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Dry Drowning

Dry Drowning is a psychological investigative visual novel set in a futuristic dystopian city. Follow the story of Mordred Foley, an unscrupulous private detective haunted by his dark past, and look into a series of macabre serial killings inspired by Greek mythology.

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Chinese (Simplified)	—	Y	Y
German	—	Y	Y
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cyberpunk dystopian futuristic psychic abilities private detective male protagonist previously on - utomik

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Steam User 9075STEAMRecommended

虽然本来是冲着推理探案来的，但可能是一开始不知道有中文硬啃晕字的关系吧，感觉探案的部分反而比较碎，比较有感触的还是涉及到人性选择的部分。

结局A
其实是我遵从本心最先打出来的结局，第三章结算出来一列的选择告知真相就是我的勋章，哪怕这所有的选择早已明确会摧毁我往后的人生，哪怕只有一次也好，哪怕是在游戏里也好，我也会跟弗利一起为这真相的初次胜利而自豪的。
但不得不说这未必会是我现实的选择，太过理想化，带着一种没有明天燃尽一切的决绝，这种格兰芬多式的勇气我大概也只能在游戏里体会了吧。全城公敌、偷渡出境、颠沛流离，如果这一切都是正义的代价，又有多少人能够坚守本心呢？
芙蕾雅说这个世界上总是会有为了正义甘愿献出一切的人，可惜怯懦的胆小鬼只能做到精神的同频。

结局C
很悲伤，但却真实的一个结局。
被名誉、物质、欲望引入深渊，于是爱人离心、威逼利诱以千百个谎言来圆那一个小小的谎，最终自己戴上了那异化的谎言面具。
如何才能够保持为人的尊严呢？那只是一个被欲望吞噬的怪物，人皮之下是兽皮，是虚伪狡诈的狼的谎言，是死而不亡的僵尸枯骨。
自我疯狂膨胀的弗利，在失去底线之后，也终究失去了挚爱。
稍微让人好受些的是这并非是一个完全的好人堕落的故事，我原本以为贯穿始末的伪证案背后另有真相，但事实是弗利确实本身就不是那么一个光明磊落的人，冲淡了一些结局的悲剧感。

结局B
情感浓度最高的一个结局。
但因为全成就原来要用plus开一把导致我还得重打一遍非常难受所以没有任何话想说了。

很有意思的一点是，三年过去，我在第一章里下意识地选择了不同的选项。成就弹出后开始反思自己，那样理想主义的自己好像逐渐远去了，留下了一个被现实打磨得面目模糊的影子。
我在疯狂怀念或者寻找的，是不是就是我在水中的倒影呢？

Mar 14, 2026·38h·Verified

Steam User 8075STEAMRecommended

赛博朋克+反乌托邦+侦探推理，本作属于叠满了我会喜欢的buff，事实证明集齐这些要素的效果也确实不会太差。
纵然本作的体量并未能构建一个丰富可信的世界，但其优秀的音画，黑暗的故事和两害相较的选择取向也足以成为一个不妨体验的作品。
个人感觉主要的不足在主角的人物塑造上，游戏并未给主角的转变提供可信的过程，感情线交代也略显不足。

Mar 12, 2026·9h·Verified

Steam User 6196STEAMRecommended

立绘风格比较“古早”，但个人就吃这套，喜欢~
音乐及气氛渲染也很不错，女主角的钢琴独奏挺好听，主角识破谎言、揭露真相时的快节奏的诡异配乐，在几个小时的游玩时间里每每让我起鸡皮疙瘩。
四个结局中，B结局情感相对充沛些，女主失去爱人后手染鲜血的绝望/堕落/成长令人心塞。
个人还是最喜欢A结局，男女主角、女女配角无人死亡，有情人终成眷属，多好~~~

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然而总体来讲，剧情是真的一言难尽。
“神话献祭”、“赛博朋克”、“反乌托邦”这几个很大很有内容的命题，游戏中没能很好的融合在一起，彼此间割裂感明显。
政治方面。。。。。
感觉编剧像是一个草草翻过几遍《1984》就开始愤世嫉俗的中二高中生，政治见解充满主观臆想、幼稚到令人发指，就是把她们能想到的所有负面词汇都塞到自己想象中的“东亚法西斯”“专制独裁政拳”里去了。
——玩的时候感觉制作组明明对于某东方大国一无所知，还能如此理直气壮地疯狂影射嘲讽。如此低级的意识形态输出现在看来还挺搞笑的。不过那几年意大利（欧洲）也正是白左思潮甚嚣尘上的时候，数年过去，制作组们也该“睁眼看世界”了吧。

至于隐藏结局。。。。吐槽不能！

Mar 2, 2026·12h·Verified

Steam User 1816STEAMRecommended

好玩，故事很喜欢，推理难度一般，背景音乐很搭，超级有氛围感。但是没有跳过已读剧情的功能，很麻烦。

Jan 23, 2026·9h·Verified

Steam User 1798STEAMRecommended

Dry Drowning is a dense, atmospheric investigative visual novel that leans heavily into psychological noir and dystopian cyberpunk, delivering a story-driven experience that prioritizes moral ambiguity and player choice over conventional gameplay systems. Developed by Studio V in collaboration with VLG and published by Leonardo Interactive alongside WhisperGames, the game is unapologetically mature in both theme and tone. It explores a bleak future shaped by fear, prejudice, and political extremism, presenting a narrative that is as much about internal decay as it is about solving crimes.

Set in the oppressive city of Nova Polemos, the game introduces a society on the brink of collapse, where ideological conflict and social unrest dominate everyday life. The worldbuilding is one of Dry Drowning’s strongest elements, conveyed through dialogue, environmental storytelling, and the constant tension between factions. Rather than offering exposition dumps, the game allows players to absorb the setting organically, slowly piecing together how technology, propaganda, and paranoia have reshaped the city. This creates an immersive backdrop that feels hostile and morally compromised, reinforcing the sense that no decision is ever entirely clean or safe.

Players assume the role of Mordred Foley, a disgraced private investigator struggling with guilt, addiction, and a ruined reputation. Mordred is deliberately written as an unreliable and deeply flawed protagonist, and the story frequently forces players to confront the consequences of his past actions. His partnership with Hera adds emotional grounding and contrast, as their dynamic balances cynicism with fragile hope. Rather than positioning the player as a heroic figure, Dry Drowning emphasizes personal failure, compromise, and the cost of survival in a broken system, making its character work feel raw and uncomfortably human.

Narrative choice is central to the experience, with an extensive branching structure that allows decisions to meaningfully shape the story. Dialogue options, investigative conclusions, and moral stances influence character relationships, political outcomes, and the eventual fate of Nova Polemos itself. While the overarching mystery remains focused, the paths toward resolution vary significantly, encouraging multiple playthroughs. Choices are rarely framed as clearly right or wrong, often forcing players to weigh empathy against pragmatism, or truth against stability. This commitment to consequence gives the narrative weight, even when the outcomes are grim.

Gameplay elements are intentionally minimal but thematically integrated. Investigations involve interrogations, evidence examination, and the use of Mordred’s unsettling ability to detect lies, represented through surreal visual distortions and symbolic masks. These moments reinforce the game’s themes of deception and fractured perception, blurring the line between objective truth and personal bias. While these mechanics are simple and occasionally feel secondary to the dialogue, they provide just enough interaction to maintain engagement without undermining the narrative focus.

Artistically, Dry Drowning relies on striking hand-drawn visuals and expressive character portraits rather than animation-heavy presentation. The art style emphasizes mood over detail, using color, lighting, and composition to convey psychological tension. This approach pairs effectively with the game’s strong soundtrack, which subtly shifts in tone to reflect emotional beats and narrative escalation. Sound design and music work together to heighten unease, often making quiet moments feel just as oppressive as overtly dramatic scenes.

The game’s pacing and density can be demanding. Large amounts of text, complex political themes, and frequent moral dilemmas require patience and attention, and the experience may feel overwhelming for players unaccustomed to narrative-heavy visual novels. Some investigative mechanics can interrupt the flow rather than enhance it, and not every branching path leads to dramatically different content. However, these shortcomings are outweighed by the ambition of the writing and the sincerity of its themes.

Ultimately, Dry Drowning is not designed to be comfortable or easily digestible. It is a deliberate, challenging narrative experience that asks players to sit with discomfort, uncertainty, and ethical compromise. Its strength lies in its willingness to explore dark subject matter without simplification, presenting a world where choices matter precisely because none of them are ideal. For players who appreciate noir storytelling, dystopian settings, and choice-driven narratives with emotional and political depth, Dry Drowning offers a haunting and memorable journey that lingers well beyond its final decision.

Rating: 7/10

Dec 22, 2025·14h

Steam User 8478STEAMNot recommended

一个AVG的UI能做这么烂也是挺有创意的

Dec 12, 2025·11h·Verified

Steam User 0120STEAMNot recommended

[h3]每张CG人物都完全不同是如何做到的？男主大部分时候长得太像徐锦江了，让人全程无法直视[/h3]
具体来说：糟糕到惊悚的美术，令人拍案叫史的UI，工具式跳跃的情节，功能性平板的人物，稀薄的逻辑和推理，粗浅刻板的社会幻想，东拼西凑的流行元素，对故事走向毫无意义的两难选项，机不机翻都差劲的文本，完全无法沉浸的三流阅读体验——全都很短的木板共同构成了这个文字AVG。所有人物事件都化用了神话史诗但是化用得极其表面、不贴切也不求甚解，龙傲天般的专有名词和蹩脚的拉丁文同时尴之大尬，处处显露出一种没什么文化但又努力维基附庸风雅的感觉，为赋新词强说愁，案件上呈现出的想象力十分有限。
逆转的心锁只是一种玩法，核心仍是推理，但是这里的谎言面具是一种为神秘学噱头放弃理性之光、实打实超能力式由果追因的严重谬误。
[spoiler]这类跟风赛博硬汉侦探题材通病似乎无例外有二：一为自恋，二则厌女，周围所有工具人物和社会未来的命运都要围绕着一个潦倒中登转，这合理吗。看到未来のヒロ那个成就时忍不住再度怀疑第三个通病就是迷恋日式中二与神秘学的清澈蠢味。[/spoiler]
拙见任何领域的作品都最好专精于自身能力之内，不要喊口号大肆扬短，错误吸引非目标受众。
如果真的喜欢巧舟作品内隐蔽而幽默的人文关怀，最好远离这部令人不幸的作品。
不过如果是打越粉可能无所谓吧。

Dec 10, 2025·8h·1

Steam User 1902STEAMRecommended

perfect!

