The Sinking City is a Lovecraft-inspired survival horror game set in the 1920s, developed by Ukrainian studio Frogwares. Originally released back in 2019 on PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC, it later made its way to PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. It’s one of those games I always meant to check out—I’d heard great things—but between life and the nonstop wave of game releases, it just slipped through the cracks.
Fast forward to 2024, and Frogwares announced The Sinking City 2, followed shortly by a Kickstarter campaign to help bring the sequel to life. That was the spark I needed to finally go back and give the original a shot. But again, last year was a tsunami of massive game launches, and with all the coverage I had to write, I just couldn’t find the time.
Thankfully, Frogwares hit us with a surprise: The Sinking City Remastered, announced in March 2025 as part of the sequel’s Kickstarter. And even better, they released it not long after. So now, I finally have a solid excuse (and a better version) to dive into the original game.
You can watch the trailer below:
WHAT’S IN THE SINKING CITY REMASTER?
The Sinking City Remastered has been rebuilt in Unreal Engine 5 and adds an upgraded visual experience alongside some requested quality-of-life features. The core additions to the remaster include:
- Fully relit in Unreal Engine 5
- Enhanced locations with additional levels of detail and objects
- 4K textures and improved reflections
- Photo Mode
- Support for DLSS, FSR, and TSR upscaling
- Various gameplay adjustments, certain accessibility features, and more
The remaster is available now on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S platforms. Oh, and guess what!? It has been made free to all existing owners of the game.
Still, if you haven’t played the original game, now’s the time to see why The Sinking City was so loved in the first place.
