A murder unfolds aboard the SS Hook in July 1935, eight hours from New York, and you pulled the trigger. Overboard! challenges you to evade justice through cunning choices in this indie adventure. Blackmail spies, seduce suspects, drug witnesses, or cheat at cards to shift blame onto someone else.
A dynamic narrative clock drives the tension, with characters acting independently, remembering your every move as time ticks down over eight hours. Replay short sessions of 30-45 minutes to unravel secrets, befriend allies, betray foes, and perfect your escape. Fans of highly replayable detective games thrive on its mix of lies, evidence, and coercion.
JULY, 1935. A MURDER HAS BEEN COMMITTED aboard the SS Hook, eight hours out from New York.
Only one problem: you did it.
Can you get away with murder?
GAMEPLAY
Overboard! is a tense, highly replayable detective game from the creators of 80 Days and Heaven's Vault.
Blackmail a spy. Fall in love. Murder a rival. Cheat at cards. Drug a witness. Lie, befriend, betray, console, sneak, seduce, steal, borrow, pray, eavesdrop, kill...
There are clues, evidence, suspects, accusations, secrets and lies.
You’ll need all your cunning, coercion and charisma to ensure that someone else takes the fall.
DYNAMIC NARRATIVE CLOCKWORK
* Next-gen visual novel: go where you want, when you want, and say what you want
* Simulated story-world: other characters move and act independently, remember everything they see and hear, and everything you do
* Every minute counts: you have eight hours to escape justice. Time is always ticking
* Who can you trust? Some characters are friendly, and some are out to get you. Who will you befriend? And who will you betray?
Built using the award-winning ink narrative engine, Overboard!'s narrative twists itself around every choice you make.
Play once for a thrill, or multiple times to uncover all the secrets and achieve an ideal ending.
One play-through lasts about 30 - 45 minutes, but achieving the perfect crime run will take a lot longer.
Can you get away with murder?
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