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2019PCNintendo Switch81 % positive16.79 €

A dark detective visual novel in a dystopian future city: as a morally shady investigator you hunt a serial killer inspired by Greek myth, solving evidence puzzles while your decisions shape the ending.

Choices with consequences
Dark, serious atmosphere
Strong, story-driven narrative
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The closest matches for Dry Drowning are Orwell: Keeping an Eye on You, The Red Strings Club and Analogue: A Hate Story. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Dry Drowning special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Orwell: Keeping an Eye on You

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2016PCNintendo SwitchSteam Deck playable91 % positive9.99 €

You work as an investigator for a government surveillance program, combing through chats, files and profiles of citizens and deciding which information to pass on. It makes the moral cost of mass surveillance tangible within a gripping thriller story.

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The Red Strings Club

Choices with consequences

A dense cyberpunk narrative game where you work as a bartender, potter and phone impersonator to steer people and expose a corporate conspiracy. It raises thoughtful questions about fate, happiness and the ethics of technology.

Analogue: A Hate Story

Choices with consequences

A sci-fi visual novel in which you investigate the logs of an abandoned generation ship and talk with two AIs about its rigid, patriarchal society. Your relationships with them steer you toward one of five endings.

Whispers of a Machine

Choices with consequences

A sci-fi Nordic noir adventure where you play a cybernetically enhanced detective solving murders in a post-AI world. Your choices and interrogation approaches shape the story, alongside classic point-and-click puzzles.

AI: The Somnium Files

Choices with consequences

A visual novel mystery by Kotaro Uchikoshi where you play detective Kaname Date hunting a serial killer by diving into suspects' dreams (Somnium). Branching story paths, quirky humor and sharp twists drive a gripping narrative.

Replica

Choices with consequences

You dig through a suspected terrorist's smartphone, reading messages, photos and apps, and decide how to judge them. A short, dark thriller about surveillance, morality and manipulation.

Event[0]

Sci-fi setting

You are stranded on a derelict spaceship and communicate with the ship AI Kaizen by typing free-form messages. Building trust and persuading it with clever replies is the key to finding your way back to Earth.

Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward

Choices with consequences

A visual novel with escape-room puzzles where you play a deadly game of trust and betrayal, unlocking many endings through a branching flowchart. Its intricate sci-fi story full of major twists is the clear centerpiece.

Orwell: Ignorance is Strength

Choices with consequences

You work as an investigator in the Orwell surveillance program, combing through chats, files and profiles for clues, with the power to manipulate the information you find. A dark surveillance thriller where your decisions carry real moral weight.

Steins;Gate 0

Choices with consequences

A dark, emotional visual novel sequel to Steins;Gate in which Okabe struggles with trauma and guilt in a timeline without time travel, torn over whether to change the past again. Your choices lead to different endings in a dense, time-travel-driven story.