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Powered by Unreal Engine 5, The Sinking City Remastered brings the eerie, atmospheric world of Oakmont back to life with enhanced gameplay and fully relit environments, perfect for both newcomers and returning players.

The Sinking City Remastered is a lovecraftian, third-person shooter and story rich game developed and published by Frogwares.
Released on February 26th 2021 is available only on Windows in 16 languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Polish, Arabic, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Czech, Turkish and Ukrainian.

It has received 4,653 reviews of which 3,503 were positive and 1,150 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.3 out of 10. 😊

The game is currently priced at 39.99€ on Steam, but you can find it for less on Instant Gaming.

The Steam community has classified The Sinking City Remastered into these genres:

Lovecraftian Third-Person Shooter Story Rich Detective Exploration Horror RPG Open World Psychological Horror Third Person Action-Adventure Action RPG Choices Matter Conversation Action Narration Atmospheric Realistic Adventure Thriller

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System requirements

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Windows
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS: Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
  • Processor: Intel Core i7-7700, 3.60GHz
  • Memory: 16 GB RAM
  • Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
  • DirectX: Version 12
  • Storage: 50 GB available space

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Dec. 2025
Amazing but flawed. While it starts with an unpleasant first impression, with a janky camera, animations and unimpressive combat, it develops into a well-made, unique detective mystery game based on Lovecraftian lore. The writing is excellent and is probably the main reason to pick this game up. I like how the morality of every choice is always called into question, and how there is no 'correct' choice — every decision you make has its own shade of grey. Also the way you solve cases by adding evidence into your "Mind Palace" is really unique and well done. One thing I especially want to mention is the empty, useless open world, which unfortunately detracts from the overall experience. As for the remastered version of the game, it runs exceptionally badly for a game that doesn't even look particularly good and, if you enable ray-traced reflections, enjoy stuttering every two seconds. Plus, for some reason, there is no motion blur toggle, which is completely insane for a remaster of a video game released in 2025. If you enjoy good Lovecraftian stories, this game is definitely for you and I would recommend it.
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Dec. 2025
TLDR The Sinking City feels like a game created by authors and artists, then coded by monkeys. If you’re looking for a Lovecraftian detective experience, it’s absolutely worth playing. The atmosphere, story, character dialogue, and voice acting are all phenomenal. The moral choices are genuine dilemmas rather than simple good/evil prompts. If Lovecraft is what you’re here for, buy it. That said, the positives end there. The game objectively feels terrible to play. Your character controls like a tank on ice skates. Combat is easily the worst part: the moment you engage an “enemy,” your sanity drops and you’re hit with a disorienting fisheye lens effect. As someone who does not get motion sickness, the effect is extremely nauseating and cannot be disabled. The resource management system makes no sense and feels like a chore. Rather than make crafting resources scarce, they are abundant, as chests refill when you walk away. You just have an extremely limited inventory, making it a minor inconvenience in between fights rather than something you actually have to manage. Environments also suffer from repetition. There are basically three interior layout templates, all some variation of a three-story building; but the interior design team does impressive work disguising the sameness and making each space feel distinct. All of these negatives only highlight how well the game nails its story and atmosphere. The Sinking City is clunky, jank, and at times outright annoying to play… yet its narrative and world-building are so good that it’s still worth it for fans of cosmic horror.
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Nov. 2025
What happens when Lovecraft's works collide into one comprehensive universe, then mix with further occult myths like the Golem of Prague and undead Mayan? The Sinking City is exactly that, a rough but charming melting pot of cosmic horror and esotericism by the underfunded AA Ukrainian studio Frogwares. There are so many problems with its gameplay, especially repetitive combat against the same 4 types of enemy, the over-reliance on the crafting system and the overused repetitive level layouts. Yet despite all that, the city of Oakmont and its eerie but memorable stories carry such a great atmosphere that I'd recommend this game to anyone who loves the weird fiction genre. There's something truly special about being thrown into a bizarre, decaying but fully believable world and stumbling upon its strange characters and moments that make you pause and question things. And that's why The Sinking City is one of the most authentic Lovecraft games for me, an imperfect but truly unforgettable experience.
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Sept. 2025
I almost got put off from the start by slightly wonky combat, but decided to power through and see what this game is really about - because killing things clearly isn't the main attraction here. I'm very glad I did, because it turned out to be one of the most atmospheric, chilling horrors/thrillers I've had the pleasure to play. There's an omnipresent sense of dread in it, which is why I find the name so fitting - it's a "sinking feeling" of things going from bad to increasingly harrowing levels of "WORSE". Fear of the Unknown is the strongest of them all, according to Lovecraft - and this game capitalizes on that pretty damn well. It doesn't shock you with predictable gore or jump-scares. Instead - it seeps into your being as something you can't quite identify, yet find delightfully terrifying. Unraveling the threads of its story while playing detective is the core gameplay thing here, and is quite gripping, just because of how original and unpredictable the writing is. This was an entirely random find which turned out as a hidden gem !
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April 2025
I don't care what people say about the mechanics. Yeah, it's annoying sometimes, but it's actually a really good game worth checking out if you like Lovecraftian horror.
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Frequently Asked Questions

The Sinking City Remastered is currently priced at 39.99€ on Steam.

The Sinking City Remastered is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 39.99€ on Steam.

The Sinking City Remastered received 3,503 positive votes out of a total of 4,653 achieving a rating of 7.33.
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The Sinking City Remastered was developed and published by Frogwares.

The Sinking City Remastered is playable and fully supported on Windows.

The Sinking City Remastered is not playable on MacOS.

The Sinking City Remastered is not playable on Linux.

The Sinking City Remastered is a single-player game.

There are 6 DLCs available for The Sinking City Remastered. Explore additional content available for The Sinking City Remastered on Steam.

The Sinking City Remastered does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

The Sinking City Remastered does not support Steam Remote Play.

The Sinking City Remastered is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

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