Frogwares

The Sinking City

The Sinking City is a game of investigation genre taking place in a fictional open world inspired by the works of H.P. Lovecraft. The player incarnates a private investigator in 1920s, who finds himself in a city of New England, Oakmont Massachusetts. It's currently suffering from extensive waterflood, and its cause is clearly supernatural.

Released: 27 June 2019
Developer: Frogwares
Publisher: Bigben Interactive
Engine: Unreal Engine 4
Perspective: Third person
Age rating: PEGI 18 · ESRB M
Controller: Full controller support
Metacritic: 71/100
Steam recommendations: 5,203
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S · PlayStation 4 · PC (Microsoft Windows) · PlayStation 5 · Xbox One · Nintendo Switch
Genres: Shooter · Puzzle · Role-playing (RPG) · Adventure
Estimated owners: 200,000–500,000 (est.)

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Player rating: 70
Critic rating: 138
Ratings counted: 75.8%
Steam reviews: 28
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The Sinking City

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Crossplay System requirements 16 GB RAM Download size 50.0 GB Steam Deck Playable Player counts 324

The Sinking City

The story

The city trembles on the brink of madness. Can you investigate this beleaguered town and untangle the tragic extent of its failings or will you be driven beyond madness yourself?

The Sinking City