show more of the game's survival and combat mechanics.
Reporting from 1 sources: Game Spark.
Dream Dock and Digital Vortex Entertainment held the first public playtest for DREADMOOR during Steam Ocean Festival 2026. The dark fishing adventure set in a post-apocalyptic world has exceeded 200,000 wishlist registrations. The playtest introduces a day-night cycle and nighttime tentacle attacks. The game is scheduled for a Q4 2026 Steam release.
The first public playtest for DREADMOOR went live alongside the Steam Ocean Festival 2026, and the developers are letting players try out features that had not been shown before. Dream Dock and Digital Vortex Entertainment opened access through the Steam store page, where the game has already passed 200,000 wishlist registrations. The playtest includes a day-night cycle and encounters with tentacle-based enemies that attack at night. Players fish in murky waters, upgrade their ship, craft survival gear, and fight monstrous beings both underwater and on land. Dream Dock CEO Rostislav Fedorov said the team worked hard to make DREADMOOR the dark fishing game they dreamed of, and called the playtest a small part of what the full game will offer. DREADMOOR is set for a Q4 2026 release on Steam. The game will also be playable at BitSummit PUNCH 2026 in Kyoto from May 22 to May 24.
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