Drowning

 PlayStation 4
Drowning Image
Metascore
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  • Summary: Drowning is a short game about a boy who quickly discovers he has depression in his earlier years of high school. Walk through a variety of beautiful low-poly environments as a story unfolds about how he learns to live with his inner demon.

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  1. PlaySense
    Feb 7, 2019
    60
    Drowning tells a deeply personal story about depression. There are multiple endings for you to unlock and there are plenty of beautiful environments to admire accompanied by fantastic music. The major drawback is that Drowning -like many games in the walking simulator genre- is completely devoid of any other interaction with the world around you besides walking.
  2. Digitally Downloaded
    Feb 14, 2019
    50
    I respect the developer for what he has done in creating a game to help heal himself. I identify far more than I ever could have expected; Drowning seems to take my thoughts and put them right into the character's head. It's eerie. Accurate. Emotional. Unfortunately, it's also poorly planned, poorly placed, and in some parts, questionably written. There are also graphic choices that remove you from the immersion in emotion that I expected while playing, and sadly, the decent narrative doesn't make up for these glaring issues.

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  1. ericrendeiro
    Nov 5, 2019
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The highest score I can give is 6 (4 for the game itself plus 2 for the effort). The game-play is too much simple: you walk, find hidden little secrets, see the end(s) and you feel for a brief time the sentiments of the character. But even the beauty can be found in the simplest of things.… Expand
  2. Dragonfly44
    Oct 24, 2020
    4
    The story is interesting but not enough to justify the simple and extremely bland gameplay. Games like Everybody's Gone to the Rapture andThe story is interesting but not enough to justify the simple and extremely bland gameplay. Games like Everybody's Gone to the Rapture and What Remains of Edith Finch are great because the world sells it. In Drowning, you walk through empty and lifeless areas with nothing to do but read. 40/100… Expand
  4. SuperkenGaming
    Jun 4, 2019
    4
    Its a nice sweet game that leaves yo with a good feeling
    But theres not much to see or do.. its jsut walking forward and reading for 45 min