History VideoGame / GirlsOverboard

Gameplay consists of playing a slot machine in order to fish up gems and Sand Dollars, the former of which are then matched in a "Bubble Shooter" game in order to raise the affection of various girls in order to win their hearts, and the latter exchanged for Sand Dollars that can be used to purchase upgrades to the slot machine or new outfits for the girls.

''Girls Overboard'' is a MatchThreeGame HGame with DatingSim elements created by Creator/AGLStudios. The game was officially released for PC on June 2, 2022.

Gameplay consists of playing a slot machine in order to fish up gems, which are then either matched in order to make colored accessories for various girls in order to win their hearts, or exchanged for Sand Dollars that can be used to purchase upgrades to the slot machine or new outfits for the girls.

* AndYourRewardIsClothes: Sand Dollars are earned through both the slot machine and by selling gems from the slot machine instead of matching them. Sand Dollars can then be spent by either improving your fishing net, which permanently makes the slots give better payouts, or on outfits, which improves the rate at which the FreemiumTimer recharges in addition to showing off the girls in salacious clothes. There are also other costume packs that are exclusively earned through {{Microtransactions}}.

* FreemiumTimer: The Slots used to generate more gems for the main MatchThreeGame segment doesn't cost any resources to use, but it is connected to a Stamina meter. Stamina recharges over time, but can be instantly refilled with a water bottle, and also instantly refills and increases in size whenever you spin enough times to "level up". However, the rate that Stamina recharges improves if an unlocked girl has [[AndYourRewardIsClothes a rare outfit]] equipped; by the end of the Version 1.0 content, with seven girls each wearing a five-star outfit, the Slots can be pulled every three seconds. The first major post-launch patch addressed this with the option to spend more Stamina at once in order to increase the payouts.

* {{Microtransactions}}: Despite not being a free-to-play game, there is an option to make in-app purchases for Pearls. Pearls can be exchanged for rare outfits (most of which can also be bought with the free Sand Dollar currency), for instant level-ups without playing the slot machine, or for special additional characters like [[{{Crossover}} Talia]] (who are also potentially obtained for free, but require grinding for Sand Dollars).

''Girls Overboard'' is a MatchThreeGame HGame with DatingSim elements created by AGL Studios, the developers of the ''VideoGame/FaultyApprentice'' series. The game was officially released for PC on June 2, 2022.

* ProductionThrowback: Some outfits are based on AGL Studios' previous work ''VideoGame/FaultyApprentice'', such as the Patreon supporter-exclusive [[https://steamuserimages-a.akamaihd.net/ugc/1872947708337647938/1CB624949CD99674D729D51C339E94E48EECC38C/ "New Guard Uniform" outfit for Lisa]]. Additionally, it has been officially announced that one of the love interests from ''Faulty Apprentice'' is planned to be added to this game in a future update/DLC.

* OurMermaidsAreDifferent: The base cast features three traditional mermaids, one of which can magically transform into a human upon being kissed, as well as one octopus-girl. Post-launch updates added Madison Medusozoa the jellyfish girl, with plans to add a shark girl as well.

* SharkMan: Ashera, added in a post-launch update, is a shark girl with fins, sharp teeth, and functional legs.

* UnlockableContent: At the start of the game, only Lisa is available to interact with. The other girls become available after casting your fishing net (using the slot machine) enough times to level it up to certain milestones, or by repeatedly interacting with other girls (such as Miya being unlocked by reaching Ami's first date scene).

* {{Microtransactions}}: Despite not being a free-to-play game, there is an option to make in-app purchases for Pearls. Pearls can be exchanged for rare outfits (most of which can also be bought with the free Sand Dollar currency), for instant level-ups without playing the slot machine, or for special additional characters like [[{{Crossover}} Talia]] (who are also potentially be obtained for free, but would require grinding for Sand Dollars).

* HolidayMode: For [[HalloweenEpisode Halloween 2022]], the roulette offered Pumpkin Tickets that could be exchanged for limited-time witch costumes as well as a three-part story about Miya and the protagonist heading to a costume party and getting harassed by a demon along the way.

* {{Microtransactions}}: Despite not being a free-to-play game, there is an option to make in-app purchases for Pearls. Pearls can be exchanged for rare outfits (most of which can also be bought with the free Sand Dollar currency), for instant level-ups without playing the slot machine, or for special additional characters like [[{{Crossover}} Talia]] (who are also potentially be obtained for free, but would require HOURS of grinding for Sand Dollars).

* AmazinglyEmbarrassingParents: The only time that Ami and her mother Miya are in an event together is in the former's final date event, when she's brought the protagonist home to have sex and is embarrassed by Miya offering them both fresh oven-baked cookies.

