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Games like The Sinking City Remastered

If The Sinking City Remastered is your kind of game, the closest matches are Sherlock Holmes The Awakened, World of Magic: Rise of Magic and The Dawning Clocks of Time® Remake — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its lovecraftian lore feels authentic, atmospheric and dark. 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.

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The Sinking City Remastered is a first-person Lovecraftian detective game released in 2021 by Frogwares. Players take on the role of a private investigator exploring the flooded town of Oakmont, investigating a supernatural mystery. The gameplay centers on clue reconstruction, illusionary objects, and puzzle-solving, with combat as an often-avoidable option rather than a primary focus. Resource management and fetch-quests structure exploration alongside limited fast-travel systems. Reviewers highlight that investigative gameplay forces deep thinking, the Lovecraftian lore feels authentic, and morally ambiguous choices shape outcomes. Players describe the atmosphere as dark, immersive, and mysterious, with a sanity meter creating unpredictable threats. Currently priced at $39.99 USD, it is marked as playable on Steam Deck, and holds a 74% positive rating from over 1,970 Steam reviews.

About The Sinking City Remastered: 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.

2021ActionAdventure39.99 USDDeck PlayableMetacritic 71Windowsby Frogwares
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Steam players who put hours into The Sinking City Remastered also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.

  1. Sherlock Holmes The Awakened

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for The Sinking City Remastered fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with The Sinking City Remastered.

    Experience a nerve-racking Lovecraftian adventure, rebuilt from the ground up with modern graphics and gameplay. Become Sherlock Holmes, and find yourself at the heart of the terrifying Cthulhu Mythos as you investigate a series of mysterious disappearances in Europe and the US.

    2023Adventure39.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. World of Magic: Rise of Magic

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for The Sinking City Remastered fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with The Sinking City Remastered.

    An open-world Medieval Punk Action RPG. Combine and modify spells in real time while enemies adapt to your combat tactics. Choices shape a living fantasy world filled with cities, monsters, and escalating conflict.

    2026ActionAdventureRPGSteam ↗
  3. The Dawning Clocks of Time® Remake

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for The Sinking City Remastered fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with The Sinking City Remastered.

    A story of love, war and betrayal on an intergalatic scale. A epic third person shooter with both sandbox and linear story progression. Take up arms and battle for the ages, who will decide the fate for all of humanity? Now remade in HD / 4K with cinematic presentation.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure24.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. THE DARK SIDE OF CECLON

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for The Sinking City Remastered fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with The Sinking City Remastered.

    Jensen, the sole survivor of the Nexentia shuttle crash on the planet CECLON. Alone, light years away from all human life! You will have to face the Nocturnes, primitive creatures in order to bring back the Veka energy, humanity's only hope.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure7.49 USDSteam ↗
  5. Limb Chopper

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for The Sinking City Remastered fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with The Sinking City Remastered.

    Find the masked killer responsible for butchering innocent citizens of 1980s Los Angeles...before he finds you. Uncover clues about the killer's whereabouts to save the city and put the Limb Chopper away for good.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. The Ghost Of Solaris

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for The Sinking City Remastered fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with The Sinking City Remastered.

    When a legendary enforcer returns to a city transformed into a corporate prison, he must coordinate a high-stakes revolution to save his family and settle a debt written in blood. Experience a gritty story of betrayal and vengeance across the neon-drenched slums and silver towers of Solaris Bay.

    2026ActionAdventure49.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Mass Effect™: Andromeda Deluxe Edition

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for The Sinking City Remastered fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with The Sinking City Remastered.

    Return to the Mass Effect universe & lead the first humans in Andromeda on a desperate search for our new home.

    2020ActionRPG7.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Sherlock Holmes Chapter One

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Sinking City Remastered.

    Ranked #8 for The Sinking City Remastered fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with The Sinking City Remastered.

    In this story-driven detective thriller, a young Sherlock Holmes struggles to prove himself as he navigates an exotic, dangerous island in the Mediterranean to investigate the mystery of his mother’s death.

    2021ActionAdventure44.99 USDSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to The Sinking City Remastered

Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

  1. Resident Evil

    WHY THIS

    Shares resource management and an atmospheric mood with The Sinking City Remastered.

    Reviewers of The Sinking City Remastered cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with The Sinking City Remastered.

    The game that defined the survival-horror genre is back! Check out the remastered HD version of Resident Evil.

    2015ActionAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. The Forgotten City

    WHY THIS

    Shares a mysterious mood with The Sinking City Remastered.

    Reviewers of The Sinking City Remastered cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with The Sinking City Remastered.

