DREDGE vs Wuthering Waves
Which is better in 2026? Five scores, side by side.
DREDGE is the better app overall, scoring 8.7 to 7.9. DREDGE wins on 4 of the 5 scores, Wuthering Waves on 1.
Story lovers who want a moody, self-contained adventure they can finish
Action RPG fans who want harder, skill-based combat in an open world
Score by score
The details
| Feature | DREDGE | Wuthering Waves |
|---|---|---|
| Category | RPG & Adventure Games | RPG & Adventure Games |
| Category rank | #2 of 8 | #7 of 8 |
| Developer | Black Salt Games | Kuro Games |
| Pricing | Paid | Free + paid plans |
| Usable for free | Yes | Yes |
| iPhone & iPad | ✓ | ✓ |
| Android | ✓ | ✓ |
| Mac | ✓ | ✓ |
| Windows | ✓ | ✓ |
Common questions
Is DREDGE better than Wuthering Waves?
DREDGE is the better app overall, scoring 8.7 to 7.9. DREDGE wins on 4 of the 5 scores, Wuthering Waves on 1.
Which is cheaper, DREDGE or Wuthering Waves?
DREDGE: Try the first area free on iOS; the full game is a one-time $24.99 purchase. Wuthering Waves: Free to play; Lunites from $0.99 and a $4.99 Lunite Subscription. On value for money, DREDGE scores higher.
Do DREDGE and Wuthering Waves work on the same devices?
Yes, both run on iPhone & iPad, Android, Windows, Mac.
Which is more private, DREDGE or Wuthering Waves?
DREDGE scores higher on privacy (8.8/10). App Store label: coarse location, identifiers, usage data and diagnostics may be collected but are not linked to you, and nothing is used to track you.
Strengths and weaknesses
DREDGE
- Pay once, with no ads or timers
- Moody art and an unsettling story
- Try the first area before you buy
- Full price is steep for a mobile game
- Shorter than most RPGs
- Recent updates are only small fixes
DREDGE starts as a relaxing fishing game. You sell your catch, upgrade your trawler and chat with odd islanders. Then night falls, the fog rolls in, and the fish start looking wrong. Packing your grid-shaped cargo hold is oddly satisfying, the mystery keeps pulling you forward, and controllers work too. On iOS you can try the first area free before paying once. It's shorter than most RPGs here, and that's fine.
Full DREDGE review
Wuthering Waves
- The most demanding combat of the big gacha RPGs
- Smooth traversal with parkour and flight
- Runs on iPhone, iPad, Mac and PC
- Recent iOS updates needed several crash fixes
- Gacha for top characters and weapons
- Privacy label links financial info and location
Wuthering Waves is the open-world RPG for people who find Genshin's combat too gentle. Dodges, counters and Echo skills taken from defeated monsters make fights fast and demanding, while wall-running, flight and a motorbike make getting around fun. It won Players' Voice at The Game Awards 2025. The iOS version has needed a string of crash fixes lately, and the best characters still come from gacha.
Full Wuthering Waves review