Nov 21, 2025·9h·Verified

Steam User 9510STEAMNot recommended

画面有一种说不出来的丑。玩法单一，后期重复膈应

Nov 9, 2025·7h·Verified

Steam User 5105STEAMNot recommended

Maybe poorly translated into English, but many typos, and a few weird translations. In therms of play style: you often have to just guess what is needed or where to go as the story flow is not written strongly enough to give you hints without walking you through, so it does neither.

Nov 8, 2025·7h·Verified

Steam User 1278STEAMRecommended

非常好的解谜游戏，但是遇到过几次bug，界面卡住导致只能读档
并且多周目下有的桥段无法快进，浪费时间
浓厚的存在主义自由观，为自己的选择负责

Oct 12, 2025·11h

Steam User 3074STEAMRecommended

音乐：10/10 神中神，开场BGM和结尾BGM完美描述了剧情遗憾的感情，钢琴曲的优美旋律让人深陷其中，与剧情美术配合的恰到好处
艺术：10/10 依然是神中神，人物动态的抽搐感形成了类似傀儡操纵的错觉，已经CG截图和场景美术等都完美融入了统一的黑暗风格
剧情：9/10 争议性的剧情，但是总而言之，在敌托邦未来世界观中，已经可以说是达到了尽善尽美，与该世界观下的剧情设定非常相符，每个案件的剧情转折也有一定心意，但是有些问题过于谜语人，让人摸不着头脑
汉化：5/10，问题主要出在汉化上面，很多时候字幕是机翻，甚至是错的，有时候只能通过中文猜本来的英文单词才能搞清楚这句话到底在说什么，有时候甚至完全无法和上下文连贯理解。
总而言之，这是一件不可多得未来世界敌托邦世界观下的侦探探案作品，不论是剧情还是音乐美术都非常出色，强烈推荐游玩

Oct 5, 2025·22h·Verified

Steam User 8822STEAMRecommended

3个结局和隐藏结局我都打了，感觉有些情节并没有说清楚，潘多拉最初为什么杀人，是出于爱好还是一开始就有抗争的意识在我不得而知。总体而言剧情还是挺有意思的，最好的结局虽然也不算好但是还存有希望。
最后我要槽一句，小游戏成为一个好市民我卡关了很久，上网找攻略居然发现游戏更新过以后UI和小游戏关卡都大改过，好市民难度增加，所以网上的攻略视频失去了参考价值我只能硬着头皮玩到第10关，强行拖长游戏时间让人很不爽。

Sep 30, 2025·16h·1·Verified

Steam User 5879STEAMNot recommended

The visuals and music are good. The gamepad support is well done. It's a professional work in that regard. However, the world building, plot, prose and dialogue are laughable. From the first line of text on screen it's obvious that prose is not going to carry the experience. For a visual novel this is dangerous territory.

The world building is mostly established through glossary entries given out to the player. If limited to extra information presented with context this would be fine. Plenty of great games do it. However the way it's done here makes a rookie mistake: Core details about the world are thrown at the player at the start of the game without reason or context. Since players are not yet invested in the characters or world, they're not going to care about the history of your fictional city. Further more, if the information isn't relevant to story and isn't interesting to read, nobody is going to care. Nobody wants homework before reading a story.

The plot makes do with recycling old tropes. That's fine but the key to success is making it interesting. You can't lean on them to carry your story. The characters don't have any sort of depth or personality which makes it interesting to watch them navigate the story.

The quality of the prose is extremely low. Even forgiving the multiple typos, of which any amount is an embarrassment, the narration is the sort of purple prose you could make an ugly carpet out of. It's thick and clunky. It draws attention to itself and doesn't complement the space it takes up. It speaks too much while saying nothing. It wastes your time.

Is there worse out there than Dry Drowning? Sure. There's worse. Is it an engaging story? Maybe, if your love of pseudo-noir stories set in a vaguely cyberpunk city outweighs your need for a good read. The visuals are nice and there is a mystery to unravel but you really should ask yourself: Do I want to play a game that is 90% text when the prose is awful and the plot and characters are paper-thin?

Sep 2, 2025·2h·1·Verified

Steam User 1327STEAMNot recommended

无聊

Aug 17, 2025·Verified

Steam User 6714STEAMRecommended

无功无过的反乌托邦故事，文本质量和人物塑造都只能说中规中矩，steam没有中评就打好评了。

Jul 6, 2025·7h

Steam User 4938STEAMRecommended

大雨瓢泼而下，黑白昏暗的路灯下，叛逆之子莫德雷德独自走在回家的路上。他是一名40出头的中年男子，他额头低垂，浓密的头发与络腮胡连成一体，透出一股沧桑和颓废的气息。而他坚挺的鼻梁、浓密的眉毛和坚毅的眼神却告诉你，尽管早已经历地狱，他仍然能坦然面对一切。推开门，一股优美的钢琴声传了过来，填满了整个空间。欣赏着钢琴的旋律，回想着自己和赫拉的种种经历，他顿时觉得此时此刻是如此美好。他不想打破这样的氛围，于是从抽屉中翻出一盒烟，闭上眼，深吸了一口。白光一闪，他完全沉浸在了这短暂的愉悦之中……

这一款代入感极强的的游戏。其实并不需要给这款游戏安上很多标签。“反乌托邦”“赛博朋克”“侦探”“视觉小说”，我觉得都不需要。它给我的游戏体验，就是纯粹的沉浸感。这种沉浸感来源于游戏黑白昏暗的色调，来源于主角硬派的外表、脆弱柔软的内心、每次遇到道德困境给玩家的冲击、每次通过“审判之眼”揭露其他人羞耻的面具时的紧张而又自信。你就是莫德雷德，你就是这样一个孤独、叛逆、伪善而又脆弱的灵魂。

当然，并非所有人都喜欢这个味道。不过如果你和我一样，也是雷蒙德·钱德勒硬派侦探小说的粉丝的话，那么请放心食用这款《干性溺水》，体验沉浸、挣扎、矛盾、无助和沉沦吧。

Jun 11, 2025·51h·6·Verified

Steam User 6750STEAMRecommended

Reviewing (mostly) every game (or DLC) in my library, part 36:

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/10

[i] Dry Drowning [/i] is an Italian psychological visual novel and detective thriller developed by Studio V, set in a dark, dystopian future. It blends visual novel storytelling with investigation gameplay, moral choices, and a very noir-meets-cyberpunk aesthetic.

You play as Mordred Foley, a disgraced private investigator haunted by his failures and morally gray choices. The story kicks off when a series of killings by a serial killer named Pandora begins, echoing cases Mordred failed to solve years ago. Set in the oppressive city-state of Nova Polemos, the game tackles themes of fascism, redemption, psychological trauma, and identity, while forcing you to make difficult moral decisions along the way. Overall, Dry Drowning is a flawed but ambitious cyber-noir mystery. It tries to say something meaningful about guilt, fascism, and justice—and it mostly succeeds. While it lacks polish in places, the moral weight of its decisions, its bleak setting, and its stylish presentation make it stand out in a crowded visual novel space.

🍷 [b] Pros: [/b]
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[*] Compelling noir/cyberpunk setting: The world of Nova Polemos is gritty, politically unstable, and hauntingly atmospheric.

[*] Heavy moral choices with consequences: Your decisions truly shape the narrative, including who lives, who dies, and what kind of person Mordred becomes. There are three endings, all drastically different.

[*] Investigation gameplay: Beyond dialogue choices, you’ll examine crime scenes, interrogate suspects, and deduce who’s lying. It’s light in terms of mechanics but adds a nice layer of interactivity.

[*] Psychological horror elements: The game visually distorts when characters lie (like showing grotesque masks), adding to the intensity and unease. There's a surreal, unhinged quality that fits the tone.

[*] Original art style: Character designs are sharp, bold, and unique. Backgrounds are bleak but visually interesting, enhancing the dystopian mood.

[*] Strong themes: Identity, authoritarianism, guilt, and personal responsibility are all explored with surprising nuance.

[*] Cool (and apt!) title. The phrase dry drowning refers to a person who suffocates without water actually entering the lungs—a slow, invisible suffocation. It’s a potent metaphor for living under repression, choking on regret and guilt, and slowly being undone by a system or your own conscience.

[*] Wonderful Greek allusions and characterization. Mordred Foley: the Cursed Knight, famously the traitorous son (or nephew) of King Arthur in Arthurian legend. His rebellion leads to the fall of Camelot, and in many versions, he deals the fatal blow to Arthur—but dies himself in the process.

[*] Our Mordred Foley also has a past steeped in failure and betrayal. He destroyed his own Camelot and just like the mythological Mordred, is a symbol of self-destruction. Arthurian Mordred is a knight without honor. Foley is a detective—a kind of modern knight, tasked with uncovering truth and protecting the innocent—but he’s disgraced. This twisted mirror of the noble knight archetype reflects the game's core themes: moral ambiguity, redemption, and decay.

[*] We also have Hera Kairis: the Disillusioned Queen. Hera, in Greek mythology, is the queen of the gods, the goddess of marriage and family—but she’s also jealous, vengeful, and wounded by Zeus’s betrayals. Hera in [i] Dry Drowning [/i] is Mordred’s partner and lover (based on your choices), and her name choice ties into multiple levels. First, justice and loyalty. Mythological Hera often punishes those who wrong her or break sacred vows. In the game, Hera is committed to justice in her own way—but her loyalty to Mordred is strained by his past sins and ongoing flaws.

