The Sinking City 2 Metacritic and OpenCritic Scores

The platform split

Nine points separate the highest and lowest scores for the same game. That is unusual, and it is not a difference of opinion about design — it tracks with what reviewers actually complained about.

If you have a choice of platform and do not want to tune settings, the score spread is a real signal — see the PC settings page for what tuning involves.

What OpenCritic adds

OpenCritic aggregates outlets from IGN downward to 81 with a "Strong" rating, and around 77–80% of critics recommending the game. Because OpenCritic pools platforms rather than separating them, it smooths the PC-versus-console gap that Metacritic exposes.

Between the two, the useful reading is: broadly well received, with a technical asterisk on one platform.

The player score

Steam user reviews sit at Very Positive. Player sentiment for this game has been notably warmer than the PC critic average, which usually indicates the audience knew what it was buying — Frogwares' existing players, and survival-horror fans who value atmosphere over polish.

It is also worth noting the studio's visibility during the Ukrainian Games Festival period, which gave the launch a supportive audience that raw scores do not capture.

What critics praised and criticised

• Praised: the genre pivot, the atmosphere of drowned Arkham, resource pressure that actually bites, and a Lovecraftian setting handled with unusual restraint.
• Criticised: PC performance, some combat roughness, and a short campaign — though several reviewers treated the length as a strength at $49.99.

Our own reading of the trade-offs is on the verdict page.

How this compares to the first game

Searches for "the sinking city metacritic" without the 2 are about the first game, which is a separate score entirely. The 2019 original was a divisive open-world detective game, admired for its ideas and criticised for its execution. The sequel scores better on aggregate precisely because it narrowed its scope: fewer systems, tighter spaces, and a genre it commits to.

If you are choosing between them — or considering the remaster — see the comparison page.

Where our figures come from

Published review roundups and aggregate pages, checked on August 22, 2026 and linked in the sources below. We do not restate a score without a date attached, because launch-window aggregates move fastest in exactly the period when people are searching for them.

If our number and Metacritic's disagree when you read this, Metacritic is right and this page needs updating — the contact page is the fastest way to tell us.

Reading aggregate scores sensibly

Two cautions. First, aggregates move: a score checked in launch week is a snapshot, and this page is dated for that reason. Second, a platform split of this size tells you more about the build you will run than about whether the game is good.

Our practice is to date score snapshots and link the source rather than restate a number indefinitely — see the editorial policy.