The Sinking City 2

So far this game suffers from unfair and unbalanced enemies on Normal difficulty and when there are what feels like a million enemies that all you need to do is run away. Other then that, the atmosphere is good, the characters are well done and the story is interesting. I'm trying to get though it but so far I do not recommend it if you want a good survival horror game with good fair combat. so far it's a 5/10

There is a good game in here somewhere, I just unfortunately could not find it.

I haven't had a new release grip me like this in a long time. Absolutely binged to finish it, and tomorrow I'm gearing up for new mode replays, and the DLC. But as for the base game, there's a lot good here. Let's explain my experience with the first game; there wasn't quite that much invested in it. I played it. I really liked the atmosphere and storytelling. Puzzles are good, but I'm not really huge on puzzles as opposed to world building and atmosphere/immersion. Those are bigger selling points for me. I only stopped playing the previous title because I ran into a quest bug and took a break and eventually forgot to get back into it. Therefore, I wasn't as worried about the sequel being mechanically similar. The Sinking City 2 is a new story with new characters in a new sinking city and it plays more like a Resident Evil remake title. For some people that's a downgrade, but for me, it was perfect. The atmosphere was top notch, the levels were interesting and full of lots of stuff to do. The enemy encounters were good although they sometimes felt like I was fighting people in a broomcloset. Overall, I enjoyed it immensely. Let me break it down into pros and cons: Pros: - Looks good and plays good. I ran on ultra 1440 with DLSS on auto. Zero issues. Pretty unusual for a UE5 game on launch. - Handled well. It took some time to get used to Calvin's movement and flow, and I admit I wasn't great at combat for some hours, but eventually it became very fluid for me. The aiming never felt too snappy or artificial, and I sometimes missed which was okay. Encounters felt heavy and important. I could either choose to fight or run, and both had consequences. I got -really- good at the dodge near end. - Fantastic atmosphere and level design. Everything from flooded streets, urban chaos and decay, foreboding churches and more hit the spot. I found myself walking for most of the game just to drink in the detail and look at things like signs, posters, etc. - Consistent level progression. I never really felt confused or lost in where I was going or what I needed to do. Even if the answer hadn't presented itself, I could check the map or lore files to see what I overlooked and therefore kept going at a steady pace. The map feature also changes the color of a room if you've gotten everything in it, and uses helpful icons as well for certain things. This helps with the classic RE-style backtracking and makes it less tedious and frustrating. - Well spread out Lovecraftian lore. It's not your Wolverine-publicity Cthulu game where he's the big bad and he's everywhere. No, you get to experience a wider variety of eldritch and alien truths in this game. And they're not all in on it together. - Good voice acting. The opposite can really derail a game going for this kind of feel, so I'm very satisfied with the performances we got. - Solid solid story. There's lots to appreciate here, from important story bits, foreshadowing, subtle details which have payoff later, and even environmental storytelling and symbolism. Frankly, this is -the- highlight of The Sinking City 2. I wish more games could do this. No spoilers for obvious reasons. - RE style in-game feats/rewards system. It's a shameless copy but it works. Costumes, infinite weapons for replays, concept art and more. Cons: - Early game is inventory management hell. You do get inventory size upgrades at certain points in the game, but you will run into issues between the hospital and fish market where you're running back and forth to safe rooms just to loot everything not nailed down. Do you need everything in the game? Probably not. In some cases, just avoiding combat is more valuable than fighting every last enemy. - Brief. I finished the game in just under 12 hours and a fair amount of that was just solving riddles or milling about with my jaw down like a tourist. There's replayability with the challenges, a DLC which I've yet to play, and even an alternate high difficulty mode which, per the achievements apparently has new files in it. - Not open world. This wasn't a huge problem for me, since I don't relish the long boat sequences in the first game, but it may be for some potential buyers. - No dialogue trees. Calvin is a unique character with his own motivations, backstory, and dialogue/quips. Anyone hoping for an RPG experience may want to look to another game. That being said, the lack of dialogue trees and player choice in such things is kind of important if they wanted to tell the story they did, so I understand it. That's all I have. I really really enjoyed this title, and I'm glad I made the impulse decision to buy it and try it. Like I said, it's been awhile since a new game purchase has actually felt this rewarding to me.

I really loved the Sinking City 1. It was a fun little gem. The sinking city 2 for some reason feels the need to be an off brand resident evil game where you're struggling with 0 ammunition and 16 enemies. It ALSO decided to be an off brand silent hill game with absurdly obtuse puzzles that make so little sense I got sick of googling them. I have no ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ idea what happened with this franchise. Went from "Sherlock Holmes" to "Dingus ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ with 0 bullets and no compass"

I uhh.. I hate it. Terrible gunplay, annoying enemies, even with trainer/cheats it's just a chore of a game. More work than fun. Looks nice.

Peak survival horror.

mediocre, its a downgrade from the original feels like they tried to copy resident evil and sprinkle lovecraft atmosphere

Steaming poo! This is my first review ever and I’ve been a steam member since its start. WOW.. Please don’t pay 50$ for this! I’m a huge fan of the first game, it’s on my all time favorites list… All they had to do what make a similar game, and they completely changed the genre!! Play it if you want want a new Alan wake. But if you buy “sinking city 2” because you’re a fan, please know this IS NOT SINKING CITY! It’s a simple mindless shooting game. And it runs poorly on top of that. I feel bad for the war but I’d rather just mail you 50$ instead of being tricked into thinking you made a sequel to my favorite game