The Sinking City 2 (Steam)
Frogwares
Aug 17th, 2026
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Description
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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About The Sinking City 2
Developed and published by Frogwares, The Sinking City 2 released on August 18, 2026 for PC via Steam and the Epic Games Store, alongside PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S, with a Nintendo Switch 2 version planned for 2027. The game serves as a sequel to 2019's The Sinking City, but marks a significant genre shift for the series, moving from an open-world detective game into a fully realised, third-person survival horror experience. Players take on the role of Calvin Rafferty, an occult adventurer who arrives in Arkham after a ritual goes disastrously wrong, only to find the city overwhelmed by a supernatural flood, its streets stalked by the dead, and an eldritch power threatening everyone who remains.
Gameplay centres on tense exploration, resource management, and third-person combat against Eldritch horrors using firearms and equipment suited to different threats. Ammunition, healing supplies, and inventory space are all kept deliberately scarce, encouraging careful preparation and considered decisions over constant aggression. Arkham itself is designed as a decaying, water-worn city, with ruined Art Deco streets, flooded districts, and locations like a fish market where the merchandise fights back and a hospital hiding something far worse than its patients.
Optional detours reward exploration with valuable supplies and additional story details, though every side path also risks new dangers. Calvin's journey eventually builds toward a difficult choice, weighing one life against the survival of an entire city. The Sinking City 2 holds a Very Positive rating on Steam, with 83% of reviews positive, and is built on Unreal Engine 5.
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System Requirements
Minimum
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS
- Windows 11 x64
- Processor
- Intel Core i7-8700K | AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
- Memory
- 16 GB RAM
- Graphics
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 | AMD RX 5700, 8GB VRAM
- DirectX
- Version 12
- Storage
- 70 GB available space
- Additional Notes
- Targeting 1080p \ 30fps on Low preset. The listed specifications were evaluated using TSR and comparable technologies.
Recommended
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS
- Windows 11 x64
- Processor
- Core i5-14600K | AMD Ryzen 5 7600X
- Memory
- 32 GB RAM
- Graphics
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti | AMD RX7900XT, 12GB VRAM
- DirectX
- Version 12
- Storage
- 70 GB available space
- Additional Notes
- Targeting 1440p \ 60fps on Balanced preset. The listed specifications were evaluated using TSR and comparable technologies.
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This is a Steam key, a unique digital code that activates The Sinking City 2 on your own existing Steam account. Once activated, the game is permanently added to your library and is yours to keep forever.
This is a Global key and works in most countries worldwide. Check the activation details on the product page before purchasing if you are unsure about your specific country.
No. The Sinking City 2 tells a new, self-contained story with a new protagonist, Calvin Rafferty, and is set in a different city, Arkham rather than Oakmont. Playing the original isn't required, though fans of the first game may recognise thematic and stylistic connections.
The Sinking City 2 is a single-player only game with no multiplayer or co-op modes.
Not entirely. The original Sinking City was primarily an open-world detective and investigation game. The Sinking City 2 marks a significant genre shift toward full survival horror, with a much greater focus on resource management, combat, and tense exploration than its predecessor.
The Sinking City 2 has not been confirmed for Xbox Game Pass or PlayStation Plus. Purchasing a key is currently the way to access the game on PC.
Players face a range of eldritch and undead threats throughout Arkham, including the reanimated dead roaming the flooded streets and various cosmic horror creatures tied to the supernatural flood and the failed ritual at the centre of the story.
Minimum specs call for an Intel Core i7-8700K or AMD Ryzen 5 3600X, 12 GB of RAM, an NVIDIA RTX 3060 or AMD RX 7600 XT, DirectX 12, and 70 GB of storage, targeting 1080p at 30 FPS. Recommended specs call for an Intel Core i5-14600K or AMD Ryzen 5 7600X, 16 GB of RAM, and an NVIDIA RTX 4070 or AMD RX 7800 XT for higher resolutions and frame rates. Figures have shifted slightly between demo and near-launch builds, so treat these as close estimates rather than final numbers.