Frogwares has revealed the release date for The Sinking City 2, but has also shadow dropped a one hour long demo available now on PC (via Steam).
So the big news, then, is that The Sinking City 2 is coming to PC, Xbox Series X|S, and PS5 on August 18th, 2026.
These announcements were made during Summer Game Fest, along with a new trailer called “Welcome to Arkham”, which you can check out below.
Sergiy Oganesyan, Head of Publishing, Frogwares said: “Making games is already chaotic and unpredictable, so having a war going on at the same time adds a layer of immense chaos. We were forced to constantly adapt and change our plans. So many times we had to rethink and adjust how we were going to get things done. And often just as we’d finally adapted and got into the new flow of things, something else would be waiting around the corner to throw us into disarray. Rinse and repeat.
We went through entire winters where heat and power were regularly cut off throughout the day because our infrastructure was being intentionally targeted. We had days where someone would be part of the team, and then the next day we’d hear they had been called up to serve and needed to start handing over their work to the rest of us. You’d be in a meeting one minute discussing some trivial design question, and the next, half of us would be saying, “Hold on, the air raid sirens just went off.” We’ve had people disappear for days because, overnight, their home or apartment building was hit directly or indirectly, damaging their homes.
Even during the week we finally picked a release date internally as a team, our feelings of joy and relief were quickly dampened when, that very Sunday, cities across the country came under some of the worst attacks since the start of the war. It felt like some vindictive force reminding us not to celebrate too much because everything could still change in an instant.
But despite all this, we’re keeping our heads up. We’re beyond proud and in awe of how we’ve come together through all of this, and we’re happy to have finally brought the game to a point where we can see its release on the horizon.”
The Sinking City 2 is set in a Lovecraftian vision of 1920s America, in the infamous city of Arkham. A supernatural flood has driven out all but the most deranged residents, leaving decay and eldritch horrors that roam the streets. Step into the role of Calvin Rafferty, an occult adventurer whose cavalier actions have led to devastating consequences. After a dreaming ritual goes wrong, his girlfriend, Faye, is left trapped in a mysterious sleep. Now Calvin must navigate the drowned streets of a derelict city in a desperate attempt to bring her back. On his quest, he’ll come face to face with a plague of otherworldly creatures, the Slither, who possess and twist the dead into lethal, walking puppets.
We recently had chance to play The Sinking City 2, and Lyle said: “The Sinking City 2 has all the makings of a wonderful survival horror experience, blending Eldritch horror, twenties style, and a whole lot of water to create a fascinating setting. The familiar action horror combat is as satisfying as ever, and desperately searching for more supplies in open areas on your little boat is going to be a treat. Hopefully I won’t have to wait long to have that sinking feeling come over me again, because I’m ready to continue this tragic tale.”.
The Sinking City 2 is coming to PC, Xbox Series X|S, and PS5 on August 18th.
