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The Sinking City Remastered
For players who want investigation in a supernatural city, The Sinking City Remastered offers open-world exploration and cases with multiple possible solutions. It costs ≈ $4.95 at 
GOG. The Steam PC version is single-player, so its cases and journeys through Oakmont are experienced solo. Travel on foot, by boat, and in a diving suit gives exploration several forms, and full controller support lets you choose your preferred controls. Compare $39.99 on Steam with $39.99 at GOG when weighing this investigation-focused adventure.
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Past 36 months · Updated dailyHistorical Low~ $3.992023-11Current Low Across Stores~ $35.99Steamvs. Historical Low+802%
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01About The Sinking City Remastered
As a private investigator, you explore Oakmont, a half-submerged city gripped by supernatural forces and madness. Investigate cases across an open world on foot, by boat, or in a diving suit, and face nightmarish creatures with weapons from the 1920s. English interface and full audio are supported. The Steam PC version offers full controller support. 75%% of 5,508 Steam player reviews are positive.
Credits
Developer
Frogwares
Publisher
Frogwares
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Steam PC edition data · 2026-11-10
02Before you buy
Language and controls
The Steam PC version has full controller support. English is available for the interface and full audio.
Exploration and investigations
Explore on foot, by boat, or in a diving suit. Cases can be solved in different ways, and choices can lead to different endings.
03Frequently asked questions
What is The Sinking City Remastered about?
You play a private investigator uncovering the supernatural forces affecting the half-submerged city of Oakmont.
How do you explore Oakmont?
You can explore the open world on foot, by boat, and in a diving suit.
Do choices affect the outcome?
Cases can be solved in multiple ways, and your actions can lead to different endings.
Popular Steam reviews
Native-language selection · 10 reviewsSelected helpful reviews in this language show both recommendations and criticisms. This selection does not represent the overall positive rating; opinions reflect the version reviewed.
RecommendedSteam player
Hey, you. Yes, you. I know you're rifling through Steam reviews wondering if this title is worth your time. You're a cosmic horror fan. You crave the unknowable, the unfathomable. You chew through horror fiction hoping to find something - anything - that will scratch that itch for Lovecraft. Your love of weird has you forever chasing the dragon across books, games, and films...except that metaphorical dragon is a 100 foot tall Great Old One with an octopus head. You know this isn't an action game, but that doesn't deter you. It's glitchy, yes, but you're not here for cutting edge gameplay. You've showed up for the atmosphere, the writing, and the infinite malignity of the stars. And yes. It delivers these in spades. "The Sinking City" is messy and sometimes tedious, but its shortcomings are worth putting up with for a fantastic voyage into a very accurate and immersive Lovecraftian vision.Show moreShow less
12.9 hours at review319 people found this helpful
Not recommendedSteam player
Do not buy this game whatsoever. If you want this game buy it on origin or frogwares website. This is a old version of the game pirated by nacon. The origin version is the full game made by frogwares with dlc.Show moreShow less
9.6 hours at review1,152 people found this helpful
RecommendedSteam player
After 36 hours of a true joy, I will give this game a BIG thumbs up. It is perfect for every bookworm with a Lovecraft kink and for people who like detectives. Here is my list of pros and contras: Pros - The story - it is amazing with a lot of Lovecraft references - The atmosphere - with a good story and a beautiful world comes a good atmosphere - Characters and their acting - Fights - for the 1st half of the game they were REALLY difficult and I tried to avoid them - that is how it has to be for a newcomer who sees the abominations fot the 1st time. Then I got more experience and ammo and fights became passable - Gameplay - if you select the hard difficulty then you will really have to use your head to pass the cases, as you need to search and think a lot (it could be not an advantage for someone) Contras - The whole game feels a bit unfinished - crowd behaves very strangely (like in Cyberpunk after release), some textures are broken (but as I said, overall the world still feels real) - Choices - sadly, they do not really matter (but it was actually a pleasure for my ego to remain a fair guy and help people, heh) - Character leveling system is poor and boring - Gameplay starts feeling very repetitive after 20th hour So, as I said, if you read any Lovecraft's tale once (I've read like 30+ of them) and you find his worlds fascinating then just RELAX, BUY THIS ON SALE AND ENJOY. I am simple Russian guy, so sorry for my English, thanks for reading this and have FUNShow moreShow less
36.2 hours at review309 people found this helpful
Not recommendedSteam player
DONT BUY THIS HACKED AND PIRATED GAME ON STEAM! You can find the original game on the Gamesplanet website. The Pirated game works and all that, but instead using your money on someone that has scammed a game company, use it on them that have really made this game FROGWARES.Show moreShow less
30.3 hours at review903 people found this helpful
RecommendedSteam player
