DREADMOOR World & Locations

Travel between settlements

The store describes a divided world with scarce resources and fragile trust. Settlements provide a reason to travel and trade, but their individual names and services are not specified in the evidence used here.

Places to explore in The Submerged Land

The Submerged Land is the setting; the source names types of places rather than providing a verified world map. Connect fishing with boat and equipment progression when planning what to investigate. Use official store links rather than unofficial map-download claims.

Official description, not a hands-on test. Sources: DREADMOOR on Steam

Places to explore

Buildings, caves and shipwrecks are explicitly mentioned as salvage destinations. Treat them as location types until an official map or documented session establishes their names and access routes.

Shipwreck notes

The official description names shipwrecks as places to search for useful finds. They belong alongside caves and abandoned buildings in an exploration plan, but their coordinates, access conditions and contents are not established here. Read boat and gear before treating a wreck as a simple fishing stop.

Danger on both sides of the shoreline

Real-time combat can occur on sea and land. A boat-only safety assumption is therefore not supported. Exact enemy spawns and fixed safe paths remain unverified.

Landmarks named in the September test update

The September 4 announcement identifies the area around Betsy and the Dry Dock, and the Throat gates area, as locations receiving changes for the September 10–14 playtest. It also mentions a new small island for quest-related loot without naming it. These are historical development landmarks, not coordinates or a complete settlement directory. Use boat preparation and scrap and blueprints for the surrounding travel and scavenging systems.

Follow the next question

Follow scrap and blueprints for the purpose of exploration and water and land threats for the limits of encounter information.

People of the Submerged Land

The developers describe settlements with different ways of surviving: structured towns, smaller communities and groups whose beliefs center on mutation. Traders matter in a world of scarce resources, while trust between communities is fragile. These are descriptions of society, not a confirmed roster of named factions. The September announcement also discusses character and radio dialogue. Its reference to Betsy is not enough, by itself, to establish a complete character biography.

Is there a complete DREADMOOR map?

This page is a sourced location guide, not an interactive map. The current evidence identifies environments and a few areas mentioned in test updates, but does not establish a complete set of routes or coordinates. Dry Dock and The Throat gates belong to that test context; the new small island was not given a verified name here. A map will need a versioned base image and checked location relationships before it can help players navigate.

The collapse and what remains

The world is made up of islands, fragmented land, swamps, flooded ruins and isolated settlements. The fourth diary describes different interpretations of the collapse rather than giving every survivor a shared explanation. The Sea Blight overview explains how mutation connects the environment with the people and creatures that inhabit it.

Frequently asked questions

Answers based on the official sources discussed in this guide.