The Sinking City 2 (PC) HDR Analysis

[KoKlusz]

Note

Review code provided by Frogwares.

Technical Info:

• Unreal Engine 5.8
• HDR10+ support
• HDR available in the windowed mode
• No apparent sRGB/G2.2 EOTF mismatch in HDR
• Peak brightness provided by EDID/OS calibration

HDR Settings:

Brightness - Screen brightness (paperwhite), lowest value is 80 nits, highest value is 500 nits, default is 203 nits.

Note

Also controls the UI brightness.

Review:

HDR support has been added to the game via a patch 1.1.0, with the implementation being handled by Gamma Studios, and once again the results are simply stellar. Everything works and looks as it should.

The HDR presentation is very much an extension of the SDR hero grade, and since the game itself is on the more dreary side, the art style doesn't really lead to the over-the-top visuals that pop off the screen. But HDR still produces extremely natural-looking results, this might be the most accurate representation of an overcast sky I have seen in a game.

Just an excellent effort all around.

Comparisons

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SDR Defaults (203 nits, Gamma 2.2)
HDR Defaults

SDR Defaults (203 nits, Gamma 2.2)
HDR Defaults

SDR Defaults (203 nits, Gamma 2.2)
HDR Defaults

[khoa971996]

wait, HDR10+? From what I know with movies, HDR10+ is like a license-free alternatives to Dolby Vision? and Dolby Vision so far doesn't provide any advantages to HDR gaming so what does HDR10+ do?

[KoKlusz]

It's the HGIG without the setup part.

[khoa971996]

so it's just as useless as Dolby Vision 😂