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Overboard!

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3.9/5

( 5 Reviews )

3.9

5 Reviews

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Overboard!
Description
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...
Genre:
Adventure - Visual Novel - Detective-mystery
Tags:
Adventure, Story Rich, Puzzle, Female Protagonist, Choices Matter, show 8 more... Mystery, Visual Novel, Historical, Investigation, Choose Your Own Adventure, Detective-mystery, Dark Comedy, Text-Based
Critics reviews
96 %
Recommend
RPG Fan
88%
PC Invasion
8/10
Softpedia
9/10
User reviews

3.9/5

( 5 Reviews )

3.9

5 Reviews

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Product details
2021, inkle Ltd, ESRB Rating: Teen...
System requirements
Windows 7, 2 GHz with SSE2 instruction set support, 2 GB RAM, Compatible with DirectX 9.0c, 200 MB a...
Time to beat
7.5 hMain
-- Main + Sides
13.5 h Completionist
8.5 h All Styles

Game length provided by HowLongToBeat

Description
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?
Popular achievements
Double Homicide
Two down
common  ·  32.65%
Escaped Justice
Allow the killer to escape from justice!
common  ·  47.17%
Banged Up
Get the killer sent to prison
common  ·  55.05%
Hooked Up
Get yourself a nice man
common  ·  45.04%
Liaison Officer
Establish relations with an officer
common  ·  40.85%
System requirements
Minimum system requirements:
Recommended system requirements:
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Why buy on GOG.COM?
DRM FREE. No activation or online connection required to play.
Safety and satisfaction. Stellar support 24/7 and full refunds up to 30 days.
Time to beat
7.5 hMain
-- Main + Sides
13.5 h Completionist
8.5 h All Styles

Game length provided by HowLongToBeat

Game details
Genre:
Adventure - Visual Novel - Detective-mystery
Tags:
Adventure, Story Rich, Puzzle, Female Protagonist, Choices Matter, show 8 more... Mystery, Visual Novel, Historical, Investigation, Choose Your Own Adventure, Detective-mystery, Dark Comedy, Text-Based
Works on:
Windows (7, 8, 10, 11), Mac OS X (10.14+)
Release date:
{{'2021-06-02T00:00:00+03:00' | date: 'longDate' : ' +0300 ' }}
Company:
inkle Ltd / inkle Ltd
Size:
97 MB
Links:
Forum discussion
Rating:
ESRB Rating: Teen
Game features
Achievements
Cloud saves
Overlay
Single-player
Languages
English
audio
text
Critics reviews
88
Top Critic Average
96 %
Critics Recommend
OpenCritic Rating
RPG Fanby Jonathan Logan
88%
Overboard! is an outstanding time-loop game that challenges you to think like a crafty murderer out of an Agatha Christie novel!
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PC Invasionby Tim McDonald
8/10
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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Softpediaby Cosmin Vasile
9/10
I love the ship and the personalities that reside on it, each with its own issues and secrets. I would love to see how the developers can expand it, maybe telling another story from a different perspective or by moving the protagonist into another space. Overboard! represents a clear way for the narrative and choice-driven adventure title to evolve in cool ways.
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Overall most helpful review

Posted on: June 5, 2021

Garm81

Verified owner

Games: 360 Reviews: 1

Gem of a game

What a lovely little game! The concept of a reverse murder mystery (you know who did the murdering - it was you - and your primary concern is to avoid the punishment) is appealing in itself, but what shines in particular is the execution. The relationships between various persons on board, the numerous possibilities that are revealed in the course of repeat playthroughs - everything is very well thought through and nicely presented, with the form matching the content. If I had to gripe about something, it'd be the lack of a full voice over that might have given the characters an additional layer of depth, but I adore this game even without it.

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Posted on: September 20, 2021

dande48

Verified owner

Games: Reviews: 64

Beautiful, but unrefined

An "Agatha Christie" choose-your-own-adventure. A great idea, created with a limiting budget. I would've loved to see a full voice over, basic animations, more interconnections between actions, etc. It also feels like a mobile game (which it is, for less than half the price at $6.50). On subsequent runs, the "fast forward" button is painfully slow, and you are only allowed to replay a scene once per play-through. Sometimes it seems like things should be an option that aren't (bashing Anders over the head with the dolphin statue). And sometimes certain characters seem to react as if you had made different choices than you actually did on a given run. I'd love to see more games like this, and am I grateful Inkle Ltd took a chance with this one. I only wish this one was given more refinement, or a price tag to match the final product.

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Posted on: May 7, 2025

tecmessa22

Verified owner

Games: 35 Reviews: 1

Overboard!

As atmospheric as it is addictive!

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Posted on: November 27, 2024

rosiczka_

Verified owner

Games: 38 Reviews: 1

dolphins.

crazy? i was crazy once. they locked me on a ship. a ship surrounded by dolphins. and dolphins made me crazy. crazy? i was-

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Posted on: March 18, 2025

Pilokyoma

Games: 35 Reviews: 21

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