The Sinking City

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The Sinking City

Short description

In the 1920s, on the East Coast of the United States, the half-submerged city of Oakmont is gripped by supernatural forces. You're a private investigator, uncovering the truth of what has possessed the city and corrupted the minds of its inhabitants... and yours.

Developer
Frogwares
Publisher
Frogwares
Release
Fri, Feb 26, 2021
Price
$39.99
Reviews
5,218
Positive
76%
Followers
47,478
Owners (estimated)
200K – 500K
Concurrent players
38
Genres
Action, Adventure
Features
Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Remote Play on TV
Tags
Lovecraftian Third-Person Shooter Story Rich Detective Exploration Horror RPG Open World Psychological Horror Third Person Action-Adventure Action RPG Choices Matter Conversation Action Narration Atmospheric Realistic Adventure Thriller
Revenue (estimated, gross)~$7.4msomewhere between $6.3m and $13.2m · roughly 200K–417K copies

Review count and SteamSpy's owner range agree well enough to narrow the estimate down to this band. Multiplied by $31.58, the average price these copies actually sold for — weighted from the price history rather than taken from the $39.99 launch price. That is 21% below list price on average. Before Steam's cut, VAT and refunds. How these numbers are calculated.

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History

10 data points since Aug 6, 2026. Gaps mean nothing changed — the value carries forward.

Revenue (est.) ~$7.4m → ~$7.4m
Reviews 5,192 → 5,218
Followers 47,371 → 47,478
Concurrent players 38 → 38
Price $39.99 → $39.99
Positive reviews 76.0% → 75.9%

The revenue curve is an estimate, not a measurement. It is the only calculated series here: each interval takes the review growth of that period, multiplies it by the sales-per-review factor and by the price actually charged at the time, and adds the result to the running total. That is why it climbs more slowly through discount periods than the review curve next to it. The last point is the same figure quoted above — gross, before Steam's cut, VAT and refunds. How these numbers are calculated.

The blurred area is the rest of the history. 168 further data points reach back to Feb 1, 2021 — your plan shows the last 90 days of it. How far each series in particular reaches is written on its own chart; not every one of them goes back that far. The shape in the blurred area is decoration, not data: the figures are not in this page at all. Plus unlocks the complete series.

Lowest recorded price: $3.99 on Nov 21, 2023.

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How full the niche around The Sinking City is — measured on the tags it leads with, against every other combination on Steam.

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