Dreadline: Net Quota

About Dreadline: Net Quota

Dreadline: Net Quota is a 1-6 player co-op survival game from Mana Brigade that drops you into a stormy open-sea grind. Released in late 2025, it mixes frantic resource management with slapstick horror as you fish, repair, and dodge disasters while drowning or bankruptcy loom. The premise is simple: catch quota in three days or die. The twist? Your boat is a death trap, systems randomly explode, and every second counts. Built for PC, it leans into chaotic multiplayer dynamics where one player’s mistake sinks the whole crew. Think Rust meets a fishing sim, but with less building and way more screaming over voice chat.

Gameplay

You spend most sessions wrestling with rods, spears, and a barely functional boat. Early on, you’ll cast lines, gut fish, and sell them to meet daily quotas while patching holes from rogue waves. Later, you battle electrical fires, sinking hulls, and random shark attacks. Each player has roles, engineer fixes circuits, medic treats drowning, but no one is safe if the hull breaches. Controls are clunky but functional, with quick-time actions for tasks like reeling in or escaping the boat. Sessions peak in 30-minute death spirals where everything fails at once. Multiplayer is the heart: communication is key, but so is chaos. One misstep and you’re adrift, clutching a fish like a parachute.

What Players Think

Community ratings average 4.2/5, with 75% of players completing the base quota. Average playtime is 8 hours, though 30% of reviews mention it’s “too short for the price.” Co-op completion rates jump to 85% in 4-6 player groups, but solo runs hit just 20%. The mood? 60% “stressful but funny,” 30% “frustrating.” One Reddit user called it “Gorilla Tag for the sea,” while Steam reviews praise the “unrelenting absurdity.” Achievement completion is 82%, with 45% unlocking the “I Will Pay You in Fish” title. Critic scores hover around 82, though some call the difficulty “unforgiving.”

PlayPile's Take

Dreadline: Net Quota is a party game for friends who thrive on shared panic. If you love co-op mayhem and don’t mind a steep learning curve, it’s worth the $29.99 asking price. Achievements add replayability, but the short campaign and frequent crashes might sour solo players. It’s not a deep sim, but as a stress-test with friends? A 9-hour weekend sinkhole. Skip if you prefer calm or solo play.

Storyline

You’re deep in debt. Pay your quota in 3 days or end up like chum. Dreadline: Net Quota is a 6-player co-op horror fishing game. Fish or Die.