PS4 / PS5
The Dredge platinum turns a fishing journal into a research plan. Catching a normal fish does not replace its aberration, while pots, nets and rods have separate progression. Develop the boat while completing island pursuits, then make targeted trips for outstanding encyclopedia entries. Both endings can be pursued while retaining the pre-conclusion save. Expansions should not artificially inflate the base-game checklist.
Roadmap for the PS4/PS5 base list. Additional trophy groups must be distinguished from platinum requirements.
- Required difficulty: No high difficulty is required; the route emphasises exploration and equipment.
- Missable trophies: Endings do not erase cleanup access. Updated versions remove the old hooded-figure time limit.
- Online: The route can be completed offline and has no multiplayer trophies.
Develop the hull and unlock fishing categories
During early trips, invest in storage and equipment needed for different fishing environments. Before departure, check whether the target requires oceanic, abyssal or another category; adding speed to an incompatible rod does not solve the problem. Direct research parts toward one equipment family at a time and preserve dredged materials needed for hull upgrades instead of filling cargo with equipment you cannot yet use.
- Compare the required fishing category with installed equipment before each expedition.
Use the encyclopedia to schedule catches
For each missing entry, combine its region, time window and capture method. If a species appears only at night, plan a short route to its spot and a return dock instead of staying offshore until panic becomes unmanageable. Treat aberrations as their own collection and use abilities appropriate to the desired catch. Selling one fish does not mean its entire encyclopedia family is complete.
- Track normal species, aberrations and pot or net catches separately.
Finish pursuits and fish shrines
Group pursuits by archipelago and carry only fish needed for the next delivery. Fish shrines require specific combinations, so check the space shape and species before filling the hull. Providence concerns concluded pursuits, including tasks that allow different outcomes. Older guides insisting on a hooded-figure countdown no longer describe updated versions, so avoid abandoning an otherwise useful save because of that obsolete warning.
- Check shrine deliveries and outstanding pursuits in the journal.
Finish research and counters while exploring
Leave pots working while visiting nearby islands and equip a suitable net during travel; their counters do not increase by catching everything with a rod. Finish each rod, engine, net and pot research branch, then buy and install equipment needed for speed, light and filled-slot objectives. Combined installed statistics matter more than simply owning the single most expensive item in the shop.
- Check each research branch and the boat’s installed statistics.
Obtain both endings from the cleanup save
When the story offers its final departure, use the warning that the ending sequence will not overwrite normal progress. Complete one outcome, reload and prepare the other through clues and conversations that let you confront the Collector differently. Do not restart for a forgotten species; keep the upgraded boat for cleanup trips. The Pale Reach and The Iron Rig add their own catches and trophy groups, handled separately after the base platinum.
- Preserve the pre-departure save and verify both distinct outcomes.
Trophies to watch
Master Angler
Catch all known species of fish.
Check habitat, time and capture method for each missing species.
Aberration Attractor
Catch all aberrations.
Aberrations are a separate set from normal catches.
Providence
Complete all side quests. One way or another.
Check original pursuits without adding expansion assignments.
Frequently asked questions
Are expansion fish required for Master Angler?
The base trophy concerns the original collection. The Pale Reach and The Iron Rig have their own objectives in additional groups.
Can a hooded figure die because I waited?
The old timed system was removed by updates. Use an updated game before applying instructions written for the launch version.
Must I replay the campaign for the second ending?
No. The ending sequence does not replace exploration progress. Reload and follow the alternative narrative path using the necessary clues.
Sources
Trophy lists
Buying the game
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