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Overboard! cover art

Overboard!

inkle Ltd · 2021-06-02

SteamGOG

AdventureIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Side view

Releases: Jun 02, 2021 (iOS), Jun 02, 2021 (Nintendo Switch), Jun 02, 2021 (Mac), Jun 02, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Jul 20, 2021 (Android)

GET AWAY WITH MURDER. Highly replayable detective game where you're the one whodunnit. From the creators of 80 Days and Heaven's Vault.

Overboard! is an Adventure and Indie game released in 2021, priced at $14.99, with an estimated 50,000 to 100,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (90% of 677 reviews).— census verdict as of 2026-09-20

1
playing now
90%
positive of 677 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
80/100
critic score (2 outlets, IGDB)
68/100
IGDB user rating (17 ratings)
1.9h
time to beat (IGDB)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$14.99
steam price (US)

1 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 18:00 UTC (census sample)

Overboard! is a 2021 visual novel game developed and published by Inkle. It was released on June 2, 2021, for Nintendo Switch, iOS, and Windows.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 1 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 46 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~6/week).
  • · Review velocity up 28% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 16% of 28,771 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 14k–30k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 677 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$5.99-60%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $4.49 at Steam (2024-06-27) · bundled 2×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 49 of 79 observed days · $1.50 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
11811820212026Week of 2021-06-01: 118 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

502026-09-15 03:00 — 0 players2026-09-16 11:00 — 0 players2026-09-17 19:00 — 0 players2026-09-19 02:00 — 1 players2026-09-20 10:00 — 1 players2026-09-21 17:00 — 1 players2026-09-23 01:00 — 1 players2026-09-24 08:00 — 0 players2026-09-25 16:00 — 1 players2026-09-26 23:00 — 1 players2026-09-28 07:00 — 1 players2026-09-29 14:00 — 0 players2026-09-30 22:00 — 0 players2026-10-02 05:00 — 4 players2026-10-03 13:00 — 1 players2026-10-04 21:00 — 2 players2026-10-06 05:00 — 0 players2026-10-07 12:00 — 3 players2026-10-08 20:00 — 2 players2026-10-10 03:00 — 0 players2026-10-11 11:00 — 0 players2026-10-12 18:00 — 1 players2026-10-14 02:00 — 4 players2026-10-14 18:00 — 1 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
202Jun 2021Jul 2026Jun 2021 — avg 20 · peak 91Aug 2021 — avg 8 · peak 42Oct 2021 — avg 3 · peak 11Dec 2021 — avg 7 · peak 23Feb 2022 — avg 3 · peak 13Apr 2022 — avg 5 · peak 24Jun 2022 — avg 3 · peak 13Aug 2022 — avg 2 · peak 7Oct 2022 — avg 2 · peak 7Dec 2022 — avg 4 · peak 11Feb 2023 — avg 7 · peak 21Apr 2023 — avg 2 · peak 9Jul 2023 — avg 3 · peak 14Sep 2023 — avg 2 · peak 7Nov 2023 — avg 3 · peak 18Jan 2024 — avg 2 · peak 9Mar 2024 — avg 2 · peak 9Jul 2024 — avg 5 · peak 20Sep 2024 — avg 5 · peak 18Nov 2024 — avg 3 · peak 12Mar 2025 — avg 4 · peak 14Jun 2025 — avg 3 · peak 13Oct 2025 — avg 2 · peak 11Mar 2026 — avg 3 · peak 10Jun 2026 — avg 3 · peak 9Jul 2026 — avg 3 · peak 10
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$14.99$4.492021-06-022026-10-142021-06-02 — best price $12.742021-09-20 — best price $14.992021-11-09 — best price $14.992022-01-24 — best price $10.492022-02-28 — best price $8.992022-06-28 — best price $14.992022-11-23 — best price $8.992023-02-20 — best price $5.992023-07-04 — best price $14.992023-10-25 — best price $5.992023-12-21 — best price $5.992024-02-14 — best price $5.992024-03-14 — best price $7.492024-06-05 — best price $7.492024-09-10 — best price $14.992024-10-28 — best price $5.992024-11-26 — best price $5.992025-01-11 — best price $14.992025-03-10 — best price $14.992025-04-22 — best price $8.992025-05-29 — best price $7.492025-08-11 — best price $14.992025-10-07 — best price $5.992025-12-02 — best price $14.992026-01-19 — best price $14.992026-03-18 — best price $14.992026-05-21 — best price $5.992026-06-25 — best price $7.492026-08-31 — best price $5.992026-09-06 — best price $5.992026-09-12 — best price $5.992026-09-18 — best price $5.992026-09-24 — best price $14.992026-09-30 — best price $14.992026-10-06 — best price $14.992026-10-12 — best price $5.992026-10-14 — best price $5.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

3552026-05-30 — 25 pageviews2026-06-03 — 11 pageviews2026-06-07 — 7 pageviews2026-06-11 — 24 pageviews2026-06-15 — 22 pageviews2026-06-19 — 9 pageviews2026-06-23 — 15 pageviews2026-06-27 — 13 pageviews2026-07-01 — 17 pageviews2026-07-05 — 23 pageviews2026-07-09 — 29 pageviews2026-07-13 — 32 pageviews2026-07-17 — 29 pageviews2026-07-21 — 14 pageviews2026-07-25 — 23 pageviews2026-07-29 — 23 pageviews2026-08-02 — 24 pageviews2026-08-06 — 17 pageviews2026-08-10 — 11 pageviews2026-08-14 — 17 pageviews2026-08-18 — 14 pageviews2026-08-22 — 10 pageviews2026-08-26 — 9 pageviews2026-08-30 — 19 pageviews2026-09-03 — 13 pageviews2026-09-07 — 14 pageviews2026-09-11 — 12 pageviews2026-09-15 — 6 pageviews2026-09-19 — 10 pageviews2026-09-23 — 11 pageviews2026-09-27 — 12 pageviews2026-10-01 — 14 pageviews2026-10-05 — 8 pageviews2026-10-09 — 26 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

26
achievements tracked
81.9%
earned "Banged Up"
16.3%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportFamily Sharing

1 supported languages: English

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)1,60414%26
Switch (Nintendo)490%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

ComedyPuzzleAdventureDetectiveComic BookHand-drawnHistoricalText-BasedDark ComedyConversation

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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