The Sinking City 2 now has a release date. Frogwares’ Lovecraftian survival horror sequel will launch on August 18 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, and PC via Steam, Epic Games Store, and GOG. A one-hour playable demo is also available now on PC through Steam, covering the opening section of the full game and introducing new protagonist Calvin Rafferty as he begins uncovering the reason behind his journey into the flooded city of Arkham.
The sequel takes place in a Lovecraftian vision of 1920s America, inside an Arkham devastated by a supernatural flood. Most of the city has been driven out, leaving behind drowned streets, decaying mansions, flooded markets, abandoned hospitals, and eldritch horrors roaming through the ruins. Calvin Rafferty is an occult adventurer whose reckless actions have caused devastating consequences. After a dreaming ritual goes wrong, his girlfriend Faye is left trapped in a mysterious sleep.
Calvin’s journey is built around personal loss, cults, rituals, and incomprehensible creatures. To bring Faye back, he must navigate the drowned remains of Arkham and face the Slither, otherworldly beings that possess and twist the dead into lethal walking puppets. The premise gives the sequel a more direct survival horror identity, with the Lovecraftian mythos feeding both the atmosphere and the moral pressure behind Calvin’s desperate search.
Gameplay focuses on staying alive in a hostile city. Players will fight eldritch abominations using an arsenal of 1920s-inspired firearms and melee weapons, but combat is only part of the pressure. Resources are limited, the inventory is finite, and every decision about what to carry or leave behind can matter. Exploration will move across Arkham on foot and by boat, pushing players through rotting buildings, flooded districts, and spaces where danger can come from the water, the dead, or something much stranger.
Investigation is still part of the experience, but it is framed as an optional layer tied to exploration. Players who dig deeper into their surroundings can solve side cases and puzzles to uncover secrets, upgrades, and lore, while those who want to focus on survival can push forward through the main path. The release announcement also follows a difficult development period shaped by the war in Ukraine, which forced Frogwares to repeatedly adapt its plans and production process.
