AdventureFit check
Is Sinking Island worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Adventure players who want a murder investigation centered on interviews and deduction
- Players who prefer detective stories involving clue collection and evidence review
- Fans of Benoît Sokal’s adventure games who want an investigation set on an island
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking combat-focused gameplay rather than interviews, clues, and deduction
- Players who prefer open-ended investigations rather than a case structured around 10 missions and a three-day deadline
- Players looking for a multiplayer game rather than a detective adventure
Our take on Sinking Island
The investigation places interviews and suspect motives at the center of the adventure, rather than making travel or combat its main structure. Its three-day limit and choice between Time Mode and Adventure Mode shape how Jack pursues the case.
What is Sinking Island?
Play as Jack Norm, a former federal agent turned private detective investigating billionaire Walter Jones’s death on Sagorah Island.
Jones was found beside a massive Art Deco tower he had planned as an elite resort, with his wheelchair at the edge of a cliff and scratches on his face. Ten people were on the island at the time, including heirs to his fortune. Question the suspects, collect clues, and store evidence in Jack’s Personal Police Assistant. The investigation gives Jack three days to complete 10 missions. Use deduction to assess which suspect may have had the most to gain from Jones’s death, choosing between Time Mode and Adventure Mode.
How Sinking Island plays
- 01Suspect Interrogations
- Question each of the 10 people who were present on the island.
- 02Evidence Management
- Collect clues and store evidence in Jack’s Personal Police Assistant.
- 03Two Gameplay Modes
- Choose Time Mode or Adventure Mode for the investigation.
- 04Mission Deadline
- The case spans 10 missions that Jack must complete within three days.
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Sinking Island: platforms & release
Is Sinking Island worth it?
It is worth it if: adventure players who want a murder investigation centered on interviews and deduction. Skip it if: players seeking combat-focused gameplay rather than interviews, clues, and deduction.
Where can I download Sinking Island?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Sinking Island's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Sinking Island on?
Windows only.
