At a time of political upheaval across the world, VLG Publishing has announced that Dry Drowning – a visual novel that takes a stark look at a near-future dominated by dark forces in positions of power – has today launched on Steam, GOG, Utomik, and itch.io for PC.
“Dry Drowning may be a work of fiction, but we can’t help but think the story it tells is going to particularly relevant to many players around the world right now,” says VLG Director Daniele Falcone. “Life in the locked-off city of Nova Polemos is uncomfortable for all but those in charge, and the world of Dry Drowning is designed to place the player in unfamiliar situations whilst walking the path of a man who is anything but your typical hero. Straight off the bat, players will have to decide if they want to represent a defendant who subscribes to the very tyranny that’s oppressing both Foley and the people around him Doing so will help restore his reputation and earn his crust, but might also place those he cares for in danger.
“Nova Polemos is an alarming vision of the future – a city where extremists are in charge, and every mad idea they have is just a hop, skip, and jump away from becoming official policy. It’s a dark vision of the future, yes, but the positive reception we’ve received from both the press to the preview version we put out last month has been outstanding.”
Dry Drowning features:-
- Choices that really matter: More than 150 story branches and three completely different endings.
- Moral choices that impact character relationships and the game environment across a potential 20 hours of gameplay.
- Elaborate clue system for investigations: Learn about the city of Nova Polemos and its citizens through dialogue, evidences, items, and character biographies.
- Horror style interrogations: Use evidence to reconstruct cases, break people’s masks of deception, and uncover the truth with Dry Drowning’s “Living Nightmare” system.
- Explore flashbacks and past cases to solve new ones.
- Dynamic soundtrack with more than 40 dramatic and emotional tracks.
- A balanced mix of Western and Eastern visual arts, casting light on a grim futuristic setting where cyberpunk and retro elements harmoniously coexist.
