Overboard! (2021 video game)

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Overboard!
Cover art of Overboard!, 2021, Inkle.jpg
Developer(s) Inkle
Publisher(s) Inkle
Platform(s) Windows, Nintendo Switch, iOS, Android, Mac
ReleaseJune 2, 2021
Genre(s) Visual novel
Mode(s) Single-player

Overboard! is a 2021 visual novel game developed and published by Inkle. It was released in June 2, 2021, for Nintendo Switch, iOS, and Windows.

Contents

Gameplay

In Overboard!, the player must prevent other passengers from finding out that Veronica has murdered her husband. Throughout the eight hour journey, the player can visit various areas throughout the ship and talk with the other passengers. The player can choose their own responses; this affects the game's ending as the story progresses. [1]

Plot

Veronica Villensey murders her husband on a boat during a trip to New York. The ending changes based on the player's choice.

Development

Overboard! is Inkle's sixth game after 80 Days and Heaven's Vault .

Reception

On the aggregator website Metacritic, Overboard! has received a "generally favorable" rating for the Nintendo Switch and PC ports. [2] [3] On OpenCritic, the game has a 96% approval rating. [4]

The game was well received. [5] [10] [7] [6] [12] [9] [11] [8] [13]

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