The Sinking City 2 similar games & best alternatives

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The Sinking City 2

Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5 • 2026

Should you play it?

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.

What works

  • Strong lovecraftian atmosphere and worldbuilding
  • Engaging survival horror gameplay with resource management
  • Good graphics and sound design
  • Stable performance and optimization
  • Meaningful story and character development

Things to keep in mind

  • Combat can be frustrating and clunky
  • Limited investigation compared to first game
  • Linear progression with scripted encounters
  • Small inventory leading to tedious backtracking
  • Some technical and animation issues

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • The Evil Within

  • The Evil Within 2

  • Tormented Souls 2

  • Metro 2033 Redux

  • Dead Space

  • Alan Wake II

Less expressive

Games that feels like The Sinking City 2 but with less self-expression and customization

  • Alien: Rogue Incursion Evolved Edition

  • Dementium: The Ward

  • Nosferatu: The Wrath of Malachi

  • Resident Evil 7 Biohazard

  • WRATH: Aeon of Ruin

  • Night At the Gates of Hell

More relaxing

Games that feels like The Sinking City 2 but with a more relaxing feel

  • CONTROL Ultimate Edition

  • Rise of the Tomb Raider™

  • Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition

  • Alan Wake

  • High On Life 2

  • Crisol: Theater of Idols

Choose your own criteria ->

From the same developer

From the same developer, ranked by motivational fit.

  • The Sinking City Remastered

  • Magrunner: Dark Pulse

  • Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter

  • Sherlock Holmes versus Jack the Ripper

  • Sherlock Holmes Chapter One

Similarity map

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  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
  • Direction: each axis is a main motivational difference vs this game (e.g. more / less competitive).
  • Distance on an axis: how large that difference is (ring scales show +/− points).
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  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom.

How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

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The Sinking City 2: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Survival, Fellowship, Intimacy. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Relaxation, Experimenting, Leadership.

Last update: 21/08/2026