This game had a long history of Publisher and Developer feud unfortunately and didn't deserve any of it cause it's a great game and savagely underrated. First the EGS Exclusivity for a year then the ownership issues which led to lots of criticism by the community as well. Now coming to the recent release on Steam which was released back on Feb. 2021 it was a pirated version and faced major criticism again as it should be, finally in June they released a big 14 GB update which brought back working achievements, deleted all the pirated DLCs from the game including the Save files (which some players like me had who played the pirated version for a bit) and made the game legit, then it had only the Standard Edition. Now very recently in 16th Sept they added yet another 200 MB update and also included the Necronomicon Edition for purchase which includes The Investigator Pack and Worshippers of the Necronomicon story DLC, lastly making the game complete and a legit purchase for the first time! Some people who bought the pirated version back in Feb/June(60% sale) are complaining like idiots that they bought the Complete Edition which they didn't at the first place, now that Nacon fixed the game and started adding DLCs they are demanding free DLCs which shouldn't happen at all. Finally coming to the game itself: Frogwares did a commendable job in creating an underrated Masterpiece! I mean what a game it is, literally all of the time it gave me chills of horror and suspense at the same time when roaming around the game's open world solving mysteries and Side cases which are plentiful, this game also has nice boss battles with monsters in some Story/Side cases and in the open world full of infested areas where they spawn indefinitely which can be used to farm XPs, Skill points, Crafting materials and ammo. The story of the game is inspired from H. P. Lovecraft's work and focuses on a Detective named Charles Reed who comes to Oakmont to solve the mystery of his strange psychic powers/visions which granted him supernatural powers of deducing mysteries and cases like no man could. My Rating: It's a fully open world non linear Detective action adventure and crime/mystery game interesting boss battles and combat, best part of the game is solving cases through Mind Palace and deducing hints and connecting them to another theory (bit like Sherlock Holmes). The hero also got lots of outfits to choose from and enough weapons in his arsenal to take down enemies. 9.5/10 Knowledge points from me. *No game should suffer like The Sinking City, it deserves all of the recognition it gets after all it's a great game for the suited players. I'm thankful that i finally got the game on Steam and i bought the Necronomicon Edition as well.Show moreShow less
35.6 hours at review250 people found this helpful
Not recommendedSteam player
UPDATE 01/16/2024 FROGWARES VERSION HAS BEEN RELEASED! UPDATE 01/03/2024 As of the late morning of January 2nd Frogwares has won full control of the publishing rights for The Sinking City and ending their legal battle with Nacon. A new version of the game with all the optimizations and content will be arriving soon. It is unclear still how the new version will be distributed but I'll update my review as more information becomes available. Details here: https://www.pcgamer.com/the-sinking-city-legal-battle-ends-with-victory-for-frogwares-new-version-of-the-game-coming-soon/ UPDATE 01/04/2024 After some minor investigation, it would appear Frogwares will be updating the Steam version to the enhanced Xbox Series X|S and PS5 ports which include all the patches and enhancements from those versions. In addition, those with the DLC pass will get the DLCs that never made it to the Steam version. Those who don't will still have to buy the DLCs later on. Original PSA: !!!!DO NOT BUY THE STEAM VERSION!!!! Frogwares, the developers of this game, do not support or even ENDORSE this version of the game. In fact, the legal nightmare this game was with their publisher has forced them into now self-publishing their games for the foreseeable future. There's a lot of history here, and its worth it to look up Youtube videos covering what happened, but the issue now is that the Steam version is missing a bunch of the DLCs and doesn't have the next-gen patches from the PS5/Xbox Series X|S version of the game meaning the Steam version is INFERIOR in every conceivable way. It's insanely buggy, has poor performance, and for some people it doesn't even work. This is the part where I would tell you what you can do, however, I cannot. Originally, Frogwares self published the game themselves on a website called GamesPlanet. This is the version of the game they updated with the DLCs and it seems even the next-gen patches were going to be applied. However, that version of the game was mysteriously taken down recently and now Frogwares legally can't comment about it. Kinda strange that, all of the sudden, Nacon put their crummy version on sale for dirt cheap. Really makes you think, doesn't it? This is no longer true. Please read the update if you haven't.Show moreShow less
1.7 hours at review718 people found this helpful
RecommendedSteam player
After about 24 hours, I can say that I have finished The Sinking City to 100%; all the endings, all the side cases, everything, and although it is a game that has its flaws (such as those that I will discuss below) the whole package I think is more than recommendable for fans of Lovecraftian literature, but what about for the rest? It's a bit more complicated... Starting with the positive points, The Sinking City has a stellar setting, script and art direction, it's genuinely excellent; throughout my journey through Oakmont there were quite a few moments where I stood simply admiring the scenery, the decrepitness of the place, the grotesqueness of its corners... I could almost smell the sea and the rot as I was playing. The masterful way in which the guys at Frogwares have spun the whole script (at times slightly predictable if you have already read the bibliography of the aforementioned Lovecraft) is really commendable, at no time did I feel that the plot was thinning. Most of the Side Cases are, likewise, very well written! This is one of the few games where I've read absolutely every newspaper clipping and lore memo I've come across. Now, about the worst parts... it's more than clear that there was an intention somewhere to make this game last "a bit longer" than the original script gave for it, and that's why we have good Side Cases, mediocre Side Cases and absolutely terrible Side Cases that have no reason to exist other than to artificially