The Sinking City

 Switch
User Score
8.2

Generally favorable reviews- based on 98 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 75 out of 98
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 98
  3. Negative: 14 out of 98

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  1. HyperReal
    Sep 21, 2019
    0
    I played this game on a friend's Switch. Thank God I didn't buy it! I love H.P. Lovecraft and I want to love this game but I just can't. With a bigger budget and six more months of development, it might have been a gem...maybe. The three reviews that give the game a 10 are total scams. "[F]ixed performance issues." Really? Where? The game's a buggy mess.
  2. maure88devil
    Sep 17, 2019
    4
    sinkin city has great premises but it falls flat inside its own openworld mechanics feeling poor and empty and too many times f*cking boring , laggy and buggy! what a disappointment!!!:(
  3. keduynhat1610
    Feb 15, 2022
    4
    Story: Good 8/10
    Graphic: Great 9/10
    Gamelay: Combat very bad 4/10 - no aim assist, seriously????

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Metascore
61

Mixed or average reviews - based on 22 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 18 out of 22
  3. Negative: 2 out of 22
  1. Worth Playing
    Apr 8, 2020
    50
    No matter how frustrating the combat became or how broken the environments turned out to be, I loved doing case work and figuring out obscure deaths or uncovering secret organizations within this peculiar game world. Given all the downsides, this is a game that is difficult to recommend, especially at full price.
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  2. Gaming Age
    Jan 17, 2020
    75
    I’d say pretty much the same thing about the game now that it’s on the Switch as I did back when it came out on PS4: if you’re into slightly janky detective games, you’re going to love The Sinking City (and as someone who does love those games, I mean that with all the affection in the world).
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  3. FNintendo
    Nov 1, 2019
    70
    With an exquisite plot, plenty of intrigue and mystery and very detailed scenarios, The Sinking City can however fall short when it comes to some aspects of execution, namely a control system that doesn't quite feel natural and some visual performance issues, which should not stand in the way of those willing to do some Lovecraftian horror detective work.
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