[*] She, however, is no sidekick. She’s sharp, moral, and frequently more principled than Mordred. Her name subtly emphasizes her role as a moral compass, but one who struggles with the emotional and ethical toll of the world around her. The ancient cycles of power, vengeance, and tragedy are still playing out in a futuristic setting.

[*] Pandora: The name of the serial killer comes from the woman in Greek mythology who opened a box (or jar) and released all the evils of the world. The killer sees society as corrupt and wants to "reveal the truth," no matter the cost. Like the myth, the murders leave destruction in their wake, but also, potentially, hope.

[*] Nova Polemos. The city’s name is also loaded. "Nova" = new, and "Polemos" = Greek for war. So: New War. Fitting for a dystopian society simmering with unrest, resistance, and moral battles.
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💻 [b] Cons: [/b]
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[*] Stiff writing and translation quirks: While the story is strong, the English localization is awkward at times. Some dialogue can feel clunky or overly expositional.

[*] Pacing issues: The game occasionally drags, especially in scenes heavy with lore or exposition. Balancing action, investigation, and narrative tension could be tighter.

[*] Limited gameplay depth: The investigation mechanics are serviceable but simplistic—more visual novel than detective sim.

[*] Edginess overload: Some players may find the tone a bit too grimdark or melodramatic, especially in how characters are written or how trauma is presented.
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Jun 2, 2025·3h·2·Verified

Steam User 5602STEAMRecommended

번역 수준이 높다고 할 수는 없지만 진행에 무리없음 재밌었음

May 25, 2025·8h·Verified

Steam User 2226STEAMRecommended

整个叙事给人既细腻又草率的感觉，就好像美食没细嚼就一不小心吞下去的那种遗憾
看得出制作人有用心构思这个故事和人物（虽然设定其实稍显老套），但实际呈现出来的效果却是不该潦草的时候潦草，可以潦草的时候疯狂注水
人物塑造得潦草、全靠档案补完，推理缺乏深度，还有为花里胡哨而花里胡哨的UI……
总之如果能给中评我一定会给……
不过这个价格，AVG玩家还是可以+1的

May 11, 2025·16h·1·Verified

Steam User 8888STEAMRecommended

架空の国を舞台に政治的陰謀や、ギリシャ神話、過去の残虐事件などが入り交じるハードボイルド探偵もの。
雰囲気もテーマもしっかりしてる良作。
ただ日本語の翻訳だけが絶望的すぎる…。
これを評価基準に入れるのは違うけど、アドベンチャーで内容が把握しづらいのはかなり致命的。

だけどそれを差し引いてもシステムや推理パートが楽しいので好評価。
テキストを追ってたら全体像の把握もできるから、そこまで字幕に振り回されずに済むよ。

May 7, 2025·28h·Verified

Steam User 5584STEAMNot recommended

1，作为一部视觉小说来玩，剧情还是不错的，建议先走C坏结局，最后回收A结局。
2，画风时不时崩坏，而且在关键剧情弹出插画时，感觉都不是同一个人。
3，UI很烂，使用道具累。
4，BUG，无法在一开始和女主对话时吸两次烟，包括玩完New Game+之后也没有跳杯。本来是冲着全成就来玩的，香烟和New Game+都完成不了，折磨心态，好市民30关也懒得刷了。

May 7, 2025·35h

Steam User 9118STEAMRecommended

我是玩完两个多月后才开始写评论，所以会有一些记忆偏差。总之，这个游戏我可以打96分，其中90分之上的那6分完全是给美术设计和音乐。
整个游戏围绕着“潘多拉”打开，过去的、现在的、未来的潘多拉，主角过去因潘多拉而名声鹤起，亦因潘多拉而坠入深渊。简单评价剧情：这像一个电影的缩略版demo，或者《1984》后续的前言。可以看得出创作团队对希腊神话非常之喜爱，但在游戏中的应用似乎只是停留在皮下的脂肪层，没有更深入的展开。
虽然问题也不少，但总的来说非常值得一试的游戏。

May 6, 2025·13h·Verified

Steam User 7112STEAMRecommended

在潘多拉盒子的深处，或许真的有希望...

Mar 22, 2025·6h·Verified

Steam User 1187STEAMRecommended

While the gameplay isn't groundbreaking, the art direction is really good and the story was really engaging, I give it props

Mar 14, 2025·13h·Verified

Steam User 0185STEAMRecommended

A very good adventure game, where your choices truly matter, and they are not easy ones at all. The plot is full of layers and misteries, and at the same time very enjoyable, you will soon root for the protagonists.

Mar 7, 2025·14h·Verified

Steam User 7512STEAMRecommended

The storytelling is top-notch and captivating, but what really stands out are the countless meaningful interactions. Your choices have a profound impact on the story and how other characters perceive you, making every decision feel significant. This level of consequence adds a ton of replay value.

The investigation mechanics are straightforward—not overly complex—but they do the job. However, where the game truly excels is in its presentation. The noir-inspired comic style perfectly complements the dark, moody narrative, while the original soundtrack elevates the atmosphere even further. The music shifts seamlessly between tension-building during pivotal moments and reflective during quieter investigation scenes, creating a deeply immersive experience.

Jan 21, 2025·20h·Verified

Steam User 1358STEAMRecommended

Dry Drowning stands out with its cyberpunk vibe, psychological themes, and atmospheric music, though the lack of full audio is divisive. Its classic point-and-click gameplay feels familiar, but the story is hit-or-miss depending on your taste. Great for visual novel and light mystery fans, but perfectionists might find its flaws frustrating.

Jan 19, 2025·5h·2·Verified

Steam User 3774STEAMRecommended

Criminally short, but fascinating. The art direction and the soundtrack are top-notch.

Jan 12, 2025·16h·1·Verified

Steam User 1439STEAMNot recommended

**This Review Contains Spoilers** (but don't worry, you aren't missing much)

Another day, another style-over-substance cyberpunk property barely held together by tropes so tired you can hear them snoring in the background, Dry Drowning is a VN so poorly translated that at various points during one of the ending's epilogues it just gives up entirely and reverts back to whatever language it was originally written in (Italian? I'm not sure). Before that, it struggled to keep up the facade, being riddled with Google-tier literal translations such as "I agree with and appreciate these actions!" and "You are upset because of a reason?".

Translation issues are the least of its problems though, because this game also insults the player's intelligence by lying to you. At the very beginning of the game, it boldly claims that there are no wrong choices and that you should play how you feel, and then spends the entirety of every single interaction you have moralizing about basically everything. In the case of the boring, overused "Nazi" parallel that is the Black Band political party arc, and which makes up a significant amount of the overall story, it doesn't present any of these characters as people who are acting on reasoning or motivation beyond being "racist" and in fact the game often introduces them with such loaded language right from the start. They are nothing more than grinning 80's cartoon villains, cackling on the peak of a stormy mountain at the amusement of their own evil. No attempt is ever made to explain their motivations beyond "immigrants bad" in order to set up a maudlin scene later on in *the best ending of the game*, which sees you and Hera getting fake identities and being deported after being harassed by a "racist" border guard. This was laugh out loud hilarious considering the kind of commentary this game was attempting to make for reasons that should be obvious: The game spends the entirety of its dialogue moralizing about racism and immigration and then presents being deported out into the world as the best possible outcome. I guess the immigrants being thrown out didn't have it so bad, after all! If you don't like it, leave!

This confused, politically illiterate narrative, which comes across as a teenager's first attempts at socially conscious thought after seeing an Amnesty International ad, is also evident in its cast of characters: despite finger wagging endlessly about the value of diversity and the plight of the poor, downtrodden "immigrants" (who are never given any identity, descriptors or motivations beyond being "oppressed immigrants" somewhere off in the background where we don't actually have to see them because eww) the entire cast, from top to bottom, are all pretty White people. Like so much media in the 90's, this game wants its ideological cake and to eat it, too. That is to say, it wants to have all of the socially acceptable, "right" ideas that hope to impress the shallow DEI crowd that makes up its discord server, but without any of the realities that accompany it.

But wait, there's more! The "good" supporting characters in this game are deranged lunatics who, in the case of the in-game trans ally, KILLS the main character (and revels in it like a psycho-villain from Higurashi no Naku Koro ni) if you don't save her trans friend in the chapter's first ending, despite letting the character die being the objectively correct moral choice in a baby's first trolley problem. This continues with the lawyer David and his sister, a pair of bloodthirsty sociopaths who, in various endings either kill you, kill your friends, or (in the best ending) threaten to kill you on sight if they ever see you again, and are presented as being the insiders who plan to take down the evil "fascists" they for some reason hate despite being indiscriminate killers themselves. With friends like these, who needs "fascists"?

Between these characters, the all White cast, and the best ending being a message that amounts to "Love it or leave it, libtard!" I might begin to worry that this game was an elaborate parody that I failed grasp, if it weren't for the obvious messaging by the developer on social media and elsewhere signalling sincerity. It's a shame, too, because this would make the game far more interesting if that were the case!

