Overboard!

in North America) is a top-down adventure game, released by Psygnosis for the PlayStation and Microsoft Windows in 1997.

received mixed reviews, with its release during a holiday season crowded with highly-rated big budget titles working against it.

"[13] On the more positive side, GamePro, while unimpressed by the graphics and sound, recommended the game based on the change of pace offered by its unique gameplay.

[10][11][14] Though the graphics as a whole met a mixed response, most critics admitted to being impressed with the transparency effects on the water.

[12][11][13][14][16] Reviewers for both GamePro and EGM found the music annoying and run-of-the-mill,[10][16] though like GamePro, Kraig Kujawa and Shawn Smith both recommended the game, with Kujawa calling it "a cute and original game whose simple play mechanics make it very appealing."