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Overboard!

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Overboard! has charm and wit, and flips the whodunnit genre on its head in a deceit-filled race against the clock.
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Overboard! has charm and wit, and flips the whodunnit genre on its head in a deceit-filled race against the clock.

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Best Strategy/Puzzle Game

Critic Reviews for Overboard!

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41% of scored reviews fell within the range of 80 to 86 / 100

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Keith Stuart (Guardian)

Overboard! allows us to imagine what would have happened had Agatha Christie seen Groundhog Day and written a whole new type of mystery novel as a result. Its mobile format also works in its favour – as a Switch or smartphone game, it feels like carrying a little detective paperback around with you, except here you are the lead character, author and reader. As an experiment in fast, story-based game development it is – unlike most of my own mariticidal plots and alibis – a quite scintillating success.

Jun 9, 2021 |

Charming, witty, and very replayable: Overboard flips the whodunnit on its head and proves that it can, indeed, be good to be bad.

Jun 7, 2021 |
8/10
Tim McDonald (PC Invasion)
8/10
Noelle Adams (Critical Hit)

With a wicked sense of humour, loads of visual flair, and a surprising amount of cerebral satisfaction packed into its deceit-filled race against the clock, Overboard! is a delight. It’s one to keep within arm’s reach when you’re in the mood for short bursts of frantic, but low-effort, fun.

Jun 15, 2021 |

Keith Stuart (Guardian)

5/5 stars - (Read Review)

Overboard! allows us to imagine what would have happened had Agatha Christie seen Groundhog Day and written a whole new type of mystery novel as a result. Its mobile format also works in its favour – as a Switch or smartphone game, it feels like carrying a little detective paperback around with you, except here you are the lead character, author and reader. As an experiment in fast, story-based game development it is – unlike most of my own mariticidal plots and alibis – a quite scintillating success.

Tim McDonald (PC Invasion)

8/10 - (Read Review)

Charming, witty, and very replayable: Overboard flips the whodunnit on its head and proves that it can, indeed, be good to be bad.

Noelle Adams (Critical Hit)

8/10 - (Read Review)

With a wicked sense of humour, loads of visual flair, and a surprising amount of cerebral satisfaction packed into its deceit-filled race against the clock, Overboard! is a delight. It’s one to keep within arm’s reach when you’re in the mood for short bursts of frantic, but low-effort, fun.

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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?

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