The Lovecraftian RPG game The Sinking City is once again available for purchase on Steam, but developer Frogwares is asking players not to buy it.
In a brief statement on the studio’s social media channels, Frogwares said that while the showcase indicates him as the game’s developer, “Frogwares did not create the version of The Sinking City that is currently on sale on Steam”.
“We do not recommend purchasing this version. More news coming soon ”, concludes the statement.
Frogwares did not create the version of @thesinkingcity that is on sale today on @Steam. We do not recommend purchasing this version. More news coming soon.February 26, 2021
The statement came after the game was pulled from Steam after a legal dispute between developer Frogwares and publisher Nacon and BigBen.
Also pressed further to comment on “the version being sold on Fanatical”, although it is openly questioned whether “they are also bad?”, Frogwares answered on Twitter with a simple: “Yes”.
The game – which returned to Steam yesterday – received a series of negative reviews, with some claiming it is “an old version of the game”.
“There is no DLC, no cloud rescue, no achievements, … This is NOT the same version as launched by Frogwares in early January, “said a Steam reviewer.
ICYMI, The Sinking City PS5 version is now available. It includes an increase in 4K resolution at 60 frames per second, with improved overall visual fidelity and significantly reduced load times – up to six times shorter in some cases. The Sinking City PS5 version also includes support for DualSense features.
“Unfortunately, there is a huge quality gap between the gameplay and the world of The Sinking City,” Games ReviewRadar + The Sinking City. “I loved immersing myself in his characters and atmospheric environments – it gave me the same surreal feeling of being lost in one of Lovecraft’s tales.
“However, playing the game is a completely different matter. Thanks to a number of counterintuitive systems that often harm each other, I felt like I was drowning in an environment with no good way to get involved with it. “
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