SIDE NOTES:
-The other overarching story element about a serial-killer (that leads to the aforementioned trolley problem) boils down to a cult that formed at a retirement home over a living conditions dispute, and which you spend the entire overlong last half of the game flashing back and forth between past and present to justify some silly door opening puzzles that lead to this monumentally dull "revelation". No, I'm not kidding

-The game presents "scare facts" about the local government in the bottom left hand of the screen while loading that are at times ideologically contradictory (the ones about unemployment being the highest shame while also declaring that women aren't encouraged to work so they can focus on family life comes to mind. Which is it, are they capitalist worker units being shoved through a meat grinder or is this the Handmaiden's Tale?) or are already long into practice IRL (Can you fathom what it might be like if the MEDIA was owned by the STATE! I mean sure that's already the case, but said media and state take the developer's preferred positions on most issues. But like, what if they DIDN'T! 😱😱😱) or are, quite frankly, good ideas but just don't jive with the developers personal views (sorry not sorry, but I'd personally love it if we had a government whose focus was taking care of the people who built the country it's in control of. China and Singapore are doing just fine, thanks). Like every other political story element, it tries to say everything at once and in doing so says a mish-mash of nothing at all

-The most playable part of this game was the minigame Be A Good Citizen which I found myself far more invested in than the story by the time it got added to my menu

-As cloying, confused, and loathsome as the narrative and characters are, the concept of seeing "masks" appear over lying characters and the refutation mechanics around that were pretty interesting and would be enjoyable under better circumstances. The same goes for the art, which was perfectly serviceable and had some great monster designs but was unfortunately the candy shell over this mess of a story

-Just play Snatcher instead. You get all of the atmosphere but with no hammy moralizing, a better story, voice acting (if you play the Sega CD version) and a killer soundtrack

Jan 3, 2025·14h·16·Verified

Steam User 7613STEAMRecommended

所以赫拉到底遭遇了什么

Dec 23, 2024·7h·Verified

Steam User 6247STEAMNot recommended

I played this game for like 4 hours straight tonight, and I am so ready to be done with it, but I'm only halfway through. It's awful. There's like... bits and pieces of it that are interesting and fine, but overall, I'm bored out of my ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ mind and I can't believe I'm only halfway done.

Dec 14, 2024·10h·5

Steam User 6904STEAMRecommended

B结局是神

Dec 1, 2024·Verified

Steam User 1744STEAMNot recommended

文字AVG加上一点点的推理，但是不好玩。
-首先是剧情无聊，说是多分支其实只有第一章最后的选项会影响结局，别的大差不差。
-黑白的画风配色导致画面阴沉沉的，整体观感不好，而且一片漆黑的画面还要调查，纯粹是鼠标乱移拼运气。
-对话框一直左右横跳，这是第一款会让人觉得读文字很累的游戏，也是前无古人了。
本作用了近未来科幻反乌托邦剧情，也算是欧美的老套路。但是整体的节奏都很奇怪，剧情让人提不起兴趣，加上阴沉的画面和闪来闪去难以阅读的的文字框，更是让人昏昏欲睡。
剧情整体来说也没啥特别的，简单的探案外家凶手身份猜测，实在没啥亮点。

Nov 28, 2024·10h·1

Steam User 0952STEAMRecommended

[h1] Genre [/h1] Eine Detective Visual Novel mit Point & Click Gameplay Elementen

[h1] Story [/h1] Wir spielen den Detective Mordred Foley und befinden uns gemeinsam mit unserer Partnerin Hera in einer Krise. Wir haben vor 6 Jahren vermeintlich Unschuldige auf den Elektrischen Stuhl gebracht und seitdem ist unser Ruf ruiniert und uns plagen Psychische Probleme. Auch unsere Partnerin ist immer noch dabei ein tiefsitzendes Trauma zu überwinden. Plötzlich taucht nach langer Zeit endlich eine Klientin auf und gibt uns einen Neuen Fall. Es wird uns aber schnell klar das die Vergangenheit uns wieder einholt und der Alptraum fängt von vorne an

[h1] Gameplay [/h1] Es gibt insgesamt 4 Kapitel und 4 Endings (3 Reguläre und 1 Secret). Wir lesen uns durch die Story und müssen mit verschiedenen Charakteren/Zeugen/Verdächtigen reden und verschiedene Fragen stellen oder aus unserem Inventar Gegenstände vorzeigen um mehr darüber zu erfahren oder um Verdächtige in die Enge zu treiben. Oftmals kommt es vor das Personen lügen und dann flackert das Bild und eine Maske erscheint auf dem Gesicht des Gegenübers. Das bedeutet wir müssen diesen nun überzeugen die Wahrheit zu sagen indem wir die richtigen Antworten auswählen oder eben die richtigen Gegenstände vorzeigen. Scheitert man 3 mal heißt es Game Over und man muss vom letzten Checkpoint aus wieder beginnen was aber nicht weiter schlimm ist. Oftmals muss man auch Entscheidungen treffen die immer Konsequenzen mit sich tragen und die bekommt man auch zu spüren. Man muss auch Tatorte untersuchen um dort Gegenstände zu finden oder um Hinweise auf die Tat zu bekommen. Die Endings sind Abhängig von unseren Entscheidungen am Ende eines jeden Kapitels. Es gibt ab Kapitel 2 auch ein Puzzle Minispiel was man Endlos spielen kann, was ganz nett gemacht ist. Die Atmosphäre des Spiels ist richtig gut gelungen und auch die Charaktere sind Fantastisch, entweder man liebt sie oder man hasst sie. Musik ist ordentlich & Grafik sieht gut aus

[h1] Achievement Schwierigkeit 4/10 [/h1] Es gibt insgesamt 20 Erfolge. Hierfür muss man das Spiel mehrfach durchspielen weil man alle 4 Endings gesehen haben muss. Zudem muss man das Spiel auf NG+ beenden, 30 Level in dem Puzzle Minispiel abschließen und ein paar Entscheidungsbezogene Erfolge abschließen. Es gibt einen sehr guten Guide in der Community falls man Hilfe braucht

[h1] Pro/Contra [/h1]
+ Sehr Gute Story
+ Spannend
+ Tolle düstere Atmosphäre
+ Gute geschriebene Charaktere (entweder man liebt sie oder hasst sie)
+ Musik ist passend
+ Mehrere Endings
+ Entscheidungen die auch Konsequenzen haben
+ Achievements

[h1] Fazit [/h1] Ein wirklich großartiges, düsteres Detective Visual Novel Adventure mit Point & Click Adventure Gameplay Elementen. Das Spiel hat mich sofort von Anfang an total in seinen Bann gezogen und es hat mir richtig gut gefallen. Ich kann es jedem Fan von guten Detective Stories sehr Empfehlen. Hier kommt man voll auf seine Kosten

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Nov 17, 2024·21h·9

Steam User 6023STEAMNot recommended

我玩完最大的感想就是，我为什么要浪费一个下午，被劣质的案件和不明所以的演出还有合理性全无的剧情强健大脑
全程想要输出或者探讨一种所谓的意识形态，但输出得也很流于表面，这我就不说了，最关键的是你是个侦探游戏，你是个近未来的侦探游戏，你起码案件设计得有意思一点吧！也没有，无聊到我一边玩一遍狂翻白眼

我硬着头皮通关了，至少在我看来剧情抽象，背景设定不明所以，案件设计滑稽无比，我吃不来这口，包欠

Nov 12, 2024·4h·5

Steam User 5053STEAMNot recommended

男主丑到我无法边吃麻辣烫边玩游戏，丑到最后他亲他女朋友的时候，我感觉他在性骚扰

Oct 17, 2024·6h·1·Verified

Steam User 7769STEAMRecommended

A fun detective game, I like the overall story, and I love that your decisions have consequences.
The main character is a stereotypical 'I'm a detective who is tormented by a cold case and I love cigarettes' which i wasn't the biggest fan of, at times the writing feels a bit edgy cringe, but I enjoyed the game overall

Oct 7, 2024·6h·Verified

Steam User 9399STEAMRecommended

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Sep 19, 2024·64h

Steam User 4562STEAMNot recommended

No Steamdeck support

Sep 13, 2024

Steam User 5120STEAMRecommended

被画风吸引过来的侦探推理游戏，画风采用厚涂的方式以及主体以黑白为主的压抑风格，刚开始觉得还挺新颖的，之后反而有点压抑，再配合游戏扭曲的世界观，给人一种不同寻常的体感。但这种画风可能并不适所有人，还好我每天游戏时间不长，虽然感觉有点难受，但是还是能通关。
但破坏体验的还有ui以及互动方面，道具页面点一下看旁边备注，点两下使用道具这做法确实有点屑，包括解密的时候，鼠标如果太快移动是看不到有互动提示的，只能慢慢的移动。左上角的ui搞得像文件夹引导栏似的，一级又一级，退出居然不是直接右键得点上面退就很尴尬。文字播放不规律抖动的做法也是，即影响识别也没法控制速度，一不留神看了下手机就少了一句话。
游戏当中主角有种类似逆转裁判能判断别人的能力——面具，但凡撒谎的人都有丑陋的面具，在种种案件当中帮助主角多次发掘真相发现凶手，在“我”种种友善的选择当中走向结局，扭曲的世界迫使“我”也成为自己最讨厌的人。游戏本身真是处处充满着对社会生活的思考。
就剧情来说有点神作，游戏时间观放大了所有的人性欲望，在这里人善遭人欺，很多好人很难善终，最后不是被放逐就是老了被送到岛上没收财产，只因为了让其他人过得更好。正因为扭曲的世界观，潘多拉的魔盒被打开，象征着邪恶的潘多拉可以是无恶不作，只要能为自己争取到利益伪装潘多拉干的是非常习以为常
要不是剧情支撑了好评，真的很想给个差评

Aug 31, 2024·10h·Verified

Steam User 2122STEAMRecommended

好玩！对于推理弱的朋友来说可能有点晕乎乎的，要是不介意剧透的话可以找点攻略或者按自己的想法打几次不一样的结局然后再看全对的选项，一命通关也很有难度挑战，可以试试（举大拇指

