Dry Drowning

Dry Drowning is a single player, murder mystery, visual novel. The choices the player makes as they progress through the story will lead them to one of three different endings.

The story is told from the point of view of Mordred Foley, a private detective in a fictional future city. He and his partner investigated some serial killings and brought those responsible to justice and they were executed for their crimes. Later the evidence was called into question and for two years Mordred was investigated with the possibility that he could be executed too if found guilty of fabricating evidence. The game starts with his release on the grounds of insufficient evidence, and a new case - another ritual killing.

The game consists of a series of investigations which are presented as chapters in a book, Chapter One: Gods and Monsters was released as a playable demo to the full game.

Added March 8, 2020
Published By WhisperGames
Leonardo Interactive
Developed By Studio V
VLG
Front Cover (Worldwide) (Windows) from mobygames.com
Front Cover (Worldwide) (Windows) from mobygames.com
Front Cover (Worldwide) (Windows) from mobygames.com
Front Cover (Worldwide) (Windows) from mobygames.com
Header Image (Windows) from Steam
IGDB Cover from igdb.com
The game starts with a part drawn/part animated sequence explaining what a dry drowning is. This part of the game has a voiceover. (Windows) from mobygames.com
The main menu. The coloured graphic on the left is used as the title screen. The game uses three rotating interlocking rings as a cursor, shown here over START (Windows) from mobygames.com
We get to see this bad guy in the game's introduction where Mordred's backstory is revealed (Windows) from mobygames.com
This is Hera, Mordred's partner (Windows) from mobygames.com
A typical dialogue screen (Windows) from mobygames.com
During the first chapter the game explains the controls whenever anything new pops up (Windows) from mobygames.com
As the game progresses the player accumulates biographies on the characters Mordred meets (Windows) from mobygames.com
There are points in the story where the player, as Mordred, had to make key decisions. This is the first (Windows) from mobygames.com
The in-game map. This is early in Chapter One so there's only one location - the crime scene (Windows) from mobygames.com
The game uses load screens like this to transition between locations. The captions explain a bit about the city's history and infrastructure (Windows) from mobygames.com
At the crime scene and the game is still providing assistance (Windows) from mobygames.com
During investigations Hera, Morderd's partner, can assist via a remote link (Windows) from mobygames.com
The inventory screen (Windows) from mobygames.com
Using advanced holographic techniques Mordred is able to reconstruct the crime (Windows) from mobygames.com
This is NOT a glitch. Mordred has his own special way of seeing some things and it messes with his head a bit (Windows) from mobygames.com
When Mordred meets a new person they are added to his list of biographies (Windows) from mobygames.com
The end of the first chapter and also the end of the game's demo (Windows) from mobygames.com
More investigations await in the full game (Windows) from mobygames.com
Official Screenshot (Windows) from Steam
Official Screenshot (Windows) from Steam
Official Screenshot (Windows) from Steam
Official Screenshot (Windows) from Steam
Official Screenshot (Windows) from Steam
Official Screenshot (Windows) from Steam
Official Screenshot (Windows) from Steam
Official Screenshot (Windows) from Steam
Official Screenshot (Windows) from Steam
Official Screenshot (Windows) from Steam
Official Screenshot (Windows) from Steam
Official Screenshot (Windows) from Steam
Official Screenshot (Windows) from Steam
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Year of Release:
2019

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Graphic Style:
Visual Novel

Setting/Theme:
Mystery Thriller

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