
A murder mystery visual novel with a romantic twist. The killer is randomly chosen at the start of each playthrough, and you may unknowingly fall in love with them. How will your story come to its end? Will you bring the killer to justice, fall in love with them, or die at their hands?
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Drops of Death is a murder mystery visual novel where the killer is randomly chosen at the start of the game.
Featuring four dateable characters, this romantic story has a deadly twist: you may unknowingly fall in love with the killer. Not all love is innocent, and it’s up to you to decide if you can look past their actions or bring them to justice.
Drops of Death is a killer dating sim not for the faint of heart.
Adrien is a college student trying to destress from classes by going to the school’s pool. What should’ve been a relaxing nightly swim quickly turns into a bloody nightmare when a hooded killer emerges. Adrien barely manages to escape the killer’s clutches. Traumatized and with the case ongoing, Adrien can’t help but feel the killer is watching them, waiting to finish what they started.
Choose your pronouns, with the option to choose between two different appearances for Adrien.

Edwin is Adrien’s best friend and a fellow marketing major, who is part of an active campus fraternity. He can be very protective of Adrien’s well-being and has walked them home to ensure their safety a number of times. However, Edwin has shown extreme bouts of jealousy when Adrien displays the slightest interest in others.
Would a best friend really go to such lengths to "protect" someone they hold so dear?
Fawn is an energetic and knowledgeable detective who runs her own true crime blog called Fawning for Crime. Though she can be annoying (especially to Detective Singh), she loves talking about a killer’s motive and unsolved cases. Some may say her passion for crime is a bit…unhinged.
Could this cute and bubbly true crime lover really be capable of murder?
Natasha is a quiet college student who was on the school’s swim team until she was advised to leave for unknown reasons. The experience she had with her teammates wasn’t pleasant and led to her being distant and at arm's length with others—except her older brother, Anton.
Can grudges with old teammates be strong enough to kill?
Nick Singh is a young homicide detective in charge of leading the murder investigation. Growing up he always wanted to be a detective, and eventually he started his career in his hometown, but was relocated to this smaller suburb. Up until now, he’s been forced to do paperwork and small, uninteresting cases.
Would a man who vowed to protect others really commit such a horrendous crime?

Four romance options
Randomized killer
Unlock ability to preselect the killer after completing a full playthrough
180k+ words
50+ endings, where your choices matter
Partial voice acting
Choose your pronouns, with two appearance options for Adrien
Collect evidence
35+ illustrated backgrounds
30+ illustrated CGs
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Languages: English
Engagement
Hours played at review time, across 41 reviews with recorded playtime.
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My first playthrough was blind, and I actually forgot I could be dating the killer until they pulled a weapon on me during our last date, and I was gobsmacked. My second playthrough, every laugh, weird face, action, etc had me on edge, and when I got to my third date with my chosen love interest, I kept praying that they wouldn't kill me. I am really enjoying this game, especially as although the basic story-line/premise is the same each time, your choices make the wider story different with each playthrough
I have mixed feelings with this game. Overall, the sensation is pretty good. I indeed enjoy playing it. I waited for the releace since I tried the demo, so maybe I was a bit hyped. The illustrations are gorgeous, the romanceable characters are way so different between them, so you'll sure find one which story you enjoy. It's fairly comfortable to replay, you have the buttons to skip unreaded text (it get's a bit messy at some points, but it's good enough). I love to match the avatar body type with my desired pronouns. I just wish that I could pick between the two voices too (but that's just an tiny detail). The bad side? Well, if you were searching for a deep investigation, you'll be disappointed. You don't get clues neither a solid investigation route. You're just a college student, investigate is the police's work. Also, the different crime motivations are a bit... weird. Some of them are credible, some of them doesn't work greatly. I'd like to point that I enjoyed the story. It's good, there are nice secondary characters, almost everything makes sense and I do recomend it. Just know that you won't be doing the investigation.
At first, i thought it was pretty interesting on my first playthrough. However, after i replay, i realized the story HARDLY changed, so it got boring pretty quick. it's little buggy as well. I'd be willing to replay this game if i could in the future. I, however, wouldn't recommend this to anyone who wants to see a multiple stories in different routes.
if you see me getting manipulated by a blonde man, do NOT help me. i am exactly where i want to be.
i love this game but every killer reveal is just junko enoshimaing it up pretty much
I love this game, I like the characters and how well written they are. I love the art and character designs. The fact you can romance the killer is exciting to me. I love how some of the reactions and dialogue change with who is the killer and if they are your romance option. I wish there were more ways you can make the MC have some choices in what you like, just as a personalization thing but thats a nitpick. either way love the game.
This game executes its premise very well! Each character has an interesting and believable motive when selected as the killer, and even when they're not you can still see the seeds of were those motivations came from. The case is interesting, the characters are fun to romance both as innocent or killers, and the little details in routes that show up only if one specific character is the killer are really fun to discover on replays. I think my only complaint is that it wasn't immediately clear to me originally when I would be "locking in" to a characters route. But once I figured it out it was easy to go for the routes I wanted on subsequent replays. Overall I had an amazing time trying to get every achievement, and try out as many routes as I could at least once! Definitely a recommendation if you love visual novels and a bit of drama and intrigue.
I've only played one route so far (Edwin innocent romance) but I can say that this game is SO amazing and fun. I enjoyed hearing about it before it was out on social media, had it wish listed until its release, and was absolutely not disappointed. The characters are charming, the storyline is rich, and the mystery is so fun. I can't wait to get more content in another playthrough!! (I also love the option to choose who the killer is after the first playthrough. amazing decision!!)
I enjoyed this way more than I thought I would. Each romance is actually really charming (I am personally biased towards Singh), and the random killer feature makes each playthrough engaging. You can also use the "skip" feature if you just want to get all the content in different playthroughs without replaying what you've already seen. It can be fairly unserious and requires some suspension of belief, but it's really fun if you just play without expecting it to be something it's not. I hope more people play and enjoy this game!
This is great game to play with a warm cup of tea and a rainy night. The right amount of tension and scares, while still not being to scary (your mileage may vary).
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