Dry Drowning

Dry Drowning is a cyberpunk detective visual novel adventure game. The title is the effect of several years of work of Italian developers from V Studio, which released its debut title under the VLG Publishing label.

Plot

Dry Drowning takes us to 2066 to the fictional European city of Nova Polemos. During the game we follow the fate of discredited private investigator Mordred Foley, who, together with his assistant, investigates a series of murders inspired by Greek myths. In order to catch the killer, the protagonist has to face not only the gloomy reality of a cyberpunk dystopia, but also his own past.

Mechanics

Dry Drowning is a typical visual novel. Most of the time is spent on conversations, thanks to which we learn more about the characters we encounter and the events taking place in Nova Polemos. In this way, we learn the story, but also make important decisions. These have a significant impact on the plot, leading us on through more than 150 paths and eventually to one of the three endings.

An interesting fact is the Living Nightmares system, which appears sometimes during interrogations. The man we're pushing, is then given an animal mask, and our job is to force him to drop the façade and reveal the truth. To achieve this, we can use the information and evidence you have gathered before. Please note that in each case we have only three attempts, and failure means the end of the game.

Technical aspects

Studio V used Unity engine to create its own vision of a futuristic city. Most of the graphics are static two-dimensional charts and characters, but the devs took care to enrich them with additional effects. The atmosphere of cyberpunk noir is also built by a soundtrack consisting of 50 musical pieces.

Last updated on 26 July 2023