    The Forgotten City is a narrative-driven time loop adventure in ancient Rome. Discover the ruins of an ancient underground city, travel 2000 years into the past, and unravel the mystery of who destroyed it by cleverly exploiting the power to wind back time. The fate of the city is in your hands.

    2021IndieAdventureRPG24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. SILENT HILL 2

    WHY THIS

    Shares resource management and an atmospheric mood with The Sinking City Remastered.

    Reviewers of The Sinking City Remastered cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with The Sinking City Remastered.

    Investigating a letter from his late wife, James returns to where they made so many memories - Silent Hill. What he finds is a ghost town, prowled by disturbing monsters and cloaked in deep fog. Confront the monsters, solve puzzles, and search for traces of your wife in this remake of SILENT HILL 2.

    2024ActionAdventure34.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Sinking City Remastered.

    Reviewers of The Sinking City Remastered cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with The Sinking City Remastered.

    Become the most celebrated detective of all time: Sherlock Holmes! Use your impressive talents as a detective to solve six thrilling and varied cases: murders, missing persons, spectacular thefts and numerous investigations that sometimes lead you into the realms of the fantastic.

    2014Adventure29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter

    WHY THIS

    Shares a dark mood with The Sinking City Remastered.

    Reviewers of The Sinking City Remastered cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with The Sinking City Remastered.

    Experience a fantastic adventure with unique gameplay that blends investigation, action and exploration in a breath-taking thriller that will test the limits of your nerves and intelligence. Play as the great detective and track down evil in the darkest corners of London and the human soul…

    2016ActionAdventure29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Agatha Christie - The ABC Murders

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Sinking City Remastered.

    Reviewers of The Sinking City Remastered cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with The Sinking City Remastered.

    The ABC Murders is an adventure and investigation game adapted from the classic Agatha Christie novel. You are the famous private detective Hercule Poirot and, once again, you find yourself up against a mysterious serial killer who goes by the name of "ABC".

    2016Adventure1.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Judgement

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of The Sinking City Remastered cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with The Sinking City Remastered.

    Judgement is a story-driven, decision-making adventure game, where your Judgement can mean the difference between life, death, or somewhere in between. It's a game of morality and how gray it can be.

    2015Adventure4.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Call of Cthulhu®

    WHY THIS

    Shares sanity system and an atmospheric mood with The Sinking City Remastered.

    Reviewers of The Sinking City Remastered cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with The Sinking City Remastered.

    1924. Private Investigator Pierce is sent to look into the tragic death of the Hawkins family. Plunge into a world of creeping madness and cosmic horror. Cryptic clues, shadowy figures, and pure terror bar your way as you fight to retain your sanity and solve an otherworldly mystery.

    2018AdventureRPG19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below The Sinking City Remastered at current Steam store prices.

  1. Terraria

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under The Sinking City Remastered on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with The Sinking City Remastered.

    Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!

    2011ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Phasmophobia

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under The Sinking City Remastered on Steam right now. Shares Action with The Sinking City Remastered.

    Phasmophobia is a 4 player online co-op psychological horror. Paranormal activity is on the rise and it’s up to you and your team to use all the ghost-hunting equipment at your disposal in order to gather as much evidence as you can.

    2020ActionIndieEarly Access19.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Lethal Company

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under The Sinking City Remastered on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with The Sinking City Remastered.

    A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Left 4 Dead 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under The Sinking City Remastered on Steam right now. Shares Action with The Sinking City Remastered.

    Set in the zombie apocalypse, Left 4 Dead 2 is a co-operative action horror FPS takes you and your friends through the cities, swamps and cemeteries of the Deep South, from Savannah to New Orleans across five expansive campaigns.

    2009Action9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Schedule I

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under The Sinking City Remastered on Steam right now. Shares Action with The Sinking City Remastered.

    From small-time dope pusher to kingpin - manufacture and distribute a range of drugs throughout the grungy city of Hyland Point. Expand your empire with properties, businesses, employees and more.

    2025ActionStrategyIndie19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Hollow Knight

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~63% under The Sinking City Remastered on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with The Sinking City Remastered.

    Forge your own path in Hollow Knight! An epic action adventure through a vast ruined kingdom of insects and heroes. Explore twisting caverns, battle tainted creatures and befriend bizarre bugs, all in a classic, hand-drawn 2D style.

    2017ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. The Forest

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under The Sinking City Remastered on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with The Sinking City Remastered.

    As the lone survivor of a passenger jet crash, you find yourself in a mysterious forest battling to stay alive against a society of cannibalistic mutants. Build, explore, survive in this terrifying first person survival horror simulator.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. People Playground

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under The Sinking City Remastered on Steam right now. Shares Action with The Sinking City Remastered.

    Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.

    2019ActionIndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with The Sinking City Remastered.

    Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with The Sinking City Remastered.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  4. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with The Sinking City Remastered.

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with The Sinking City Remastered.

    Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. The Looker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. missed messages.

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    ‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. NGU IDLE

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with The Sinking City Remastered.

    NGU Idle is a Free To Play Idle game that's full of weird humor, tons of upgrades and hundreds of hours of content! Try out NGU Idle today and experience the joy of Numbers Going Up!

    2019IndieAdventureSimulationFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

More from Frogwares

Other recommendable Steam games by Frogwares, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter

    WHY THIS

    Shares a dark mood with The Sinking City Remastered.

    Another title from Frogwares, the studio behind The Sinking City Remastered. Shares Action and Adventure with The Sinking City Remastered.

    Experience a fantastic adventure with unique gameplay that blends investigation, action and exploration in a breath-taking thriller that will test the limits of your nerves and intelligence. Play as the great detective and track down evil in the darkest corners of London and the human soul…

    2016ActionAdventure29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Sinking City Remastered.

    Another title from Frogwares, the studio behind The Sinking City Remastered. Shares Adventure with The Sinking City Remastered.

    Become the most celebrated detective of all time: Sherlock Holmes! Use your impressive talents as a detective to solve six thrilling and varied cases: murders, missing persons, spectacular thefts and numerous investigations that sometimes lead you into the realms of the fantastic.

    2014Adventure29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Sherlock Holmes Chapter One

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Sinking City Remastered.

    Another title from Frogwares, the studio behind The Sinking City Remastered. Shares Action and Adventure with The Sinking City Remastered.

    In this story-driven detective thriller, a young Sherlock Holmes struggles to prove himself as he navigates an exotic, dangerous island in the Mediterranean to investigate the mystery of his mother’s death.

    2021ActionAdventure44.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. The Testament of Sherlock Holmes

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Sinking City Remastered.

    Another title from Frogwares, the studio behind The Sinking City Remastered. Shares Adventure with The Sinking City Remastered.

    Become the greatest detective of all time in The Testament of Sherlock Holmes, a twisting, turning investigation game set in a faithfully-reproduced London of 1898. As Sherlock Holmes, you must find clues, interrogate suspects and unveil a mystery in a story full of twists!

    2012Adventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Sherlock Holmes The Awakened

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Frogwares, the studio behind The Sinking City Remastered. Shares Adventure with The Sinking City Remastered.

    Experience a nerve-racking Lovecraftian adventure, rebuilt from the ground up with modern graphics and gameplay. Become Sherlock Holmes, and find yourself at the heart of the terrifying Cthulhu Mythos as you investigate a series of mysterious disappearances in Europe and the US.

    2023Adventure39.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Sherlock Holmes versus Jack the Ripper

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Frogwares, the studio behind The Sinking City Remastered. Shares Adventure with The Sinking City Remastered.

    Recognized as one of the best licenses in gaming and lauded by the press, Sherlock Holmes is back with an investigation that is sure to be the most horrifying of the series. The famous detective stands against the most dangerous serial killer England has ever known - Jack the Ripper.

    2009AdventureRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (2008)

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Sinking City Remastered.

    Another title from Frogwares, the studio behind The Sinking City Remastered. Shares Adventure with The Sinking City Remastered.

    The Sherlock Holmes series returns with this updated version of The Awakened, which brings a whole new dimension to the original title developed by Frogwares. The game puts the player into an investigation of the Cthulhu Mythos - as imagined by Father of modern horror, H.P. Lovecraft.

    2009Adventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Sherlock Holmes: The Silver Earring

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Sinking City Remastered.

    Another title from Frogwares, the studio behind The Sinking City Remastered. Shares Adventure with The Sinking City Remastered.

    Melvyn Bromsby, a rich tycoon, is about to make a statement, when suddenly a shot rings out. Sir Bromsby collapses - a mortal wound to the heart... A baffling murder, dozens of witnesses and no suspects! You, Sherlock Holmes, must use all your skills to shed light on this mysterious case.

    2009Adventure9.99 USDSteam ↗

Frequently asked about The Sinking City Remastered

Does The Sinking City Remastered run on Steam Deck?
The Sinking City Remastered is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
How much does The Sinking City Remastered cost?
The Sinking City Remastered is listed on Steam at 39.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to The Sinking City Remastered?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Sinking City Remastered are Sherlock Holmes The Awakened, World of Magic: Rise of Magic, The Dawning Clocks of Time® Remake.
Who developed The Sinking City Remastered?
The Sinking City Remastered was developed by Frogwares.

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