About This Game

The Black Fleet hunts you. Your Flagship must survive. You must go into the maw of the Dread Admiral's fleets.

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. 

Persistent Progression

Earn ranks, unlock Perks and technology, and earn upgrades for your Flagship even when you lose.

Escalating pressure

Every turn the Black Fleet gets closer - will you gather more resources and ships or will you abandon your mission to buy time?

Adaptive Warfare

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.

Tactical Depth

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.

Why play Dread Admiral?

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.