The Sinking City Remastered

The Sinking City Remastered

Steam Deck Playable

Frogwares · Lovecraftian · Feb 26, 2021

Worth it for the right player.

At $39.99. It has been as low as $5.99.

76%
Mostly Positive
6k player reviews
High confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Graphics: 58 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 29 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 127 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 26 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Performance: 24 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 6k player reviews · updated 2 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
18% of themes are praise36% are divided46% are caveats
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
• Excellent visual remaster that brings Oakmont and its environs to life with significantly better visuals and extra detail compared to the original version.
58 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
- Voice acting is good, especially the main character that naield that "private eye" style of voice.
29 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love2 themes
Graphics58 reviews
Audio29 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Story and characters178 reviews
74%
Gameplay87 reviews
72%
Optimization23 reviews
39%
Interface15 reviews
60%
Players complain% still recommend
Combat127 reviews
73%
Crashes26 reviews
46%
Performance24 reviews
46%
Difficulty21 reviews
81%
Bugs16 reviews
69%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. One more theme was raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and is not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $39.99. The lowest we've tracked is $5.99.

5 points recordedtoday · $39.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
76%
Mostly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
28
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.