The Sinking City
In the 1920s, on the East Coast of the United States, the half-submerged city of Oakmont is gripped by supernatural forces. You're a private investigator, uncovering the truth of what has possessed the city and corrupted the minds of its inhabitants... and yours.
The Sinking City
- Windows
- Mac
- Linux
- Steam Deck (Verified)
Steam Charts, Stats, and Live Player Count
At the moment, The Sinking City has 66 concurrent players online and in-game. This is 93% lower than its previous all-time peak of 998 players achieved on 12/17/2023.
Review History Chart
Track historical review trends and overall ratings for The Sinking City. It has received a total of 4,211 reviews on the Steam store and achieved a Player Score of 73 (Mostly Positive).
Price History Chart
Track historical price changes and trends for The Sinking City. Right now, it costs $7.99 in the Steam Store.
Community Hub Members & Followers Chart
Explore the cumulative breakdown of Steam community hub members for The Sinking City and its growth over time. It currently has 42,855 followers on its community page.
About The Sinking City
The Sinking City is a RPG, Action, and Adventure game developed by Frogwares. On 2/26/2021, it was released on the Steam Store by Frogwares, and Nacon.
Players have rated The Sinking City as "Mostly Positive" out of 4,211 total reviews on the Steam Store. These are split between 3,146 positive reviews and 1,065 negative reviews — an overall 75% positive review rating. Additionally, The Sinking City has earned a metascore of 71 on Metacritic.
It is available for gamers to download and play for $7.99 which is a 80% discount off its base price. It can also be purchased through Nacon Halloween Special, The Sinking City - Deluxe Edition, Lovecraftian Bundle, Rotten Realities, and The Sinking City + Artbook & Soundtrack which give a discount off its base price. The game also has a total of 5 DLC add-ons including: The Sinking City - Experience Boost, The Sinking City - Investigator Pack, and The Sinking City - Worshippers of the Necronomicon available for purchase and download through Steam.
It can be played and ran on Windows systems. It is verified by Valve as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.
It also supports 16 languanges in-game including English, French, Italian, German, and Spanish (Spain). Each language comes with varying levels of support for the in-game interface, audio, and fully translated subtitles.
According to Steam’s category system, The Sinking City supports the following features:
- Steam Cloud
- Family Sharing
- Full controller support
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Trading Cards
- Single-player
- Remote Play on TV
From the Steam community, The Sinking City has been tagged with the following user tags:
- Third Person
- Atmospheric
- Story Rich
- Realistic
- Third-Person Shooter
- Narration
- Choices Matter
- RPG
- Psychological Horror
- Conversation
- Lovecraftian
- Action-Adventure
- Horror
- Action RPG
- Detective
- Open World
- Thriller
- Adventure
- Action
- Exploration
Media & Sceenshots
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DLC & Related Apps
The Sinking City is referenced by 6 other related apps in the Steam Store.
| Image | Name | Type | Release Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | The Sinking City Artbook & OST Bundle | Music | 6/23/2022 | View |
 | The Sinking City - Experience Boost | DLC | 1/16/2024 | View |
 | The Sinking City - Investigator Pack | DLC | 9/16/2021 | View |
 | The Sinking City - Worshippers of the Necronomicon | DLC | 9/16/2021 | View |
 | The Sinking City - Chicago Organ Grinder | DLC | 1/16/2024 | View |
 | The Sinking City - Merciful Madness | DLC | 1/16/2024 | View |
Related Bundles
The Sinking City is included in 5 bundles in the Steam Store.
| Image | Name | Apps | Packages | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Nacon Halloween Special | 10 | 10 | $215.91 | View |
 | The Sinking City - Deluxe Edition | 7 | 8 | $21.09 | View |
 | Lovecraftian Bundle | 2 | 2 | $28.00 | View |
 | Rotten Realities | 2 | 2 | $43.18 | View |
 | The Sinking City + Artbook & Soundtrack | 2 | 2 | $17.85 | View |
Related Packages
The Sinking City is referenced by 1 package in the Steam Store.
| Name | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|
| The Sinking City | $5.99 | View |
Supported Languages
The Sinking City is available in 16 different languages with varying levels of support for the in-game interface, audio, and fully translated subtitles.
| Name | Interface | Audio | Subtitles |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| French | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Italian | Yes | No | Yes |
| German | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Spanish (Spain) | Yes | No | Yes |
| Japanese | Yes | No | Yes |
| Polish | Yes | No | Yes |
| Arabic | Yes | No | Yes |
| Chinese (Simplified) | Yes | No | Yes |
| Chinese (Traditional) | Yes | No | Yes |
Frequently Asked Questions
Soures & References
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The Sinking City data has been sourced from:
- Valve Corporation. (2025, January 8). The Sinking City on Steam. Steam Store. https://store.steampowered.com/app/750130
- Valve Corporation. (2025, January 8). The Sinking City. Steam Community Hub. https://steamcommunity.com/app/750130
- Metacritic. (2025, January 8). The Sinking City for PC Reviews. Metacritic. https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/the-sinking-city