Richard Walker
Xbox AchievementsThe Sinking City Review
Published 6/26/2019
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The Sinking City
The Sinking City is a game of investigation genre taking place in a fictional open world inspired by the works of H.P. Lovecraft. The player incarnates a private investigator in 1920s, who finds himself in a city of New England, Oakmont Massachusetts. It's currently suffering from extensive waterflood, and its cause is clearly supernatural.
- Developer
- Frogwares
- Publisher
- Bigben Interactive, Frogwares
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Critic avg
68
64 scored reviews
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64
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Score range
30–90
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Score range is 31+ points
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The critic average is 68 across 64 scored reviews, with a 60-point spread. Critics are far apart on this one.
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Most scored reviews currently sit in the Below 70 band.
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80–8913 reviews · 20%
70–7924 reviews · 38%
Below 7026 reviews · 41%
Showing 41-50 of 64 matching critic reviews. 64 total critic reviews. Page 5 of 7.
Fran Soto
Worth PlayingPS4 Review - 'The Sinking City'
Published 6/26/2019
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79
+11 vs critic avg
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Read originalRobin Baird
GameSpaceThe Sinking City: HP Lovecraft Inspired Detective Game
Published 6/25/2019
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85
+17 vs critic avg
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Read originalDiego Escala
MonsterVineThe Sinking City Review – Fear and Hysteria in Oakmont
Published 6/25/2019
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80
+12 vs critic avg
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Read originalChris McMullen
GameSpewThe Sinking City Review – GameSpew
Published 6/25/2019
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60
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Read originalJordan Oloman
GamesRadar+The Sinking City Review: “A detective game detached from the joy of discovery” | GamesRadar+
Published 6/25/2019
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50
-18 vs critic avg
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Read originalFrancesco De Meo
WccftechThe Sinking City Review – The Strongest Kind of Fear is Fear of the Unknown
Published 6/25/2019
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78
+10 vs critic avg
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Read originalMark Delaney
TrueAchievementsThe Sinking City: A Story Worth Investigating, With Combat to Drive You Mad
Published 6/25/2019
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60
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Read originalLiam Croft
Push SquareThe Sinking City - Detective Dealings Shine Alongside Classic Lovecraftian Horror
Published 6/25/2019
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70
+2 vs critic avg
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Read originalAndy Kelly
PC GamerThe Sinking City review
Published 6/25/2019
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66
-2 vs critic avg
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