Choose Call of Cthulhu®
Choose Call of Cthulhu® if you want a RPG experience. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 76.4% positive across 4,768 reviews.
Call of Cthulhu® vs The Sinking City Remastered
Call of Cthulhu® and The Sinking City Remastered both land in Adventure on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both are Adventure games on Steam. Call of Cthulhu® (2018) is 3 years older than The Sinking City Remastered (2021). Call of Cthulhu® scores higher on Steam reviews (76.4% positive) than The Sinking City Remastered (73.8% positive). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose The Sinking City Remastered
Choose The Sinking City Remastered if you want an Action game with HDR available, Custom Volume Controls, and Adjustable Difficulty. On Steam, it's the newer release (2021) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 1,970 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Call of Cthulhu® and The Sinking City Remastered sit in Adventure on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Call of Cthulhu® |  The Sinking City Remastered | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2018 | 2021 |
| Genres | Adventure, RPG | Action, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Deck Playable |
| Price | 19.99 USD | 39.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 76.4% positive (4,768 reviews) | 73.8% positive (1,970 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Cyanide Studio | Frogwares |
Side by side
- Both are Adventure games on Steam.
- Call of Cthulhu® (2018) is 3 years older than The Sinking City Remastered (2021).
- Call of Cthulhu® scores higher on Steam reviews (76.4% positive) than The Sinking City Remastered (73.8% positive).
- Call of Cthulhu® is currently ~50% cheaper on Steam than The Sinking City Remastered (19.99 USD vs. 39.99 USD).
- Steam Deck: Call of Cthulhu® is Deck Verified, The Sinking City Remastered is Deck Playable.
Call of Cthulhu® vs The Sinking City Remastered — FAQ
- Which is better, Call of Cthulhu® or The Sinking City Remastered?
- On Steam reviews Call of Cthulhu® scores higher (76.4% positive) than The Sinking City Remastered (73.8% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Call of Cthulhu® is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Call of Cthulhu® or The Sinking City Remastered first?
- If you want chronology, Call of Cthulhu® (2018) came out before The Sinking City Remastered (2021). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Call of Cthulhu® and The Sinking City Remastered similar?
- They overlap on Adventure on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.