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Dry Drowning

82% positive of 397 Steam reviews

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Released
2019
Steam Deck
Not tested
Platforms
Steam, GOG, itch.io

Made by Studio V, VLG. Published by Leonardo Interactive, WhisperGames.

About the game

Dry Drowning is a psychological investigative visual novel set in a futuristic dystopian city. Follow the story of Mordred Foley, unscrupulous private detective haunted by his dark past, and look into a series of macabre serial killings inspired by Greek mythology.

Tagged by players

  • Futuristic
  • Noir
  • Investigation
  • Psychological
  • Cyberpunk
  • Thriller
  • Detective
  • Interactive Fiction
  • Mystery
  • Visual Novel
  • Choose Your Own Adventure
  • Sci-fi

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What players say

  • Recommended
    I love that the settings and the characters get progressively worst. I think I got the worst/bad ending too. Yippee. I love that the story touches on realistic and hard topics that usually are glazed/babied on other similar games/media. A lot of times some of the dialogues got me thinking and relate like.. im very sure the writers here have lived under extremely corrupt government as well (I am Indonesian here I…

    9.7 h played when written. 1 found it helpful.

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  • Recommended
    Dry Drowning is a stylish, atmospheric visual novel with meaningful choices, great presentation, soundtrack, and strong writing. The puzzle elements are a bit thin, but if you’re here for narrative tension, moral dilemmas, and a moody cyber-noir world, it delivers.

    17 h played when written. 1 found it helpful.

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  • Not recommended
    This game is not enjoyable. Let me explain: All choices you make, no matter how selfless or selfish they are portrayed as in the moment, will always have a negative that makes you regret the choice. Stop the bad guy? Someone dies! Do the right thing and save a life? Someone else dies! I suppose that its trying to be some kind of meta-commentary on current events and how our world is moving but...I play games to…

    6.2 h played when written. 67 found it helpful.

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