<s>
}}	O
Dry	B-Application
Drowning	I-Application
 '	O
is	O
a	O
cyberpunk	O
mystery	O
visual	O
novel	O
developed	O
by	O
Studio	O
V	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
VLG	O
Publishing	O
and	O
WhisperGames	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
on	O
August	O
2	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
on	O
February	O
22	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
background	O
and	O
character	O
artworks	O
were	O
made	O
by	O
Giulia	O
Carli	O
,	O
other	O
graphic	O
elements	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
UI	B-Application
were	O
created	O
by	O
Samuele	O
Zolfanelli	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developers	O
cited	O
L.A.	B-Application
Noire	I-Application
,	O
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
,	O
Blade	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
and	O
Heavy	B-Application
Rain	I-Application
as	O
some	O
of	O
their	O
inspirations	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Releases	O
Dry	B-Application
Drowning	I-Application
was	O
originally	O
released	O
on	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
through	O
Steam	B-Application
,	O
GOG	O
,	O
Itch.io,	O
and	O
Utomik	O
in	O
August	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
port	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
February	O
22	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
version	O
for	O
PlayStation	O
4	O
is	O
set	O
to	O
release	O
in	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
,	O
Dry	B-Application
Drowning	I-Application
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
reviews	O
"	O
for	O
PC	O
based	O
on	O
11	O
reviews	O
and	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
based	O
on	O
6	O
reviews.4players.de	O
gave	O
a	O
positive	O
rating	O
of	O
80%	O
and	O
wrote	O
:	O
"	O
Stylish	O
noir	O
thriller	O
with	O
an	O
interesting	O
story	O
,	O
but	O
mechanical	O
limitations	O
–	O
despite	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
possible	O
interactions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Screen	O
Rant''	O
gave	O
a	O
mixed	O
rating	O
of	O
3	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
stars	O
and	O
wrote	O
,	O
"	O
Dry	B-Application
Drowning	I-Application
may	O
be	O
a	O
fair	O
bit	O
messy	O
,	O
but	O
there	O
's	O
charm	O
here	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Italian	O
review	O
site	O
SpazioGames	O
gave	O
a	O
positive	O
rating	O
of	O
8.5	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
points	O
and	O
wrote	O
:	O
"	O
Dry	B-Application
Drowning	I-Application
is	O
a	O
very	O
good	O
game	O
with	O
great	O
narrative	O
experience	O
.	O
</s>