Aug 26, 2024·4h·Verified

Steam User 6796STEAMRecommended

剧情还可以吧，比起推理，更像是在探讨人性以及影射某些zz相关的问题。

Aug 23, 2024·21h·Verified

Steam User 4513STEAMRecommended

没有人是Pandora，人人都是Pandora。

关于成就和结局：
[spoiler] 20个成就很好拿，反正强制性（？）二周目。
在主菜单点击VLG的logo，[b] ——1个成就。 [/b]
A、B、C三个结局，和一个隐藏结局。——4个成就。
通关一次游戏，[b] ——1个成就。 [/b]
完成一次New Game+，[b] ——1个成就。 [/b]
第一章，最开始拿到香烟之后，在可以自由对话的时候对Hera使用香烟，[b] ——1个成就。 [/b]
第二章，在兄弟俩的家中调查，查看照片，[b] ——1个成就。 [/b]
“成为一个好公民”的游戏完成10关，[b] ——1个成就。 [/b]完成30关，[b] ——1个成就。 [/b]指南中有攻略。
每章的都有一个二选一选项，（第一章：是否交出视频&射杀/放走Pandora，第二章留下或销毁机器，第三章：是否和Pandora合作），不论哪个都能拿到[b] 1个成就，总计8个成就。 [/b]
任意失败一次，就是在自己头顶有3个眼睛、破坏他人面具的时候失败3次，[b] ——1个成就。 [/b]
[/spoiler]

[spoiler] 结局B：第一章的最后射杀Pandora，然后继续剧情到最后，其他所有选项都不影响结局。
结局A和C可以一起打，直接NG+，所有的选项可以和第一次通关的时候相反，这样可以拿到3个不同选项的成就以及看不同的分支剧情。第一章的最后选择放走Pandora，A和C的区别在于第三章的最后是否选择和李合作。
隐藏结局是需要“成为一个好公民”的游戏完成10关，就会在NG+的时候在第一章最后，出现射杀/放走Pandora之外的第三个选项。 [/spoiler]

[spoiler] 关于第三关的点画，除了“咔哒”声我再多嘴说几句。
美味的折磨：羞耻的盾牌反映了剑，而拥有它的是一位戴着显赫头盔的英雄。在中间，姐妹正观看着战斗，但拒绝为此流下一滴眼泪。
中间那幅画的点击顺序：盾牌、剑、头盔、头盔上的女头。
三个密码都是这样的，文本我就不打了。
左边那幅画的点击顺序：绞索（绳圈）、绞索旁边的女头、下方蜘蛛女的脸、左上角的蛛网。
右边那幅画的点击顺序：下方正中的花、左上接吻人的脸、右下的琴、琴上方人的脸。
[/spoiler]

Jul 26, 2024·20h·4·Verified

Steam User 8990STEAMNot recommended

Boring, waste of time.
Story is really lacking.

Jul 7, 2024·29h·1·Verified

Steam User 7579STEAMRecommended

偏阴暗的画风是表象，其实没有过于惊悚的内容，也有不少风趣的对白和人情味，比起很多售价很高内容很少的推理游戏这作太良心了。

Jul 6, 2024·11h·Verified

Steam User 2660STEAMNot recommended

[h1] С 2019го кормили кормили обещаниями про русский перевод. Даже люди высказывались о содействии, но не дождались... А так стильный, хоть и тормознутый детектив с большим мистическим уклоном [/h1]

По крайней мере, по английскому варианту так показалось. Везде выбирал наугад варианты, если это вообще даёт хорошую вариативность. Дальше как-то настроения продолжать не возникло. С визуалом всё шикарно и отдушина от этой всепоглощающей аниме стилистики, но всё статично. Анимаций особых нет.

По звуку всё тоже очень скудно и уныло. Также нет атмосферного звукового окружения. А ведь это тоже бы создавало подходящее настроение.

В результате видим здесь лишь кучу статичных картинок и такую же кучу текста. Кликаешь кликаешь по диалогам. Иногда получается немного исследовать местность, но опять же всё медленно и тягомотно. Указатель мыши здесь очень странный, как будто указатель с KDE наоборот перевернули. С обычным боксовским игропультом скакать по менюшкам как-то поинтереснее.

В общем, так себе мистический детектив, который всё же остался с неразвитым потенциалом. Игре остро не хватает динамики, нормального звукового окружения и русского перевода.

Jul 6, 2024·1h·8

Steam User 4001STEAMNot recommended

美术真的需要改进一下，玩得很痛苦……

Jul 5, 2024·2h·Verified

Steam User 0416STEAMNot recommended

一个能看穿别人是否在撒谎然后遇到撒谎的人就精神不正常的侦探和明明自己处境岌岌可危还要圣母心泛滥的侦探助手，还遇到性格嫉恶如仇但是听人说话和没听一样的警方npc。
这就是未来反乌托邦城市吗？真是太厉害了啊！（缓慢鼓掌）

Jul 3, 2024·2h·1·Verified

Steam User 8199STEAMRecommended

龙虾评测及总结

游戏画面设计采用低多边形风格，搭配冷色调渲染的游戏，给玩家带来一种清冷和压抑的感觉。游戏中的水波荡漾效果和光影交织景象，让每一次探索都充满了神秘感。在这种视觉风格下，角色的移动和环境互动都仿佛在诉说着无法言说的孤独。

游戏在细节方面表现出色，音效设计细腻，从轻微的水滴声到环境中的回音，让玩家感觉自己置身于一个幽闭的空间。解谜过程中，紧张感随着音乐节奏逐渐增强，让人不自觉地屏住呼吸。

游戏玩法较为新颖，融合了探索、解谜和生存元素。玩家需要不断收集线索，解开谜题，同时应对突如其来的生存挑战。这些挑战不仅仅是生理上的，更多的是心理上的。游戏中的某些场景设计得极具压迫感，让玩家在游戏中多次体验到紧张和恐惧。

游戏的叙事方式较为独特，没有直接讲述一个完整的故事，而是通过碎片化的情节和环境中的细节，让玩家自己拼凑出整个故事。这种叙事手法让玩家在游戏过程中保持好奇和思考，增加了游戏的可玩性和重复性。

游戏推荐指数 8.5分/10分

Jun 24, 2024·9h·Verified

Steam User 7516STEAMRecommended

This review is specially made for those who like to get all the achievements in games (minor spoilers ahead).

[b]Description:[/b]
Dry Drowning is an indie visual novel where you play the role of a detective fallen in disgrace after fabricating evidence and condemning two innocent people when he was investigating a serial killer that resurfaced to kill again later. You will investigate the new crime scenes, now involving a prominent politician, to clear your name.

The illustrations are beautiful and heavily inspired by the classic detective film noir movies: the main characters are represented in black and white like in the old movies and only the backgrounds are colored, but the drawings still have an artistic flair and IMO some anime inspiration in the character designs.

The OST is varied and combines a mix of sad, mysterious, emotional or stress inducing songs depending on the scene and it works very well with the illustrations, creating an involving ambience. Unfortunately, the game isn’t narrated and you have to read all the content.

The gameplay is mostly just clicking to advance the story but the interrogations or “unmaskings” require attention to the details and some logical thinking to reach the right conclusions. Still, the game offers you 2 extra chances in case you make a mistake and if needed you can also restart from the previous checkpoint if you fail. The diary will prevent you from getting lost and the game only lets you move forward if you get all the evidence needed. The game also has a few different logic tasks and minigames that you need to complete to get all the achievements but they aren’t hard to figure out.

[b]Achievements:[/b]
[b]How many:[/b] 20 Achievements.
[b]How much time:[/b] Between 6 to 8 hours, depending on how fast you read and solve the interrogations and mini games.
[b]Game difficulty:[/b] Easy.
[b]Achievements’ Difficulty:[/b] Easy. You need to finish two runs, a normal one and another new game+. It helps to save often so you can go back and complete some of the achievements. The main endings depend on the choices you make [spoiler] at the end of chapter 1 and chapter 3: don’t save Freya for Ending B, save Freya and refuse the deal for Ending A and accept the deal for Ending C. For the secret ending finish the last chapter with 10 logic mini-games completed and start a new game+[/spoiler].

[b]Overall opinion:[/b]
Dry Drowning is an interesting visual novel with a noir film inspired aesthetic and story, with shocking crime scenes and several different endings depending on your choices. The interrogations and detective work are well-written and logic and common sense are enough to make the connections.

[b]Join and follow my group [u][url=store.steampowered.com/curator/42556190-Ribbon-Hunters/] Ribbon Hunters[/url][/u] for more suggestions and reviews of easy indie games to get all the achievements.[/b]

Jun 5, 2024·12h·3

Steam User 0260STEAMRecommended

This is an interesting game, I loved it but I do recommend it on a sale due to it's length.

Dry Drowning is a sobering tale that nails the audio and visual art department. This is a cyberpunk/noir story that is deeply engaging and will leave you ponder about the story and decisions long after playing it.

I will agree with one of the most helpful negative review on that there are no true "good" choices in this game, but I will disagree on how this makes the game bad, it's quite the opposite. Every choice you make in this game will have visible consequences. There are a few rippling decisions in this game that will completely change character arcs and thus fleshing them out like no other story based games when you've seen all the outcomes.

Once again this is a intense but short game, but it does go on sale quite often.

Jun 1, 2024·6h·2·Verified

Steam User 7124STEAMRecommended

对反乌托邦剧情毫无抵抗力

May 22, 2024·8h·Verified

Steam User 1808STEAMRecommended

感觉因人而异，这种类型的游戏，什么样的性格决定了给这个游戏什么样的评价。

Apr 2, 2024·12h·Verified

Steam User 0089STEAMRecommended

Visual Novel in einem Überwachungsstaat über die Jagd nach einem oder mehreren Serienkillern und die sich immer mehr verschlechternde politische Situation in der Stadt . Reue über vergangene Fehler und die Hetzjagd auf Arbeitslose und Flüchtlinge seitens der neuen faschistischen Regierung bestimmen das Umfeld. Intuitiv einfache Rätsel, richtige Antworten zu Verdächtigen bis zu schwierigen Entscheidungen prägen das Spielende. Ansonsten muss man sich durch die Konversationen durchklicken , Schauplatz wechseln und das Inventar triggern. Viele dichterische und romantische Sprüche.