* HolidayMode: For [[HalloweenEpisode Halloween 2022]], the roulette offered Halloween Tickets that could be exchanged for limited-time witch costumes as well as a three-part story about Miya and the protagonist attending a costume party.

* {{Crossover}}: The first bonus character added after launch, unlocked through paying either 500,000 Sand Dollars or [[{{Microtransactions}} three Pearls]], is Talia from ''VideoGame/FutureFragments''.

* AndYourRewardIsClothes: Sand Dollars are earned through both the slot machine and by selling gems from the slot machine instead of matching them. Sand Dollars can then be spent by either improving your fishing net, which permanently makes the slots give better payouts, or on outfits, which improves the rate at which the FreemiumTimer recharges in addition to showing off the girls in salacious clothes.

* OurMermaidsAreDifferent: The base cast features three traditional mermaids, one of which can magically transform into a human upon being kissed, as well as one octopus-girl.

** Some of the outfits available for the girls are references to other media, such as Ami's [[Anime/KillLaKill Angry Transfer Student, Prototype Fiber Uniform]], and [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion AVA Pilot Suit]], Claudia's [[VideoGame/NierAutomata 2G and Lusty 2G]], Lisa's [[Franchise/TombRaider Shady Crypt Raider]], Miya's [[Franchise/StarWars Slave Princess Miya]] and [[VideoGame/ResidentEvilVillage Lady Miyascurus]], and Octavia's [[Anime/CowboyBebop Bae Valentine]].

* WindmillCrusader: Ami is a self-proclaimed activist that accuses the fisherman protagonist of dolphin murder when they first meet, and doesn't understand why sharks keep trying to attack her while she's swimming in the middle of open water with a protest sign advocating for shark rights.

* {{Microtransactions}}: Despite not being a free-to-play game, there is an option to make in-app purchases for Pearls. Pearls can be exchanged for rare outfits (most of which can also be bought with the free Sand Dollar currency), for instant level-ups without playing the slot machine, or for special additional characters like [[{{Crossover}} Talia]].

* {{Crossover}}: Trailers for post-launch content show that the first bonus character will be Talia from ''VideoGame/FutureFragments''.

* FreemiumTimer: The Slots used to generate more gems for the main MatchThreeGame segment doesn't cost any resources to use, but it is connected to a Stamina meter. Stamina recharges over time, but can be instantly refilled with a water bottle, and also instantly refills and increases in size whenever you spin enough times to "level up". However, the rate that Stamina recharges improves if an unlocked girl has [[AndYourRewardIsClothes a rare outfit]] equipped; by the end of the Version 1.0 content, with seven girls each wearing a five-star outfit, the Slots can be pulled every three seconds.

* {{Microtransactions}}: Despite not being a free-to-play game, there is an option to make in-app purchases for Pearls. Pearls can be exchanged for rare outfits (which can also be bought with the free Sand Dollar currency), for instant level-ups without playing the slot machine, or for the highest tier of slot machine upgrades.

** The names of A-mi and her mother Mi-ya consist of the same syllables, just flipped.

* WalkingSwimsuitScene: Although you can alter their regular costumes, the dating events always depict Lila in her lifeguard one-piece and Miya in a skimpy white bikini she tried and failed to attract her husband's attention with.

* BarelyThereSwimwear: The majority of outfits the girls can wear are variations of these, such as Ami's Invisible Bikini, Emerelda's Minty Micro and Crystal Love, and Coraleen's Micro Hearts.

* NaughtyNurseOutfit: One of the outfits that Lisa can obtain is one, literally called Naughty Nurse.

* PlayboyBunny: Some girls have outfits consisting of a skimpy leotard, pantyhose, and bunny ears, such as Claudia's Bun Bun Fun and Bad Bad Bunny (the latter being a skimpier variant of the former), and Octavia's Violet Heart Bunny.

** Some of the outfits available for the girls are references to other media, such as Claudia's [[VideoGame/NierAutomata Lusty 2G]], Miya's [[Franchise/StarWars Slave Princess Miya]], Ami's [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion AVA Pilot Suit]], and Octavia's [[Anime/CowboyBebop Bae Valentine]].

* PlayboyBunny: Some girls have outfits consisting of a skimpy leotard, sheer stockings, and bunny ears, such as Claudia's Bun Bun Fun and Bad Bad Bunny (the latter being a skimpier variant of the former), and Octavia's Violet Heart Bunny.

* ShoutOut: Many of the outfits available for the girls are references to other media, such as Claudia's [[VideoGame/NierAutomata Lusty 2G]], Miya's [[Franchise/StarWars Slave Princess Miya]], Ami's [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion AVA Pilot Suit]], and Octavia's [[Anime/CowboyBebop Bae Valentine]].

* BrainlessBeauty: A downplayed example; Lisa's not obviously stupid, but her second date event has her admit that she was actually at the bottom of her class when training to be a lifeguard, and only graduated because her body would help convince more people to come to the beach.