lengthen a game that could have lasted about 5 hours less, and I'm not talking about Side Cases where the narrative is terrible, I'm talking about literal Fetch Quests throughout the city that reward you with absolutely nothing and you have to do them twice! "Functional Brain Cylinders" and "Defunct Brain Cylinders" is basically the same horrible side quest.... one is in the base game and the other is in the Merciful Madness DLC, then there's "All That Glitters" in the original game and "Fool's Gold", which is exactly the same, and in the same DLC as "Defunct Brain Cylinders". "Mystic Tomes" is also on a par with those previously mentioned. It's a very poor excuse to artificially lengthen the hours of gameplay, and although I did them (in the hope of receiving a reward in the form of lore, if nothing else) I regret it. As another of the negative points that have dragged down my experience is the entire combat system (and tied to it, the crafting system). This game would have benefited greatly from NOT having combat or crafting, as simple as that, since the one it has is clunky, slow, and is implemented half-heartedly, making each encounter unpleasant and practically from the first encounter you decide not to fight again, running and leaving the enemies behind. As a last negative detail, after several hours playing the game my right index finger got stiff from having to constantly press the trigger to sprint, couldn't it have been a toggle? Charles' movement speed is very slow, so sprinting everywhere becomes absolutely more than necessary, and ends up being painful. Having said all that, I still highly recommend The Sinking City to any fan of the cosmic horror genre, Lovecraft mythology or fans of games with an oppressive atmosphere and rich narrative. I'm looking forward to the recently announced The Sinking City 2, and I can only encourage Frogwares with their next projects and thank you to those of you who have read me so far.Show moreShow less
24.5 hours at review213 people found this helpful
Not recommendedSteam player
The Stinkin' Sh*tty An older version of the game featuring: • No achievements. • No DLC. • No cloud saves. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYTSt5oOr5g I'd only recommend buying this if you're a collector of removed games. 🐸 Proper version of The Sinking City: Released by developer Frogwares https://steamcommunity.com/app/1151760/ 💩 Phony version of The Sinking City: Released by publisher Nacon https://steamcommunity.com/app/750130/ https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2408843582Show moreShow less
0.7 hours at review549 people found this helpful
RecommendedSteam player
I almost didn't buy it after reading the flood of negative reviews, what I found is a lovingly crafted atmosphere along with rich storytelling and immersive gameplay. This game has extremely dark themes; self harm, family abuse, racial injustice etc. On the other hand there is also some clever dark humour. The genre is a mix of Detective, RPG and Survival Horror. I guess some of the negativity comes from people who only wanted one of those things. A common complaint seems to be "The Combat" and I have no idea what their problem is, I found it to be a very simple and intuitive experience with satisfying gunplay. At first it can be intense but is very easy to figure out and it is not punishing at all, if you do somehow die it just reloads the last checkpoint which is never far away. The concept of limited resources is executed perfectly imo, I always seem to have just enough bullets to survive a situation and it feels rewarding to be prepared, scouring for more when needed. Venturing into barricaded streets marked as "infested area" is one way to find more but is completely optional so it's funny to see that complained about too. You can also earn from side missions (they're actually good too) and search any empty houses you come across. The only really bad thing in this game is "Optimization", it lags sharply at some moments but at least stabilizes itself pretty quickly. I can see how frustrating it is hand-in-hand with having a combat system at all, since it is prone to happen when a new area and several enemies spawn all at once, but I see it as it's own separate issue, besides it never actually caused me to die. The Detective work in this game is generally pretty easy but not always. It lets go of your hand sometimes and you just have to read through the clues you collected so far and piece together where to investigate next e.g. you may need to look up a birth record or business address at the newspaper or city hall archives, I felt a real sense of accomplishment in figuring these things out. Naturally this type of game requires some patience and attention span, to fully appreciate the depths of the story and cases. For me the most tedious part is to go over some crime scenes with a fine-toothed comb to collect every clue, but at least the game tells you once everything has been found in an area. Traversal can also be daunting at first but gets easier when you find all the phone booths to "fast travel" between, it's such a detailed environment anyway that it can be nice to just soak in on a boat ride or jog while thinking about your next step. In 30 hours I beat my first play-through of the main story alongside about 7 side missions (it's a good idea to multi-task them) However this is one of those games that doesn't return you to the open world after the final mission, so make sure to do a manual save a bit before the finale. I will also give it a replay anyway since there are many multiple choice moments with interesting plot results. In conclusion I highly recommend giving The Sinking City a chance if it calls to you.Show moreShow less
31.6 hours at review157 people found this helpful
Not recommendedSteam player
Unfortuinatly, this version of the game is blatant theivery by Nacon games, please buy it from the actual developerShow moreShow less
1.2 hours at review544 people found this helpful
Source: original Steam user reviews. Helpful votes are an archived snapshot, not live data. Last collected: 08/15/2026.