Troubled by his own nightmarish visions, Reed is drawn to the fictional city of Oakmont in Massachusetts to investigate a recent bout of hysteria amongst its residents. You play as Charles Reed, a war veteran (and Navy diner too, conveniently) who has since become a private investigator for whoever is willing to pay. Lovecraft told, but in a way that feels new and fresh. Thankfully, The Sinking City follows the stories that H.P. Having played through Call of Cthulhu last year, I was wary that yet another Lovecraft inspired game would maybe feel a bit grating or a retread of material that I’m all too familiar with. (To my delight, I got an achievement for asking the imperial wizard to do a magic trick.) I didn’t find the game’s indictment of racism particularly stimulating but I applaud the developers for taking a stance against the more objectionable elements of their source material.I had no idea what to expect from The Sinking City, but I am happy with what I got. Eventually, Reed crosses paths with the Klan. Indeed, it’s impossible to miss Oakmont’s vocal anti-immigration lot. Many of Oakmont’s suspicious, longtime residents practically spit the word “newcomer” at you, when you chat with them.

But for those who may harbor reservations about Lovecraft (whose writings have inspired many video games) because of his anti-Semitic and anti-integrationist leanings, it should be said that “The Sinking City” puts the racism of 1920s America on display. I found the game’s yarns about headaches, madness and monsters fairly tame.

I enjoyed the game’s sleuthing mechanics but wished they had been served by a more engaging plotline than “The Sinking City’s” revisionary approach to the fancies of H.P. Sometimes clues can be interpreted in ways which will lead Reed to pursue different courses of action.

There you can combine notecards with clues on them to draw different conclusions. Once you’ve gathered enough evidence from different sources you may visit your mind palace in the menus.

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