About The Sunken City
The Sunken City is a free, browser-based deep-sea horror investigation game from alphaBETA DEV. You play Shen Yu, a freelance journalist who travels to a fishing town on China’s south-east coast after an anonymous email claims strange lights are appearing offshore — in patterns, as if counting. Search the town’s websites, read its records, and find out what lies fifty metres down.
Genre: puzzle / horror / mystery / ARG. No download and no install; it runs in the browser on desktop and mobile.
Search, explore, decrypt — estimated playtime: 5-8 hours
How to play
- Keyword search: Search the town’s decaying websites. One keyword opens the next door.
- Evidence board: Pin what you find and piece the relationships together.
- Investigation notes: Keep your own notes as the case develops.
- Chapter progression: Chapters unlock only when you have gathered enough evidence.
- Email: Read the correspondence between the people who were here before you.
- Multiple endings: Different choices lead to different endings, including hidden ones.
Scope
8 chapters, 5 endings. Everything runs in your browser; there is nothing to install.
Questions
- Do I need to download anything?
- No. Open it in a browser and start playing; it works on desktop and mobile.
- Does it cost anything?
- No. The Sunken City is a free original web game by alphaBETA DEV (GameStrategists), with no in-app purchases.
- How long does it take?
- Search, explore, decrypt — estimated playtime: 5-8 hours
- Will this page spoil the game?
- No. It describes the premise and how to play only; it does not reveal puzzle answers or ending content.
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