VLG Publishing har løftet sløret for Studio Vs "visual novel" Dry Drowning, der er kommet til PC via Steam, itch.io, Utomik og GOG. Spillere skal spille rollen som privat detektiven Mordred Foley, osm prøver at finde en serie morder i en dystopisk fremtid.
Det bliver et spil, der ikke er bange for at tackle temaer som racisme, immigration, politisk ekstremisme og sexisme. Historien udvikler sig efter dine valg, og du kan allerede få en forsmag via en gratis demo, der viser de første to timer af spillet.
"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," siger 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 kommer også til PS4, Switch, og Xbox One til næste år.
