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The Sinking City 2

Set in the Roaring '20s, The Sinking City 2 is a survival horror steeped in Lovecraftian dread. Defy an eldritch deity and explore the drowned alleys of Arkham, stalked by the dead, as you weigh one life against an entire city.

Coming soon August 18, 2026

By Frogwares

Windows Controller: full
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The Sinking City 2 - Frogwares. Popular. Released August 18, 2026
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Overview

About this game

DEMO OUT NOW!

A free playable demo of The Sinking City 2 is available now! Download it using the button above.

  • Meet Calvin Rafferty as Arkham falls apart around him.

  • Experience the opening hour — atmosphere and story, in cinematic cutscenes and in-engine gameplay.

  • Navigate a decaying city, on foot and by boat.

  • Encounter the Slither for the first time, and figure out how to fight it.

  • Try your hand at the optional investigations.

DEMO SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

Applies to the demo version only.

The Sinking City 2 is in active development. Expect bugs, rough edges, and things that don't behave as intended. Performance is still being optimized, so this demo will ask a bit more from your hardware than the finished game.

MINIMUM — 1080p / 30fps (Performance preset)

  • OS: Windows 10 x64 / Windows 11 x64

  • CPU: Intel Core i7-8700K | AMD Ryzen 5 3600X

  • RAM: 12 GB

  • GPU: AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060

  • DirectX: Version 12 (Feature Level 12_0 required)

  • Storage: 70 GB (SSD required)

RECOMMENDED — 2160p

  • OS: Windows 10 x64 / Windows 11 x64

  • CPU: Intel Core i5-14600K | AMD Ryzen 5 7600X

  • GPU: AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070

  • DirectX: Version 12 (Feature Level 12_0 required)

  • Storage: 70 GB (SSD required)

Specs evaluated using TSR and comparable technologies. Applies to the demo version only.


About the Game

A survival horror in Lovecraft's world

The Sinking City 2 is a third-person survival horror set in 1920s Arkham. Deliberate, tense, and resource-lean: pressure builds as you push deeper, relief comes in brief refuge, and fear is something you manage. Mind your inventory, take on unnerving puzzles, and double back via unlocked shortcuts for supplies and upgrades.

Arkham, New England

A Roaring ’20s port city buckling under a supernatural flood. Tide-stained avenues and battered Art Deco. Speakeasies gone dark. Districts feel lived-in and water-worn, with routes by foot and skiff, shortcuts behind collapsed seawalls, and secrets tucked in boarded parlors. You’ll navigate a hospital where science hides its face, a fish market where the merchandise bites back, and descend deep below the city to where eldritch horrors stir.

A rescue with impossible stakes

A ritual gone wrong trapped her soul in the Dreamlands, and now malevolent forces have stolen her body. To rescue the woman you love, you must walk a dangerous path through catastrophe to the source of the flood — her presence always felt, but rarely seen.

Fearsome foes

The Slither animate the dead. Deep Ones surge from dark water. Shadows bend space and test nerves. Some fights must be met head-on; others demand a retreat to rearm, retune your build, and return better prepared. Or take on an optional investigation and come back with an upgraded gun.

Investigate at will

Exploration is the key to survival. Read ritual residues, sift through grisly clues, decode journals that shouldn’t exist, and pry at masks that won’t come off. Optional cases never gate progress — but they unlock safer routes, hard supplies, and upgrades that change how you endure the next encounter.

Built with uncommon devotion

The Sinking City 2 draws on Frogwares’ detective roots to deliver survival horror that runs deep and hits hard. Shaped by studio obsession and community feedback, it’s a faithful Lovecraft experience: myths made manifest, and the inconceivable fear that results.

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