Mar 24, 2024·12h

Steam User 7424STEAMRecommended

每一个选择带来的反转都让我获得极致震撼，配合压迫感极强的音效与美术使我在深夜浑身发麻，还有毫不拖沓的剧情和搜证，这就是我想玩的游戏。
心理测量者/人的价值完全跟社会价值挂钩/极权主义/内部革命/人工智能与人类的分界…你可以在这个游戏找到一切关于未来的极端激进版畅想的讨论，不同的思想互相对抗的过程让我找到读陀文的爽感，正如题目干性溺水，玩家并不会马上看到自己选择导致的灾难性后果，而迟来的遗憾往往会断绝迅速读档重来的热情（而且，结果一开始状况不错，往往会让玩家放心地覆盖存档，真是太可恶了）。你永远不知道代码跑起来是什么样，正如你永远不知道你的选择和nova的政策会以怎样的方式被执行。不禁怀疑真的有两全其美的方案吗？所有的幸福都是回光返照，多么阴暗的美学，仿佛临死前的色情游戏。在这里选择的价值并不在于找到最优解，而是给玩家一个面对矛盾思想的机会，毕竟如果结局怎么样都是地狱，似乎过程就因相对更容易获取幸福而显得更闪闪发光了。
人生也不过是通往死亡的旅途嘛。

————————————防剧透分割线——————————————
1.打通了最后一章节对于真凶的揭露篇章反而不如前面几章令人震撼，有种急着收尾的感觉，把所有线索众神归位是好，但是有点草，真凶望而生畏的面纱祛魅后像一场玩笑。不过谜题中还是有我所喜欢的瘆人恐怖震撼的部分只是因为凶手好猜手法好猜而减少了神秘感，侦探变蠢了就不是好侦探了对不对。相比前两章节不够好，但整体游戏还是精妙绝伦的杰作，欢迎大家来体验。
1.5 结局分支还是太少了选择取向要素这么多三个结局有局限性 b虽然结尾神转折但过程有种狗尾续貂感人物感情处理也有些突兀总之还有很多值得优化的剧情。
拜托，要是我老公被反抗组织干死，在对方对社会有作用的情况下，我肯定先加入它帮着把脑瘫独裁政权搞没再取得信任再大开杀戒，完了以后再考虑自杀的问题。不要搞这么没意义且浪费高智商人才的殉情戏啊。从这个角度来讲编剧为女主塑造的柔弱形象是确实到位了。恭喜。看着角色页面的归纳总结里有柔弱二字就觉得烦。
2.女主更像是男主的另半边脑子除了接受信息/示弱/为男主提供情感支持之外几乎没有什么作用，这可是解谜游戏啊亲！她是他的n牛逼同事啊，是这个成功的侦探所的合伙人，怎么搞得像线索背包一样简单。唯一的偏中性女角色是变性男这一点更是令人乏味，虽然我知道这是剧情需要强行安排解谜和选择取向的结果，但是她正义又直率的性格和健硕的肌肉丰满的身材如果属于女孩该多好？我真的喜欢这款w我们需要更多有特色的女性角色，摩多摩多！1章女配为了钱和搜集电影灵感噱头让朋友去做姐夫的情人更是炸裂，癫狂的围城癫狂的人，难评，你们开心就好……总之，时代该进步了，性别导向的附庸关系可以存在，请来点反面对比配合食用更佳。

Mar 23, 2024·15h·Verified

Steam User 5646STEAMNot recommended

本来玩游戏就玩游戏，不想写测评的。一开始想玩是因为打折了很便宜正愁买什么，CG看起来不错玩法也比较休闲，打发时间刚好。题材也很新，刚好我又对希腊神话如何植入到这个故事里感兴趣，于是买了。结果点开游戏三分钟，就被这游戏的男味熏到，白人侦探（疑似）主人公被人训斥“你害怕庸庸碌碌不上进变成一个失败男人”，我真的在屏幕后面笑出来了！这是什么时候的游戏呢？二十一世纪了，写出这样稀烂的剧本，开头就水平如此之低，还能指望这游戏有什么出彩的地方？顺带一提，UI设计不如很多年前的文字游戏而且有点莫名其妙，散了吧

Mar 20, 2024·Verified

Steam User 4861STEAMRecommended

反乌托邦+赛博朋克+希腊神话

Mar 15, 2024·40h·1

Steam User 0566STEAMRecommended

神作，非常推荐，值得一玩

Mar 9, 2024·6h·Verified

Steam User 6282STEAMNot recommended

低配逆转裁判，但是太低了

Feb 19, 2024·6h·Verified

Steam User 8244STEAMNot recommended

又臭又长

Jan 31, 2024·11h

Steam User 0067STEAMRecommended

[h1]瑕不掩瑜的侦探解谜佳作 7.1/10[/h1]
在朋友的强烈安利下才玩的这个游戏，目前的游戏进度是一周目A结局。九个小时的游戏流程，总体来说，我认为这款游戏适合推理游戏爱好者购入，不建议没尝试过这类游戏或是对这类游戏无感的玩家购买。
[h2]黑暗压抑但颇有深度的剧情[/h2]
这款游戏的世界观还是挺大的，[i]干性溺水[/i]这个名字也很有意思，简单解释即在被水淹没之前先被恐惧杀死。这样的游戏名也注定了游戏内容的压抑。游戏涉及到了很多希腊神话传说，结合了赛博朋克的概念，罗织了一个个精密策划的案件。而故事的走向的决定权在玩家手中，前途抑或道德的抉择，你的态度将影响无数人的命运。
但剧情的瑕疵也是有的，剧情的节奏尤其是被人诟病的结局，凶手的揭露有些过于直白和草率，给人一种前面铺垫了很多线索让玩家推理，结果最后直接把一个与前面都没什么关系的凶手送到你手上的感觉。。个人认为结局的揭露还不如前两章的案子有逻辑。但整体的故事是不错的，解谜也比较简单，有深度有意义。
[h2]手感很差的UI与参差不齐的美工[/h2]
整体UI的设计和操作手感给人一种羊尾的感觉（），美工可以说是很难评，每张cg主角的形象都有点不同，认出主角全凭衣服胡子和发型。
[h2]还不错的游戏原创音乐[/h2]
游戏音乐使得游戏的剧情演出更出色，代入感这方面做的还是不错的。
[h2]关于游戏的翻译[/h2]
游戏的本土化做的很不错！翻译水平很高，文字很有文采。但是偶尔会有人称指代不明确的地方，突然就会很出戏hhh

最后希望制作组能越来越好！制作组讲故事的水平还是很高的~

Jan 29, 2024·10h·Verified

Steam User 1473STEAMNot recommended

用力过猛的反乌托邦+过于刻意的诗化和隐喻＝这写的啥啊？
立绘很好看妹妹们很可爱很喜欢但是除此之外找不出什么突出的优点了.......AquaOS系统简直依托答辩，太难用了，而且也没好看到哪去，另外文案写得真滴烂，我们都知道你想讽刺什么但是你这个真的太直白太粗糙了没有一丁点讽刺感，该上升的地方又没上升，我想摧毁AquaOS是因为我觉得全民监控很恐怖不是因为我想抹掉自己的犯罪记录啊！！！！！！
中间很多割肉的小抉择但其实对结局起不到什么影响，他娘的我雷霆震怒，那你说什么“Dry Drowning的故事是由玩家自己书写的”，我还以为我真能书写呢
但是妹妹们还是很可爱的人设也还不错
我忘了多少钱买的了，好像不贵，就当买个立绘吧，芙蕾雅真的超级萌萌哒

Jan 23, 2024·4h·Verified

Steam User 8338STEAMNot recommended

傻逼游戏傻逼ui傻逼剧情傻逼隐藏线看晕车了滚

Jan 22, 2024·9h·Verified

Steam User 1431STEAMRecommended

Gran bel gioco. Molto da leggere e poco da fare perchè si tratta di una visual novel, ma ho apprezzato ogni riga di testo. Ogni scelta ha implicazioni morali pesanti e sembra di non poterne mai uscire puliti.

Parte male (per così dire) e sembra il solito giallo con i soliti clichè, ma in realtà è il preludio a un qualcosa in cui niente è davvero come sembra.

La musica è magnifica. I disegni sono azzeccati. L’interfaccia è fluida anche su steamdeck.

Non lo rigiocherò per sbloccare gli altri finali perchè sono fiero delle mie scelte e non le cambierei.

Bravi

Jan 1, 2024·9h

Steam User 0434STEAMNot recommended

Boring, but not awful; just mediocre.

5/10

Dec 24, 2023·7h·2·Verified

Steam User 3059STEAMRecommended

一般
可以玩但是有点无聊
人物塑造不算太好但是也没有过分的差，[spoiler]感觉为了最后的反转省略了很多真潘多拉的塑造，最后感觉就是个很普通的杀人犯[/spoiler]
剧情很平淡，[spoiler] 亮点只在最后选择和赫拉挡枪上面 [/spoiler]
游戏性上面有些很鸡肋的操作可以去掉，谎言戴面具这个设定倒是挺不错的但是有时候展示的证据太牵强了一点

Dec 14, 2023·2h·2

Steam User 5692STEAMNot recommended

[strike] 逆转裁判2077 [/strike]

能感觉到值得称赞的地方，我一般来说也很喜欢这类型的游戏，但或许是玩的时候心境状态不同，总之不太玩得下去。UI太差，蹭了同类型游戏如逆转和弹丸的对质玩法但剧本实在比不上人家一根，主角团塑造太单薄苍白就导致old school人设本应有的经典感变成了落于俗套。不管是赛博朋克、反乌托邦、高大上的意识形态文本还是连环凶杀和侦探推理，这个游戏试图糅合的所有元素都分别有更优秀的作品珠玉在前，导致一锅乱炖的本作反而高不成低不就。尽管中途的选择支分出的路线多到令人头痛，但（没打下去据我后来了解）对于结局的改变根本不大，过多的分支线路就有点令人恼火了。后面懒得写了，也许有一天会突然提起劲继续打完，但目前为止都是让我弃置在库里不想再看一眼

