Dry Drowning
- August 2, 2019
- VLG
In spite of its spotty localization, Dry Drowning is a compelling blend of visual novel and adventure game, providing a gritty cyberpunk world to explore, a brutal case to uncover, and Orwellian politics to navigate.
Get on Steam"Dry Drowning" is a futuristic, dystopian investigative thriller visual novel set in Nova Polemos. As a tormented detective, you must uncover the truth behind a serial killer, facing moral dilemmas and making choices that impact the story's outcome, with 150+ branches and 3 different endings. Your decisions affect the game's politics, technology, and environment, creating a highly immersive and mature narrative experience.
Nintendo Switch
PC
Windows
Reviews
- story77 mentions
- 39 % positive mentions
- 55 % neutral mentions
- 6 % negative mentions
- music31 mentions
- 48 % positive mentions
- 52 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
- graphics17 mentions
- 41 % positive mentions
- 59 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
- gameplay15 mentions
- 20 % positive mentions
- 73 % neutral mentions
- 7 % negative mentions
- atmosphere6 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
Critic Reviews
Dry Drowning Review
In spite of its spotty localization, Dry Drowning is a compelling blend of visual novel and adventure game, providing a gritty cyberpunk world to explore, a brutal case to uncover, and Orwellian politics to navigate.
70%Dry Drowning review
Dry Drowning’s premise of chasing a serial killer holds a certain morbid allure, but odd choices just make it frustrating to play at times
50%Dry Drowning Review
As far as presentation goes, Dry Drowning does put its best foot forward. The excellent sound direction pairs well with the muted, almost gritty art style. Unfortunately, for as aesthetically and stylistically pleasant as the visual novel is, its script leaves quite a bit to be desired. It isn't so much that the story is bad - there's a very intriguing layer of horror that permeates over the narrative - but that dialogue is especially weak. Mordred is not a particularly compelling protagonist, and most of the character writing comes off distinctly voiceless and surface level. The story revolving around serial killing inspired by Greek Mythology is enough to keep the plot engaging, but it's hard to ignore a visual novel whose greatest flaw is its writing.
50%
