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The Sinking City Remastered

Frogwares · 2021-02-26

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ActionAdventure

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Third person

Releases: Feb 26, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Jun 27, 2019 (Xbox One), Feb 19, 2021 (PlayStation 5), Jun 27, 2019 (PlayStation 4), Sep 12, 2019 (Nintendo Switch), Apr 28, 2021 (Xbox Series X|S)

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 an Action, Adventure game released in 2021, priced at $39.99, with an estimated 200,000 .. 500,000 owners and a Mostly Positive sentiment (75% of 5710 reviews).

80
playing now
75%
positive of 5.7k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
70/100
critic score (15 outlets, IGDB)
70/100
IGDB user rating (125 ratings)
4.07★
PlayStation Store rating (3,370 ratings)
21h
to beat · rushed 15h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$39.99
steam price (US)

80 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 20:00 UTC (census sample)

The Sinking City is a 2019 action-adventure game developed by Frogwares and inspired by the works of horror fiction author H. P. Lovecraft. Set in the fictional city of Oakmont, Massachusetts during the 1920s, the story follows private investigator and war veteran Charles W. Reed as he searches for clues to the cause of the terrifying visions plaguing him, and becomes embroiled in the mystery of Oakmont's unrelenting flooding.

Trailer

The Sinking City Remastered trailer thumbnail

The Sinking City Remastered - Launch Trailer (Free For Existing Owners) | PS5 Games

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Health check

Healthy
  • · 80 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 493 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~62/week).
  • · Review velocity down 12% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 6% of 28,202 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 114k–257k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 5,710 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$4.99-90%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $3.99 at Steam (2023-11-21) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $49.99 · on sale 61 of 68 observed days · $1.00 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
17117120212026Week of 2021-02-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 58 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 44 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 122 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 117 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 48 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 125 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 49 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 110 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 122 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 44 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 171 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 76 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 148 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 48 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 111 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 86 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 22 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

173232026-09-16 06:00 — 64 players2026-09-17 13:00 — 103 players2026-09-18 21:00 — 128 players2026-09-20 04:00 — 60 players2026-09-21 12:00 — 70 players2026-09-22 20:00 — 120 players2026-09-24 03:00 — 44 players2026-09-25 11:00 — 48 players2026-09-26 18:00 — 98 players2026-09-28 02:00 — 67 players2026-09-29 09:00 — 40 players2026-09-30 17:00 — 62 players2026-10-02 00:00 — 46 players2026-10-03 08:00 — 60 players2026-10-04 16:00 — 112 players2026-10-05 23:00 — 75 players2026-10-07 07:00 — 28 players2026-10-08 14:00 — 80 players2026-10-09 22:00 — 76 players2026-10-11 05:00 — 42 players2026-10-12 13:00 — 66 players2026-10-13 21:00 — 71 players2026-10-15 04:00 — 32 players2026-10-15 20:00 — 80 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
1705Mar 2021Aug 2026Mar 2021 — avg 49 · peak 235May 2021 — avg 5 · peak 21Jul 2021 — avg 32 · peak 76Sep 2021 — avg 45 · peak 429Nov 2021 — avg 33 · peak 109Jan 2022 — avg 57 · peak 162Mar 2022 — avg 51 · peak 335May 2022 — avg 25 · peak 55Jul 2022 — avg 131 · peak 393Sep 2022 — avg 118 · peak 405Nov 2022 — avg 73 · peak 233Jan 2023 — avg 66 · peak 288Mar 2023 — avg 68 · peak 192May 2023 — avg 35 · peak 105Jul 2023 — avg 99 · peak 349Sep 2023 — avg 44 · peak 122Nov 2023 — avg 63 · peak 176Jan 2024 — avg 134 · peak 322Mar 2024 — avg 77 · peak 174May 2024 — avg 50 · peak 114Jul 2024 — avg 54 · peak 125Sep 2024 — avg 89 · peak 328Nov 2024 — avg 56 · peak 146Jan 2025 — avg 54 · peak 133Mar 2025 — avg 57 · peak 138May 2025 — avg 68 · peak 209Jul 2025 — avg 35 · peak 83Sep 2025 — avg 36 · peak 91Nov 2025 — avg 41 · peak 101Jan 2026 — avg 55 · peak 188Mar 2026 — avg 39 · peak 90May 2026 — avg 42 · peak 129Jul 2026 — avg 79 · peak 173Aug 2026 — avg 102 · peak 296
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$52.57$4.992020-01-302026-10-142020-01-30 — best price $42.492020-02-14 — best price $46.052020-05-19 — best price $50.022020-12-21 — best price $42.492021-04-20 — best price $17.992021-06-28 — best price $15.992021-09-24 — best price $7.992021-12-20 — best price $35.992022-03-02 — best price $40.052022-05-02 — best price $35.992022-10-14 — best price $6.512022-12-22 — best price $7.992023-04-27 — best price $7.992023-07-13 — best price $39.992024-01-04 — best price $39.992024-03-20 — best price $39.992024-05-20 — best price $9.992024-07-22 — best price $39.992024-10-07 — best price $7.992024-12-12 — best price $7.992025-02-10 — best price $7.992025-04-04 — best price $14.792025-05-20 — best price $39.992025-06-26 — best price $15.992025-08-07 — best price $11.992025-09-25 — best price $9.992025-10-28 — best price $9.992025-12-22 — best price $6.992026-01-23 — best price $9.992026-03-16 — best price $39.992026-04-10 — best price $5.702026-05-21 — best price $5.992026-07-14 — best price $5.992026-08-10 — best price $31.202026-10-07 — best price $49.992026-10-14 — best price $4.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

5.0k1662026-06-01 — 199 pageviews2026-06-05 — 197 pageviews2026-06-09 — 590 pageviews2026-06-13 — 407 pageviews2026-06-17 — 750 pageviews2026-06-21 — 387 pageviews2026-06-25 — 267 pageviews2026-06-29 — 256 pageviews2026-07-03 — 224 pageviews2026-07-07 — 219 pageviews2026-07-11 — 584 pageviews2026-07-15 — 435 pageviews2026-07-19 — 326 pageviews2026-07-23 — 328 pageviews2026-07-27 — 304 pageviews2026-07-31 — 328 pageviews2026-08-04 — 321 pageviews2026-08-08 — 332 pageviews2026-08-12 — 523 pageviews2026-08-16 — 1,172 pageviews2026-08-20 — 2,436 pageviews2026-08-24 — 2,246 pageviews2026-08-28 — 980 pageviews2026-09-01 — 733 pageviews2026-09-05 — 810 pageviews2026-09-09 — 577 pageviews2026-09-13 — 485 pageviews2026-09-17 — 274 pageviews2026-09-21 — 359 pageviews2026-09-25 — 271 pageviews2026-09-29 — 250 pageviews2026-10-03 — 334 pageviews2026-10-07 — 261 pageviews2026-10-10 — 279 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

28
achievements tracked
59.4%
earned "Hook, Line, and Sinker"
10.2%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsCustom Volume ControlsAdjustable DifficultySteam CloudHDR availableFamily Sharing6 DLC

15 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Polish, Arabic, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil…

Post-launch support: 6 DLC released, first 2021-09-16, latest 2024-01-16 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)4,33411%28
Xbox Series (Xbox)56716%28

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

RPGActionHorrorDetectiveAction RPGOpen WorldStory RichExplorationConversationLovecraftian

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Recent updates

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