Dec 4, 2023·4h·1·Verified

Steam User 2219STEAMRecommended

Un'ambientazione incredibile, uno stile grafico fumettistico davvero bello, per certi versi mi ha ricordati gli intermezzi del primo Max Payne. Il videogioco è fatto da un team italiano ed ha un gameplay asciutto ed appagante.
La trama vi terrà incollati ad una storia che non ha niente di scontato, banale e che vi farà venire diversi dubbi morali, visto che le vostre scelte avranno delle conseguenza ai fini della storia.
Se volete vedere come inizia, vi lascio un video di gameplay.
https://youtu.be/fxtCzwTI_r8

Dec 1, 2023·10h·Verified

Steam User 7666STEAMRecommended

打完第一章之后[spoiler]破坏了芙蕾雅的前途，害死了阿比盖尔，放走了潘多拉，让黑缎老大蹲大牢，不顾赫拉要求将她隔出案件 [/spoiler]，看着结算画面默默把这个游戏的快捷方式名称改成了“我要创造一个伤害所有人的世界”，五个小时游戏之后顺利抵达C线结局，好吧，至少说明我很了解自己，且言出必行。
....怎么说呢，推理逻辑性其实足够，因为可以多次尝试+SL也很利好我这种没脑子的人，剧情反转也算有趣不算落俗，个人特别喜欢cg和文案的风格，还有埋在故事里的讽刺感。确实很慢热，但玩上头了也确实欲罢不能。只是游戏UI和玩法实在是让人没有多周目的兴趣，虽然对其它路线很感兴趣但选择云好像会更有体验，难道是视觉小说系的通病。
无论如何，史低（或者买cdk）入手都是很不错的，爱看赛博朋克+反乌托邦+希腊神话故事的人有福了。

Nov 16, 2023·6h

Steam User 9451STEAMRecommended

An amazing story that really woke me up:) The plot is profoundly and logical.
I'm afraid I won't be able to finish this narrative since it has more parallels to my own life than I thought. Every decision is a tough trial...But whether we choose the front or reverse of a coin, we may just be pulling ourselves further into a bottomless chasm. Similar like the story's detective: insane or lonely. Which would you prefer—going through those difficult times with the precious love or ending up a successful, bloody murderer with scars from your wounds?

Nov 14, 2023·5h·2

Steam User 8840STEAMRecommended

美术差点意思但演出足够良心，如果在第三章结束都能算一个中规中矩的悬疑冒险故事，结局尾杀把故事深度提上了一提（虽然感觉涉及议题比起游戏长度来说大了点）。两难选择挺有水平的，让人有重玩看到另外几个结局的欲望。总体满意捏

Oct 21, 2023·12h·Verified

Steam User 0002STEAMRecommended

缺点：
1.一个文字冒险游戏，居然把查看历史对话的功能放在二级菜单里。
2.游戏还有ui显示错误的bug，最重要的是那个逆天小游戏好不容易打了20多关，因为bug玩不了这破小游戏了。
3.在像“逆转裁判”心锁系统一样的破面具环节时，如果举证证物阶段不小心点了关闭aquaos，居然整个破面具环节都给我退出了。
4.成就有bug无法达成，那个新游戏+的成就不跳。
这gameplay简直是灾难，那我为什么会给好评？当然是因为有我最爱的变百+隐藏结局太胡逼了，看玩隐藏结局后，我和这游戏和解了。B结局也很劲，推荐一定要看这个结局。原本我觉得这游戏接近一坨xx了，打算随便通一个结局就卸载的。B结局劲到我重新审视这个游戏，一口气通完所有结局。

Oct 13, 2023·11h

Steam User 8252STEAMRecommended

结局特别特别震撼...感觉是电影级别的大作了
但是ui真的有点烂

Oct 9, 2023·10h·Verified

Steam User 2870STEAMRecommended

我就这么说吧，很好的作品
不玩一次绝对的可惜

Sep 10, 2023·4h·Verified

Steam User 5516STEAMRecommended

Dry drowning is halfway between a visual novel and a point and click game. Based on the Steam tags I expected the former, but there was no hint for the later. Still, there will be investigation parts where you will have to hunt for highlightable objects, and interact with them. Also you will have to use the correct inventory / person elements a lot of times during the game. Thankfully there won’t be a need to combine elements in the inventory.

The graphics of the game are adequate. There will be several environments / rooms as the backgrounds. The black and white avatars of the NPCs will be put in these environments. They are reasonably detailed, with a few facial setups to show emotional responses.

The background music is generally OK, the piano parts being perhaps the most memorable ones. There is no voice acting, apart from the intro before the main menu.

There will be a few puzzles in the game, generally speaking each one will be something completely different. But the bulk of the game will be the detective parts. It will have discussion parts and investigation parts where you gather evidence / information. Eventually a confrontation phases will happen, where you must use the correct evidence, or nudge the discussion onward with a correctly selected dialog. A few times there won’t be repercussions for selecting the wrong item, but most of the times you will be allowed only 3 mistakes during the whole confrontation phase. It you select the wrong items/dialog, it is game over, and you will begin right from the beginning of the confrontation. It can get quite lengthy, especially when I had no idea which person should I correctly select out of 10+. Repeating these confrontations several times from the beginning was a bit grating, there should have been internal checkpoints after every 2-3 selection, to skip repeating the exact same initial discussion. Sure, the lines of a person could be fast forwarded, but that had to be repeated for every speaker change, and then the already known correct evidence had to be selected again and again.

The writing of the game is good. Thankfully this game has a fully grown up cast, opposed to the typical Japanese visual novels. The story will be heavily influenced by the presence of an oppressive government, with anti-freedom and anti-immigrant stance. While the writing is good, some text feels a bit weird, especially the description of some inventory items in the first chapter.

The save system isn’t good. You cannot always save, but even when manual save is available, there is no telling how much earlier state it will save. The game autosaves at given points, it just doesn’t give any feedback about that. Perhaps when the diary objective changes? I lost progress when entering a new surroundings I assumed it autosaved the change.

The current objectives will be listed in the diary. There can be several places that can be visited. If I got to a seemingly dead end, I just started to travel to some other location, that usually solved the impasse. It can get a bit confusing, like being in the police office and I want to speak with an officer – I had to go to a park to initiate that conversation.

Eventually a minigame will be unlocked, with a pipe flow puzzle. You must solve it once to progress the story, but later on can return to it when out of dialogs, and advance through some randomly generated levels. Completing 10 levels will give an achievement, completing 30 levels another one. Since the levels are randomly generated, their difficulty will be random, not increasing.

The first playthrough took me a little over 9 hours, and I got the tragic ending. Trying new game+ catapulted me to unleash my “hidden power”, gaining an achievement (completing the Be a good citizen 10 times in a previous playthrough is required to unlock the hidden power).

During the 3 detective chapters, there will be tracked choices. They are marked as such. Not every one of them seemed to me to have important effect, but some of them will have grave consequence immediately, some will have grave consequence down the line. Based on your choices you will get one of the 3 versions of chapter 4. Once you reach chapter 4, the outcome is already set in stone, you just have to progress through it. Finishing the game once will offer a new game+, where you can start right before the final choice in chapter 1. Also this is the first chance to select the hidden power easter egg. I wasn’t that interested in replaying the chapters repeatedly to reach a possibly different ending, so I just watched the other two endings on Youtube.

The game switches seamlessly between keyboard&mouse and controller. I played it with a controller, using it felt natural.

Since I liked the game, I checked out the Italian developer for other products. They mostly finished the base of a medieval game during the Italian renaissance, but for whatever reason that game never reached distribution.

The game was stable, it didn’t crash for me.

Aug 20, 2023·10h·2·Verified

Steam User 3275STEAMNot recommended

too edgy to woke very boring
higly left wing propaganda
L

Aug 15, 2023·2h·2·Verified

Steam User 7644STEAMRecommended

I've come around to recommending this game, with the caveat that I agree with the most popular criticisms and negative feedback. It is too long and the plot is highly convoluted, and it ends up feeling like filler. The detective/problem solving aspects are minimal, as this primarily a visual novel above all else. My thumbs up is very moderate, and my recommendation is not strong.

Aug 9, 2023·9h·Verified

Steam User 4637STEAMNot recommended

Стоит ли покупать игру? Нет, даже если она будет продаваться по цене пачки спичек. Если вам ее подарят, или разрабы будут раздавать бесплатно, или доплачивать за прохождение, если локализуют на русский, озвучат голосом вашего любимого лектора по высшей математике, или порнозвезды, ни в коем случае не устанавливайте эту дрянь на свой комп.

Меня сгубила страсть к греческой мифологии и детективам, После прохождение демки (первая глава), появилась надежда, что в платной версии будет лучше и интереснее, но разрабы реально садисты. Они хотят, чтоб ты платил за свою собственную боль. Если в первой главе было хоть что-то логичное и занимательное, то чем дальше - тем хуже. Вторая глава просто скучная.

В третьей я начал ненавидеть свою маму, белый свет и появились мысли о суициде. Невероятно скучилищная тягомотина, перенасыщенная бессмысленными диалогами, и когда ты уже давно понял кто кого и как убил, кто за этим стоит, и к чему ведет сюжет, тебя мучают и не дают закончить, словно им платили не за продукт, а за количество знаков в диалогах.

Ну и хрен бы с ним. Завершив третью главу я был счастлив, что всё закончилось, игра пройдена, и ад позади, но хер там, впереди девятый круг - четвертая глава (типа эпилога, где интерактивности больше нет, а инфантильно-дебильные диалоги преисполненные галимейшего пафоса растут в геометрической прогрессии).

Четвертая часть едва не довела меня до физической смерти от кринжа. Я был на грани, коварные ублюдки-разрабы почти убили меня физически, я подумываю подать на них в суд.
Финал - это квинтэссенция натягивания за уши безухого животного на потерявший всякую форму предмет. Никакой логики, никакого смысла, никаких этических выводов - космические бездны пафоса, инфантилизма и такое "потрясающее" раскрытие второстепенных персонажей, что невольно задумываешься, зачем было доводить до такого идиотического абсурда и без того слабенький сюжет. Я подозреваю злой умысел, они хотя измотать игроков скукой и добить их кринжем.