* ThemeNaming: The names of A-mi and her mother Mi-ya consist of the same syllables, just flipped.

[[caption-width-right:350:From left to right: Claudia, Emerelda, Lisa, Octavia, Ami, Coraleen, and the Shopkeep]]

* MermaidProblem: All three of the mermaid characters lack genitals, though Coraleen appears to have a backside when you help her put on sunscreen while she sunbathes. Octavia, the octopus girl, doesn't have this problem.

* OurMermaidsAreDifferent: The base cast features three traditional mermaids (including the shopkeep), one of which temporarily transforms into a human with a kiss and another that requires a potion to transform (and it's never stated how the shopkeep transformed during her introduction), and one octopus-girl that chooses not to take on a human form at any point.

* AdjustableCensorship: The base game does not contain any lewd content. However, it was released alongside a free "Wet'n'Wild" DLC that adds a significant number of lewd outfits and alters all of the date events to be more sexual; and once installed, the option to toggle 18+ imagery on and off becomes available in the game's options.

* BrainlessBeauty: A downplayed example; Lisa's not obviously stupid, but her second character event has her admit that she was actually at the bottom of her class when training to be a lifeguard, and only graduated because her body would help convince more people to come to the beach.
* {{Crossover}}: Trailers for post-launch DLC show that the first bonus character will be Talia from ''VideoGame/FutureFragments''.

* FunWithAcronyms: Ami's one-person activism organization is called the "Aqua Nautical Animal Liberation", or A.N.A.L.
* LadyOfWar: Claudia is the commander of her own battleship, and she's so passionate about the artillery cannon that's recently been installed on it that her last relationship scene is making love on it during a test firing.
* MermaidProblem: All three of the mermaid characters lack genitals, though Coraleen appears to have a backside when you help her put on sunscreen. Octavia, the octopus girl, doesn't have this problem.
* {{Microtransactions}}: Despite not being a free-to-play game, there is an option to make in-app purchases for Pearls. Pearls can be exchanged for rare outfits (which can also be bought with the free Sand Dollar currency), for instant level-ups without playing the slot machine, or for the highest-tier of slot machine upgrades.

* WindmillCrusader: Ami is a self-proclaimed activist that accuses the fisherman protagonist of animal murder when they first meet, and doesn't understand why sharks keep trying to attack her while she's swimming in the middle of open water with a protest sign advocating for shark rights.

''Girls Overboard'' is a MatchThreeGame HGame with DatingSim elements created by AGL Studios, the developers of the ''VideoGame/FaultyApprentice'' series. Gameplay consists of playing a slot machine in order to fish up gems, which are then either matched in order to make colored accessories for various girls in order to win their hearts, or exchanged for Sand Dollars that can be used to purchase upgrades to the slot machine or new outfits for the girls.

* SympatheticAdulterer: Miya, Ami's mother, initially came to the beach in order to reignite her romance with her husband, but said husband is negligent and only focused on trying to sell beachfront property. By the end of her relationship events, Miya is taking a call from him while in the process of cheating on him with the protagonist, and the husband only cares about if she's talked the protagonist into buying a timeshare.

* WindmillCrusader: Ami is a self-proclaimed activist that accuses the fisherman protagonist of animal murder when they first meet, and doesn't understand why sharks keep trying to attack her while she's swimming in the middle of open water with a signpost advocating for shark rights.

* DealWithTheDevil: At the end of Octavia's date events, she has the player sign an actual contract before engaging in lovemaking...and then reveals that she's tricked the player into signing over their soul, and that her room is filled with tormented souls, but she enjoyed the sex enough to keep them alive (for now).

* NaiveEverygirl: Emerelda is far less knowledgable about humans than the game's three other mer-women, wanting to know if grass is slimy like seaweed, or if ice cream is different from regular frozen water because humans add dirt to it.
* OurMermaidsAreDifferent: The base cast features three mermaids (including the shopkeep), one of which temporarily transforms into a human with a kiss and another that requires a potion to transform (and it's never stated how the shopkeep transformed), and one octopus-girl that chooses not to take on a human form.
* SympatheticAdulterer: Miya, Ami's mother, initially came to the beach in order to reignite her romance with her husband, but said husband is negligent and only focused on trying to sell beachfront property. By the end of her relationship events, Miya is taking a call from him while in the process of cheating on him with the protagonist, and the husband only cares if she's talked the protagonist into buying a timeshare.

* WalkingSwimsuitScene: Although you can alter their regular costumes, the dating events always depict Lila in her lifeguard one-piece and Miya in a skimpy white bikini.
* WindmillCrusader: Ami is a self-proclaimed activist that accuses the fisherman protagonist of animal murder and doesn't understand why sharks keep trying to attack her while she's carrying pro-animal signs.