The Sinking City 2 on the Steam Machine

AnticipatedDerived from SteamOS compatibilityProtonDB Gold· 3 reports

Can the Steam Machine run The Sinking City 2?

Not yet known — The Sinking City 2 isn't out, so Valve hasn't rated it for SteamOS and there's nothing honest to derive a verdict from.

Notify me at launch

We'll publish one when it launches and Valve rates it.

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Key facts: The Sinking City 2 on Steam Machine

Compatibility: Anticipated (unknown). Not released yet — nothing to rate.
Device & mode: Steam Machine: Anticipated — Runs locally on SteamOS (1080p default)
Steam Deck: Unrated by Valve — Runs locally on the handheld (800p)
Steam Frame: Native status: unknown — Flatscreen — streamed from a Steam Machine to a virtual screen; native play not rated
Performance: No frame-rate data — we don't publish a number we don't hold.
Conditions: None recorded — there is no frame-rate test to describe.
Basis: No verdict · 1 source (1 linked) · data as of June 2026 · methodology
ProtonDB: Gold, 3 reports
Limitations: Pre-release: no verdict can be derived until it ships.
Not recorded here: anti-cheat status, frame generation, game / SteamOS / Proton versions.

Steam Machine

Anticipated

Not out yet

Steam Deck

Unrated

No measured data yet

Steam Frame

Flatscreen

Stream to a virtual screen

Analysis — The Sinking City 2 on the Steam Machine

CPU vs GPU

This kind of action game is GPU-bound on the Machine: the frame-rate follows resolution and post-processing. FSR is the main lever when frames get tight; effects and shadows go before textures.

What to expect

The Sinking City 2 has no SteamOS rating yet. A similar game we do rate, The Sinking City Remastered, lands green on the Steam Machine — a reasonable first guide until this one gets its own verdict.

On the couch

Steam lists full controller support, so it plays from the sofa without a keyboard.