The Sinking City

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Summary

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.

Storyline

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?


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The Sinking City Reviews & Ratings

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Review by mynameiscalled [user]
April 25, 2022

Amazing game!Loved my playthrough, the overall vibe of the game is amazing, that is, of course, if you are a fan of anything Lovecraft.Amazing game!Loved my playthrough, the overall vibe of the game is amazing, that is, of course, if you are a fan of anything Lovecraft.Sadly, there are setbacks as well - I personally hated the overall combat mechanic of the game - felt really clunky and not very enjoyable, but everything else was very fun! I do have to wonder why the cinematics felt so low resolution/quality but it's not a really big turn off.Would most definitely recommend this game to anybody who's into horror-noir detective movies/games.

67
Review by Generación Xbox
May 17, 2021

The Sinking City is a good investigation game that is weighed down by repetitive and tedious combat, along with some outdated technical details. If you are a Lovecraft lover you should give it a chance.

84
Review by SomosXbox
May 17, 2021

The Sinking City Xbox Series X|S is an improved version of the game that arrived on Xbox One, with a solid technical finish, but little polish, leaving us with a bittersweet feeling. Speaking of the gameplay part, investigation phases stand out, because they are very well crafted and the feeling of being investigating is well made.

80
Review by TheXboxHub
April 28, 2021

It is always strange to replay a game, especially one like The Sinking City; a game that is quite hefty in terms of the hours required. But with this next-gen edition, this is never an issue and it’s been a delight to head back in to the world it delivers - mostly thanks to the new tweaks making it feel like you are playing a new game at times. From the fast loading times to the texture of rain on a coat, The Sinking City now feels wonderful.

100
Review by OfCourse [user]
March 21, 2021

Developers took Lovecraft's work and spun it into the new cult of "racism bad". Except they did it for the FISH people, who became that wayDevelopers took Lovecraft's work and spun it into the new cult of "racism bad". Except they did it for the FISH people, who became that way because of their cult devoted to a literal FISH DEMON who is in league with a ELDRICH HORROR. So they try to portray those understandably untrusted and discriminated horrific mutants as oppressed victims of KKK, to make parallels with American blacks. Well what happens when KKK are the only ones whos actively fighting a worshipers of the cult to EDRICH HORROR? No matter how you try to humanize the FISH people, the KKK look like the good guys, you absolute pillocks. Developers wanted to be so woke and give Lovecraft's racism a middle finger so badly, they did a full circle and made the KKK look rational. Incredible, just amazing.The gameplay is poorly made and boring.

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Game Information
Release Date June 27, 2019
Publisher Bigben Interactive, Frogwares, Frogwares
Content Rated M (Mature)
Game Modes Single player
Player Perspectives Third person
Genres Shooter, Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Themes Action, Horror, Open world, Mystery
Platforms PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S