Overboard! (2021) · Tastebuds

July, 1935. A murder has been committed aboard the SS Hook, eight hours out from New York.

Point-and-click Adventure Indie Visual Novel Mystery interactive fiction murder dolphin female protagonist multiple endings murder mystery voice actingAndroid, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Nintendo Switch

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Intimate, plot-driven, unpretentious and spare.

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GuardianKeith StuartJun 20215/5 stars
You are the murderous starlet forced to concoct your alibi in Inkle's fresh and beautifully detailed paperback crime novel of a game
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Hardcore GamerKyle LeClairJul 20214.5/5
Overboard! is one of the year's most delightful surprises so far, a terrific reverse murder mystery with several twists and turns around every corner, and one that can still put up a notable challenge as you try to figure out every possible step towards getting Veronica off the hook and on the path to a life of luxury instead. A mix of sharp writing, clever puzzles and simple yet effective gameplay results in a killer experience that will leave you coming back for more.
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Nintendo LifeKate GrayJun 20219/10
Where 80 Days was about the broad implications of travelling the entire globe, Overboard! focuses instead on the minutiae of a single day, and the intricacies of interaction. It's a glorious study in how to create a delicate Rube Goldberg machine of dialogue and dependencies, as a cast of mostly terrible people waltz around each other with ulterior motives and pre-existing feelings about everything, including our Veronica and dear, departed Malcolm. It's excellent: play it.
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FingerGunsKat BullockJun 20217/10
Overboard is a 2D puzzle murder mystery, and is infectiously intriguing with a quirky art style. If you love murder mysteries and choice based games, you will have a lot of fun with this short snapshot version of one suiting it’s release on Switch and IOS/Android. Your patience may run short replaying 35 minute sections from the beginning however.
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PC InvasionTim McDonaldJun 20218/10
Charming, witty, and very replayable: Overboard flips the whodunnit on its head and proves that it can, indeed, be good to be bad.
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