# Games like The Sinking City Remastered

> The closest matches to The Sinking City Remastered: Call of Cthulhu®, SUNLESS SEA, The Sinking City 2, Sherlock Holmes The Awakened, and The Vanishing of Ethan Carter. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [Call of Cthulhu®](https://imho.run/games/399810/call-of-cthulhu) — Shares sanity system with The Sinking City Remastered. 4,768 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/399810/)
2. [SUNLESS SEA](https://imho.run/games/304650/sunless-sea) — Shares sanity system and fetch quests with The Sinking City Remastered. 5,627 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/304650/)
3. [The Sinking City 2](https://imho.run/games/2825860/the-sinking-city-2) — Shares resource management with The Sinking City Remastered. 1,772 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2825860/)
4. [Sherlock Holmes The Awakened](https://imho.run/games/1949030/sherlock-holmes-the-awakened) — Also Lovecraftian and Detective, like The Sinking City Remastered. 1,044 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1949030/)
5. [The Vanishing of Ethan Carter](https://imho.run/games/258520/the-vanishing-of-ethan-carter) — A frequent pick in The Sinking City Remastered players' libraries, and another Indie. 4,130 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/258520/)
6. [Stygian: Outer Gods](https://imho.run/games/2581410/stygian-outer-gods) — Shares sanity system and resource management with The Sinking City Remastered. 268 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2581410/)
7. [Murdered: Soul Suspect](https://imho.run/games/233290/murdered-soul-suspect) — Also Detective, like The Sinking City Remastered. 4,239 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/233290/)
8. [The Evil Within 2](https://imho.run/games/601430/the-evil-within-2) — Also Third-Person Shooter, like The Sinking City Remastered. 5,997 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/601430/)
9. [Static Dread: The Lighthouse](https://imho.run/games/3298940/static-dread-the-lighthouse) — Also Lovecraftian, like The Sinking City Remastered. 356 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3298940/)
10. [Vampyr](https://imho.run/games/427290/vampyr) — Also Action RPG, like The Sinking City Remastered. 8,805 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/427290/)
11. [Darkwood](https://imho.run/games/274520/darkwood) — A frequent pick in The Sinking City Remastered players' libraries, and another RPG. 9,910 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/274520/)
12. [Stygian: Reign of the Old Ones](https://imho.run/games/779290/stygian-reign-of-the-old-ones) — Shares sanity system with The Sinking City Remastered. 569 Steam reviews, 65% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/779290/)
13. [Secret World Legends](https://imho.run/games/215280/secret-world-legends) — Also Lovecraftian, like The Sinking City Remastered. 6,679 Steam reviews, 67% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/215280/)
14. [Still Wakes the Deep](https://imho.run/games/1622910/still-wakes-the-deep) — A frequent pick in The Sinking City Remastered players' libraries, and another Action. 6,408 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1622910/)
15. [Transient: Extended Edition](https://imho.run/games/962630/transient-extended-edition) — Also Lovecraftian and Conversation, like The Sinking City Remastered. 150 Steam reviews, 65% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/962630/)
16. [The Testament of Sherlock Holmes](https://imho.run/games/205650/the-testament-of-sherlock-holmes) — A frequent pick in The Sinking City Remastered players' libraries, and another Adventure. 1,181 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/205650/)
17. [RAIDOU Remastered: The Mystery of the Soulless Army](https://imho.run/games/2288350/raidou-remastered-the-mystery-of-the-soulless-army) — Also Detective and Action RPG, like The Sinking City Remastered. 572 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2288350/)
18. [Amnesia: The Dark Descent](https://imho.run/games/57300/amnesia-the-dark-descent) — Shares resource management with The Sinking City Remastered. 12,717 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/57300/)
19. [Amnesia: Rebirth](https://imho.run/games/999220/amnesia-rebirth) — Shares sanity system and resource management with The Sinking City Remastered. 4,300 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/999220/)
20. [Cthulhu: The Cosmic Abyss](https://imho.run/games/2760560/cthulhu-the-cosmic-abyss) — Shares sanity system with The Sinking City Remastered. 88 Steam reviews, 52% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2760560/)
21. [Alan Wake](https://imho.run/games/108710/alan-wake) — Shares resource management with The Sinking City Remastered. 16,015 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/108710/)
22. [DREDGE](https://imho.run/games/1562430/dredge) — Also Lovecraftian, like The Sinking City Remastered. 30,875 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1562430/)
23. [Alone in the Dark](https://imho.run/games/1310410/alone-in-the-dark) — Also Lovecraftian and Detective, like The Sinking City Remastered. 1,388 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1310410/)
24. [Saturnalia](https://imho.run/games/916350/saturnalia) — Shares resource management with The Sinking City Remastered. 55 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/916350/)

## Machine-readable

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- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=750130&n=20
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- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/750130
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## About The Sinking City Remastered

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.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 750130
- **Developer:** Frogwares
- **Publisher:** Frogwares
- **Genres:** Action, Adventure
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, HDR available, Family Sharing, Custom Volume Controls, Adjustable Difficulty
- **Released:** Feb 26, 2021
- **Free to play:** no
- **Metacritic:** 71
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

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- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/750130/)
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