Я разгадал загадку. Это заговор. Настоящий маньяк, настоящий Пандора - это разрабы, они хотят нас всех прикончить. Берегитесь

Aug 9, 2023·22h·2

Steam User 5919STEAMRecommended

先说结论：[b] 折后价物有所值[/b]。
截止目前，3个结局打出了A和B。比较经典的反乌托邦背景，掺入的希腊神话元素让推理模块变得很有设计感也蛮有趣。面具设定会让人幻视《逆转裁判》的心灵枷锁，但这一能力的出现却有点突兀，起码玩过两个结局之后没感觉解释明白了这个坑，是比较遗憾的地方。但总体看来，作为侦探类视觉小说，案件本身设计很不错。
个人喜欢的点在于，本作中的选择不是单纯为了提高玩家参与度而设计的，几乎每一个选择的节点都很关键，也会在（可能很久）之后给予反馈，很符合“干性溺水”的概念。
美中不足：1、美术水平忽高忽低；2、多周目可以用esc快进对话，但要从头打一个新结局也要一个多小时，太繁琐；3、UI挺烂的。

顺便，个人最喜欢ending B，故事最饱满，打了A\C的朋友们可以花时间再看一下B

Aug 3, 2023·7h·2·Verified

Steam User 0292STEAMNot recommended

制作组应当买一台3440x1440的显示器，防止他们那愚蠢的UI和黑边导致这个傻逼游戏根本玩不下去。制作组绝对是傻逼。
顺带一提，中文也是机翻，千万别买，买了赶紧体验一下bug就退款吧

Jul 1, 2023·1·Verified

Steam User 7100STEAMRecommended

腐烂的海洋中的一滴水

Jun 28, 2023·8h·Verified

Steam User 0208STEAMRecommended

操作系统总感觉不够顺滑，不过本身的压抑、悬疑、反乌托邦的氛围塑造得不错（虽然后期突飞猛进得有点突然）
以及女主在某个结局简直帅到炸裂，此前一直蛮透明，这结局给我帅到一愣一愣的，姐姐你是真nb

Jun 18, 2023·10h·Verified

Steam User 9972STEAMRecommended

所以求你了陪我走向绞刑架吧

Jun 8, 2023·9h·Verified

Steam User 9306STEAMRecommended

Uno dei migliori giochi (italiani e non) che abbia mai giocato. Atmosfere tese come una corda di violino, personaggi realistici e ben scritti, plot twist assurdi e rigiocabilità altissima, veramente un applauso al team di sviluppo. Alcune cose sono state lasciate in sospeso (nonstante abbia platinato il gioco), questo mi lascia la speranza di un altro gioco collegato a questo, ho grandi aspettative per il futuro!

Jun 6, 2023·19h·1·Verified

Steam User 7043STEAMRecommended

没看懂，我是笨比（老老实实
人物立绘都好好看哇！芙蕾雅警督的相关事务真让人绷不住啊哈哈啊哈，而且谐起来了，漂亮姐姐战损迷人捏

May 17, 2023·8h·Verified

Steam User 0410STEAMRecommended

一周目c结局完成，终于明白为什么之前看评价说“不管哪个结局打完都会被震撼到”。
我作为侦探的选择真的正确吗？我以为为了每个人好的选择是所有人都想要的吗？其实早该知道，最开始选择“谎言”时，以后就要做出撒无数个谎来掩盖最初那个的打算...即使这一切的出发点都是好的。

Apr 28, 2023·6h·Verified

Steam User 2699STEAMNot recommended

被女性角色们的美丽立绘+反乌+解谜吸引来的，大失所望
首先开头男味就熏到我了
作者对反乌托邦的想象有些地方略好笑，一定是自由世界的公民吧（挺羡慕的
UI太丑了（太丑了），推理牵强，剧情推进神奇地单薄，清单物品附加的评论们强行矫揉造作，男主自带鉴谎能力（……理由甚至不是扯什么心理学，而是撒谎者在男主视角里自动带上动物面具）哦还有CG质量不怎么稳定，最大的优点没了

Apr 23, 2023·2h·13·Verified

Steam User 8491STEAMRecommended

Loved it. The art is stunning and really enhances the setting. I liked the dark story a lot, and I thought the writing was really well done.

Apr 23, 2023·13h·2·Verified

Steam User 6778STEAMRecommended

说实话反乌托邦看多了我麻木了
但反社会人格神经病杀人犯和他的copycats可太有意思了

Apr 6, 2023·30h·Verified

Steam User 6597STEAMRecommended

很不错的反乌托邦游戏，硬汉侦探主角永远不会过时[spoiler] 结合诺瓦城在北欧，某种意义上也不失为一种哈利霍勒代餐[/spoiler]剧透预警[spoiler] 虽然大多人认为B结局是真结局，因为与前两章关联更大，但我认为A结局可能更像真结局，因为OP的最后是莫德雷德和赫拉在向某些人陈述自己的故事，结合A结局情况有一定可能是他们向新欧盟官员描述诺瓦坡乐莫所发生的事件，解释那个炮灰大使的失踪（当然也可以理解为向诺瓦警察局解释潘多拉的真相或者在天堂向天使报告这座城市的情况，但我更愿意相信他两一起跑了好一点，毕竟似乎本来也没有明确的“真结局”） [/spoiler]总的来说是很不错的游戏，不过不是很建议原价入，建议先加个愿望单等打折。

Mar 25, 2023·3h

Steam User 1337STEAMRecommended

好玩捏！20块换四个结局的小说太值啦^^

Mar 23, 2023·9h·Verified

Steam User 4981STEAMRecommended

打折好游戏
原价快跑

Mar 5, 2023·1h·Verified

Steam User 2463STEAMRecommended

十小时打完一周目。
一周目的时候因为不熟悉流程导致卡关，一度想卸载，后面想想我都花钱买了肯定得打完（喂
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打通B结局，侦探死了，老婆把人杀了复仇后接受审判。虽然后面看了别的结局，但是我还是觉得我打出来的结局最好（
我回想了下我的选择，怎么说呢，第一章搞不清状况，说了一些让老婆不开心的话，而且没搞明白绑架犯的话，毫不犹豫选择击毙他后发现芙蕾雅也死了，看字幕，侦探觉得是自己害死她，我却完全是状况外（笑死）。第二章我看老婆好像对我有点失望，我之后的选择就以老婆的幸福为标准。要不要撒谎？撒！只要不让老婆难过；要不要合作？可以！只要能给老婆美好的未来。只是最后没想到侦探被噶了，本来想离开我的老婆为我难过而且动手噶了艾米丽，看到这里我好欣慰（不是）。后面到了老婆与律师对峙的时候，我还在想这都确定是结局B了应该不会还要我（玩家）来选择要不要签字合作吧。看着字幕一点一点出来，看到老婆说我会签字的时候，我放弃地想：好吧，妥协也没关系，快签字吧，只要你以后能受到保护就行了。结果啊，结果没想到老婆用刀反杀，自己接受审判。当她最后问出：“你，为我感到骄傲吗？”，我说不出话，我想说老婆你一直是我的骄傲啊。

Mar 3, 2023·11h·Verified

Steam User 5241STEAMRecommended

Really fun visual novel/detective simulator. The story overall is really good and has great moral dilemmas and situations. If you like cyberpunk like Blade Runner, you'll really enjoy this engaging story and game!

Mar 1, 2023·14h·1·Verified

Steam User 3256STEAMRecommended

This is a high-quality narrative experience, with cool world-building and atmosphere. Visuals and music are top notch for sure.

Some characters may feel a little bit cliche, some storylines are not as interesting as other ones. But still, this games deserves attention and inputting 8-9 hours into it — I have no regrets whatsoever.

And the secret ending... it is sooooo awesome, haha :)

Feb 28, 2023·9h·2·Verified

Steam User 4733STEAMNot recommended

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Feb 27, 2023·13h·Verified

Steam User 2144STEAMRecommended

A futuristic-noir Ace Attoney-like game. The interactions are not the very best I've ever played, but still, the story captivates me. There is a lot to read and to figure out to solve crimes, but the difficulty is far from the highest I've ever seen. There is no big innovation in a system of figuring out clues and showing evidences to unmask the liars. If you are a HUGE fan of this kind of game, it's woth a sale. But if you want the better ones of the genre I suggest Ace Attorney franchise (it is an anime design).

Still, I recommend it in a sale. ONLY in a sale.

Feb 19, 2023·11h·1·Verified

Steam User 2051STEAMRecommended

78.74，还行吧，文字太慢了，三个结局和一个隐藏结局，太拖沓了，不能选择不跳过未读文本，容易错过剧情。整体还行。

Feb 13, 2023·11h·Verified

Steam User 0190STEAMRecommended

5小时通关一个结局。
一如既往，不会为了全收集而去再走流程选择不同的抉择，只为了完成专属自己的故事和结局而体验这种游戏。

玩之前看评论说没有一个是好的结局，但我还是觉得我自己走的结局是好的结局。

↓剧透可能

男主GG，女主杀了杀人凶手，然后被关进监狱，猜测今后会被当做“潘多拉”的替罪羊，臭名昭著。
但是我并不后悔。
一路以来，我选择了自己坚持的正义、真相，即使最后的代价大到需要我付出生命的时候，
我可能会自问，真相真的有那么重要吗？
但如果没有真相，我即使拥有了所有的名声、地位，又如何？
心理上的充足，应当比物质上的充足要来的重要。

我们是相依为命的动物，如果我所依附的光，哪怕再微小，被掐断，
那么我便会失去所有理智，做出无法想象的冲动举止。
因为，如果没有了光，我的生命意义又在何处？

这光，可以是真相和正义，也可以是爱情。

Feb 5, 2023·5h·Verified

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