GamePickHub
The Sinking City 2
Set in the Roaring '20s, The Sinking City 2 is a survival horror steeped in Lovecraftian dread. Defy an eldritch deity and explore the drowned alleys of Arkham, stalked by the dead, as you weigh one life against an entire city.
83% of 1,683 Steam reviews positive
At a glance
● Pros
- Steam reviews: "Very Positive" (83%)
- Full English voice acting
- Full controller support
● Cons
- Demanding (min. 16GB RAM)
Great for
- Fans of punchy combat and action
- Exploration and storytelling
Summarized automatically from Steam reviews, Metacritic, language support, price and spec data.
What players talk about
How often each topic comes up in 58 Steam reviews (English, Korean, Japanese, Chinese) · 78% of them recommend the game
- Combat & action👍 21 👎 9
- Freedom & exploration👍 18 👎 6
- Story👍 15 👎 7
- Atmosphere👍 13 👎 4
- Price👍 11 👎 4
- Graphics👍 13 👎 2
- Amount of content👍 9 👎 4
- Grind & repetition👍 10 👎 1
- Difficulty👍 8 👎 1
- Performance👍 8
Counts how many reviews mention each topic, split by whether the review recommends the game.
“Atmosphere is arguably the game's biggest strength.”
About the game
A survival horror in Lovecraft's world
The Sinking City 2 is a third-person survival horror set in 1920s Arkham. Deliberate, tense, and resource-lean: pressure builds as you push deeper, relief comes in brief refuge, and fear is something you manage. Mind your inventory, take on unnerving puzzles, and double back via unlocked shortcuts for supplies and upgrades.
Arkham, New England
A Roaring ’20s port city buckling under a supernatural flood. Tide-stained avenues and battered Art Deco. Speakeasies gone dark. Districts feel lived-in and water-worn, with routes by foot and skiff, shortcuts behind collapsed seawalls, and secrets tucked in boarded parlors. You’ll navigate a hospital where science hides its face, a fish market where the merchandise bites back, and descend deep below the city to where eldritch horrors stir.
A rescue with impossible stakes
A ritual gone wrong trapped her soul in the Dreamlands, and now malevolent forces have stolen her body. To rescue the woman you love, you must walk a dangerous path through catastrophe to the source of the flood — her presence always felt, but rarely seen.
Fearsome foes
The Slither animate the dead. Deep Ones surge from dark water. Shadows bend space and test nerves. Some fights must be met head-on; others demand a retreat to rearm, retune your build, and return better prepared. Or take on an optional investigation and come back with an upgraded gun.
Investigate at will
Exploration is the key to survival. Read ritual residues, sift through grisly clues, decode journals that shouldn’t exist, and pry at masks that won’t come off. Optional cases never gate progress — but they unlock safer routes, hard supplies, and upgrades that change how you endure the next encounter.
Built with uncommon devotion
The Sinking City 2 draws on Frogwares’ detective roots to deliver survival horror that runs deep and hits hard. Shaped by studio obsession and community feedback, it’s a faithful Lovecraft experience: myths made manifest, and the inconceivable fear that results.
Source: Steam store page (provided by the developer/publisher)
PC requirements
Minimum
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 11 x64 Processor: Intel Core i7-8700K | AMD Ryzen 5 3600X Memory: 16 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 | AMD RX 5700, 8GB VRAM DirectX: Version 12 Storage: 70 GB available space Additional Notes: SSD required. Targeting 1080p \ 30fps on Low preset. The listed specifications were evaluated using TSR and comparable technologies.
Recommended
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 11 x64 Processor: Core i5-14600K | AMD Ryzen 5 7600X Memory: 32 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti | AMD RX7900XT, 12GB VRAM DirectX: Version 12 Storage: 70 GB available space Additional Notes: SSD required. Targeting 1440p \ 60fps on Medium preset. The listed specifications were evaluated using TSR and comparable technologies.
If you liked this
Well-rated games sharing the most Steam tags
78
75
90
87
94
86
91
80Updated October 27, 2026 · Source: Steam