In Overboard!, the player must prevent other passengers from finding out that Veronica has murdered her husband.

Throughout the eight hour journey, the player can visit various areas throughout the ship and talk with the other passengers.

The player can choose their own responses; this affects the game's ending as the story progresses.

[1] Veronica Villensey murders her husband on a boat during a trip to New York.

has received a "generally favorable" rating for the Nintendo Switch and PC ports.