Is it? I'd really expect submarine sims to be wet. Rather extremely so.

In more seriousness, I think it's fine for this kind of simulator to be 'dry'. There are a million games on the market, each can have its own niche, I think this one appeals to a very specific type of nerd and doesn't need to appeal to the mass market (and really, probably can't without a degree of production value that goes beyond the scope of an indie game; I think to get mass appeal you would probably need hyperrealistic 3D graphics and such).

I would say in this case dry is preferred. It’s a niche thing. Let it be niche :) we need less common denominator content in the world.