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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.

Release date
September 3, 2026
Platforms
Windows
Developer
Tescrin Games
Publisher
Tescrin Games
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About Dread Admiral

Dread Admiral is a turn-based naval roguelite where you command a persistent fleet across a hostile archipelago. Every ship you build carries forward, and every ship you lose is lost forever. Every turn you spend on a mission is a turn less for the future - and a turn closer to a relentless enemy engulfing you. Earn ranks, unlock Perks and technology, and earn upgrades for your Flagship even when you lose.

No two campaigns play the same. Navigate unpredictable mission modifiers against AI Admirals with distinct personalities and tactics, deciding when you fight and when you flee. Every turn, the Black Fleet gets closer - will you gather more resources and ships, or will you abandon your mission to buy time? Alternating Activations - You're always looking for the next best move, as is your opponent. Every ship has been delicately balanced to have a role to play.

Dread Admiral is perfect for players who enjoyed FTL, Urtuk: The Desolation, or Darkest Dungeon. You will lose. You will make tough decisions. You will run out of time. You will fail mission objectives. You will eke out victory by the slimmest of margins against an AI that adapts its fleet and economy to yours.

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★ 8.8/10Steam · 89 ratings
SteamLast checked November 4, 2026

Most helpful8

Recommended
Booted up a skirmish round. Game begins and the AI mass produces carriers. I respond with submarines, Their carriers detect and sunk my subs. I…
Recommended
The initial learning curve is brutal, but is far, far less so than the demo. It's otherwise a surprisingly engaging fleet tactics game, which is…
Recommended
Dread Admiral is becoming one of my favorite games. Initially I was more mixed on it because you have to start on easy, and then…
Not recommended
The game is hopelessly ruined by the fact that AI has the equivalent of a map hack, it knows perfectly and exactly where all of…
Recommended
I'm going to go ahead and leave this one a positive but its going to be another one of those realistically id give it somewhere…
Recommended
I had a lot of fun with this little gem. The game will tax your mistakes brutally and the learning process does feel like a…
Not recommended
Potential is there, but tedious to play - no way to skip through useless "commentary", pointless countdown screen, a distinct feel of cheating on behalf…
Recommended
Eh, it's alright. Ships are well-balanced against each other, with meaningful strengths and weaknesses. Patrol boats are cheap scouts with anti-submarine utility, destroyers demolish subs…

Most recent8

Recommended
Dread Admiral is becoming one of my favorite games. Initially I was more mixed on it because you have to start on easy, and then…
Not recommended
The game is hopelessly ruined by the fact that AI has the equivalent of a map hack, it knows perfectly and exactly where all of…
Recommended
I'm going to go ahead and leave this one a positive but its going to be another one of those realistically id give it somewhere…
Recommended
Booted up a skirmish round. Game begins and the AI mass produces carriers. I respond with submarines, Their carriers detect and sunk my subs. I…
Recommended
Eh, it's alright. Ships are well-balanced against each other, with meaningful strengths and weaknesses. Patrol boats are cheap scouts with anti-submarine utility, destroyers demolish subs…
Recommended
The initial learning curve is brutal, but is far, far less so than the demo. It's otherwise a surprisingly engaging fleet tactics game, which is…
Recommended
I had a lot of fun with this little gem. The game will tax your mistakes brutally and the learning process does feel like a…
Not recommended
Potential is there, but tedious to play - no way to skip through useless "commentary", pointless countdown screen, a distinct feel of cheating on behalf…

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