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Dread Admiral

Dread Admiral

Dread Admiral is a turn-based naval roguelite where every ship you lose is gone forever. Forge a floating empire, fend off the Black Fleet, and protect your Flagship through a brutal campaign to destroy the Dread Admiral himself.

Released Sep 3, 2026 Developer Tescrin Games Platforms Windows RogueliteStrategySingleplayerReal-Time with PauseIndie
View on Steam ↗ $11.19 (US · as of 2026-10-22)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-28.

89.2%positive74 reviews
Recommended · 7 found this helpful

“Biggest complaint is that half the time you're stuck waiting for 20 ships to move across open ocean with no option to skip the animation. The rest are as follows: Turn timer (That if you go over, the next level's turn timer will be reduced.) If you rush you get slaughtered by…”

— a player, Steam review · 8 hrs played
Recommended · 9 found this helpful

“If you are a turn based naval warfare fan and a fan of pixel art then this is a must play! My playing time is higher than it seems due to the demo. Very impressed with the elegant and challenging gameplay and absolutely love the cinematic pixel visuals. Lots of attention to…”

— a player, Steam review · 8 hrs played
Recommended · 7 found this helpful

“Addictive just-one-more-turn gameplay with a pretty tight and clear ruleset. It's a roguelite so expect some learning curve and the occasional merciless beating, but I think it's pretty reliably winnable once you know what you're doing, at least on Normal. Biggest problem is…”

— a player, Steam review · 130 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players, self-collected from the Steam API since Aug 2026.

75all-time peak
0 10 20 10 avg · Sep 2026

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-10-22.

38achievements
6.2%median completion
0.0%rarest: Failing Upwards
63.2% of players 35.1% of players 29.5% of players 22.4% of players 21.1% of players 18.2% of players 17.1% of players 16.5% of players 16.1% of players 15.9% of players 15.7% of players 13.8% of players 10.6% of players 8.4% of players 8.2% of players 8.1% of players 7.8% of players 7.8% of players 7.2% of players 6.2% of players 6.1% of players 5.3% of players 4.4% of players 4.2% of players 4.0% of players 2.9% of players 1.4% of players 1.0% of players 0.9% of players 0.6% of players 0.5% of players 0.4% of players 0.4% of players 0.4% of players 0.4% of players 0.3% of players 0.3% of players 0.0% of players 63.2% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
63.2%Upstart Admiral — Gain a rank
35.1%A Worthy Opponent — Sink an opponent's Flagship on Normal or higher
29.5%Meta Male — Successfully complete a Campaign Mission with a Meta Reward.
Rarest badges of honor
0.0%Failing Upwards — Beat a Campaign while failing all but the final mission on Normal or higher
0.3%One Last Campaign — Hidden achievement
0.3%The Dread Admiral — Hidden achievement

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-09-29. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$11.19−20% right nowcurrent · sampled 2026-10-22 11:56 UTC
$13.99base price
$11.19lowest since tracking began2026-10-18
US11.19 USD−20%
EU9.45 EUR−20%
UK8.12 GBP−20%
Australia14.00 AUD−20%
Canada12.56 CAD−20%
Japan1,108 JPY−20%
Brazil31.03 BRL−20%
China38.43 CNY−20%

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

China≈$5.8 Brazil Japan Canada Australia EU UK US≈$11

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-10-22). Relative comparison only.

$0 $10 $20 09-29 10-03 10-08 10-13 10-17 10-22

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Oct 20, 2026
Version 1.0.30

Balance: * Partials always do at least 1 damage now. New: * Option to have flying planes highlighted (so they are easier to see) added. (Default: on) Minor: * Fixed another bug regarding boxed moves c

Oct 17, 2026
Devlog #6 - Know thy Enemy (Combat Phase)

As promised in the Long Ago times of DevLog #2 (found below) I wanted to go over some of the interesting specifics of how the Ai was built for Dread Admiral. https://steamcommunity.com/app/4492990/eve

Oct 12, 2026
Version 1.0.29

Balance: * Wolfpack sub 'injections' added back to Normal, but adjusted to 1 sub per injection. * Number of Wolfpack Subs reduced by 2 for all difficulties. Bugfixes: * Fixed bug where Dread Admiral's

Oct 12, 2026
Hotfix - reduce Wolfpack 'injections' further

* Number of injected subs reduced (-33%) (Only affects Hard/Brutal)

Oct 11, 2026
1.0.28 - Group Move/Scout improvements

QoL: * Tooltips will now tell you how much invade a unit will cause (after all modifiers) when on a Port hex * Fixed Multi-move to recognize when it reveals a *new* enemy unit, rather than stopping a

Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-28.

GenresIndie, Strategy
Player tagsRoguelite · Strategy · Singleplayer · Real-Time with Pause · Indie · Turn-Based Strategy · Difficult · Perma Death · Tactical · Adventure · Turn-Based Combat · Replay Value (Steam store community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Camera Comfort · Color Alternatives · #category_contrast_controls · Custom Volume Controls · Adjustable Difficulty · #category_playable_at_your_own_pace
LanguagesEnglish * , French * , German * , Japanese * , Russian * , Simplified Chinese * , Turkish * , Italian * , Spanish - Spain * , Korean * , Polish * *
Achievements38
Official sitehttps://tescringames.com/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 Processor: 2.0 GHz CPU, 2+ Cores Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Integrated Storage: 300 MB available space