Rank 01Why this
Shares pixel hunting with Sinking Island.
- $4.99 (Price checked Oct 17)
- 2009
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The closest matches to Sinking Island: Nikopol: Secrets of the Immortals, Amerzone: The Explorer’s Legacy (1999), Still Life, The Samaritan Paradox, and Sherlock Holmes: The Silver Earring. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Rank 02- $12.99 (Price checked Oct 17)
- Deck Verified
- 2014
Rank 03Why this
Same atmospheric mood as Sinking Island.
- $7.99 (Price checked Oct 17)
- Deck Playable
- 2011
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- Released: 2014
- Developer: White Birds Productions
- Price: $7.99checked Oct 17
- 70% of 105 reviews
- Genres: Adventure
- Metacritic 68
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Atmospheric decay of the island tower mirrors the storys tension
- Classic point and click detective gameplay with a modern twist
- Dialogue heavy mystery with eleven suspects to interrogate repeatedly
- Atmospheric
- Dark
- Mysterious
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About Sinking Island
The closest matches to Sinking Island: Nikopol: Secrets of the Immortals, Amerzone: The Explorer’s Legacy (1999), Still Life, The Samaritan Paradox, and Sherlock Holmes: The Silver Earring. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Sinking Island is your kind of game, the closest matches are Nikopol: Secrets of the Immortals, Amerzone: The Explorer’s Legacy (1999) and Still Life — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, dark and mysterious, and single out its clue gathering and evidence comparison system. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
About Sinking Island: Walter Jones, a billionaire had planned on opening up a resort for the rich and famous, but was killed before his dream could be achieved. It's up to Detective Jack Norm to crack the case by interviewing the people on Sinking Island to get valuable clues. A game from Benoit Sokal.
Is Sinking Island worth buying?
Players are split
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 70% of 105 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Price: $7.99 (checked Oct 17).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 13 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics had played a median of 8 h before their negative review.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Atmospheric decay of the island tower mirrors the storys tension
- Classic point and click detective gameplay with a modern twist
- Dialogue heavy mystery with eleven suspects to interrogate repeatedly
- Evidence comparison system lets you piece together clues like a real detective
People who play it also play: Nikopol: Secrets of the Immortals, Amerzone: The Explorer’s Legacy (1999), Still Life
Frequently asked about Sinking Island
Can I run it?
How much does Sinking Island cost?
Sinking Island is listed on Steam at 7.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Sinking Island?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Sinking Island are Nikopol: Secrets of the Immortals, Amerzone: The Explorer’s Legacy (1999), Still Life.
Who developed Sinking Island?
Sinking Island was developed by White Birds Productions and published by Microids.