The Iron Rig DLC has finally been released for Dredge, which adds an oil rig to the northern portion of your map and a whole new story and cast of characters. Those responsible for adding this monstrosity to the ocean are none other than the Ironhaven Corporation, a shady business whose true purposes are unknown, but which instill fear into the hearts of its employees.  As you’d expect from an oil rig, their drilling ends up causing oil spills all throughout the ocean, which has also sent fish thought long to be extinct up to the surface.

Other than the oil rig, the Iron Rig DLC doesn’t add any other new locations to the map, which was a bit disappointing, as I had really expected some of that empty space to have been filled in.  Instead, you’ll be revisiting old locations that have since become polluted with oil in order to catch new fish for the rig’s resident scientist.  You will also be able to upgrade the rig with various facilities, allowing you to upgrade your boat further, get new poles for fishing in oil, alongside other helpful items, such as tea that can calm you down when you’re panicked, new types of bait (which now allows you to catch aberrated forms of exotic fish), and a repair kit for fixing your ship on the go.

While Dredge itself is an amazing game, I’m not sure I can recommend any of the DLC, as they just don’t provide that much content, especially if you’re playing them after beating the main game, as I did.  The Pale Reach gave us a new area, but ended in an anticlimactic way, while Iron Rig gave us no new locations to explore, even if the ending was quite memorable.  Neither DLC is actually bad, just a bit disappointing and not exactly worth the price.  I’d only recommend getting them on sale or as part of a bundle…that’s also on sale.  The Iron Rig DLC took me about 3.5 hours to get 100% and costs $11.99.  Dredge itself costs $24.99 and is available on all modern consoles and PC and can take roughly 10-20 hours to complete.