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As a private investigator in flooded Oakmont, trace supernatural cases, connect clues, and face horrors that threaten your sanity.
Released 26 Feb 2021
Investigate Flooded Oakmont
Connect Crime Clues
Search City Archives
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.
Developed by Frogwares · Published by Frogwares
You play as private investigator Charles Reed, drawn to the partly submerged city of Oakmont while seeking answers to his disturbing visions. Supernatural forces are unsettling the city and its inhabitants, and Reed investigates the mysteries behind them.
Examine crime scenes, search for evidence, question residents, and consult city archives to follow leads. Connect findings in the Mind Palace and use clues to identify where to go next; cases can present morally difficult choices and may have different solutions.
Explore Oakmont on foot, by boat, or in a diving suit, and confront human opponents and nightmarish creatures with weapons and crafted supplies. Encounters and supernatural experiences affect Reed’s mental health, while experience and perks offer some character progression.
Players who enjoy the game often praise Oakmont’s oppressive, Lovecraftian atmosphere, the story and voice performances, and the satisfaction of gathering evidence and connecting clues themselves. Some also value its morally difficult choices. Criticism frequently focuses on long trips across the city and repetitive cases, clunky combat, reused environments, and technical or interface problems; these experiences vary among reviewers.
Experience the Lovecraftian horror of The Sinking City in a whole new light. This Unreal Engine 5 remaster brings the game's eerie atmosphere to life with stunning visuals and enhanced features. Dive into Oakmont's mysteries and unravel the city's descent into madness.
Remaster Highlights:
Lumen Global Illumination and ray tracing
4K textures and extra environmental details
FSR, DLSS, and Frame Generation support
HDR, photo mode
Improvements to controls, combat, game balance, crowds, and tutorials
Game Description:
The Sinking City is an adventure and investigation game set in an open world inspired by the universe of H.P. Lovecraft, the master of Horror. The half-submerged city of Oakmont is gripped by supernatural forces. You're a private investigator, and you have to uncover the truth of what has possessed the city… and the minds of its inhabitants.
Game Pillars:
An oppressive atmosphere and story inspired by the universe of H.P. Lovecraft.
A vast open world that can be explored on foot, by boat, in a diving suit…
High replay value thanks to an open investigation system: each case can be solved in a number of ways, with different possible endings depending on your actions.
An arsenal of weapons from the 1920s with which to take on nightmarish creatures.
Manage your mental health to untangle the truth behind the madness.
| Platforms | Windows |
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| Achievements | 28 |
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| Controller support | Xbox |
| Controller required | No |
| DLC / extras | 6 listed on Steam |
| DRM / EULA |
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| Metacritic | 71/100 View on Metacritic |
