The Sinking City 2 is out. Frogwares released the survival horror sequel on August 18, 2026 for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S, and post-release coverage has settled on the flooded city of Arkham as the game's central design idea.
The Sinking City 2 changed what the series is. The 2019 original was an open-world adventure. The sequel is a chapter-structured survival horror game with limited resources, upgradable guns, and optional investigation puzzles that pay out in supplies. Frogwares announced the shift before launch, with a Steam demo and an August 18, 2026 release date, and shipped it on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S at 9,000 yen including tax. The setting moved to the fictional port town of Arkham in 1929, where a flood has emptied the streets and left parasitic creatures behind. The protagonist changed too: Calvin Rafferty, an occult adventurer, enters the flooded city to restore the soul of his lover Faye Bennett, who fell into a coma after a ritual meant to reach the Dreamlands.
Pre-release coverage filled in the cast and mechanics. An overview trailer confirmed the voice cast, including Gemma Elizabeth Whelan, and set out Rafferty's quest. A hands-on preview described boat travel replacing streets, scarce ammo, unlimited dodging, and combat built around shooting tumors that appear at random spots on insect-controlled corpses, with a Metroidvania-style map in later chapters. Enemies include Slither, the parasitic organism that controls corpses, along with Deep Ones and Shadows. Combat and investigation difficulty can be set separately, and the lowest combat difficulty includes a toggleable invincibility mode.
After release, the reading of the game narrowed to the water. Coverage argues the fear comes from the flood itself: it erases routes the player would otherwise trust and hides what lies beneath the waterline, pushing players into buildings and below the surface.
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Frogwares released The Sinking City 2 on August 18, 2026, a third-person survival horror game set in the flooded 1920s city of Arkham and inspired by H.P. Lovecraft's works. The city shares the world of the previous game but changes the protagonist, story, and systems. Game Spark argues the fear comes from the water itself, which erases routes and hides what lies beneath.
4Gamer.net's hands-on preview of The Sinking City 2 describes a flooded Arkham where boat travel replaces streets and combat revolves around shooting tumors that appear at random spots on insect-controlled corpses. Ammo is scarce, so players must land precise shots and rely on unlimited dodging. The map structure shifts from linear to a Metroidvania-style layout in later chapters.
Frogwares released The Sinking City 2 on August 18 for PC via Steam, Epic Games Store, and GOG.com, as well as PS5 and Xbox Series X|S, priced at 9,000 yen including tax. The survival horror sequel is set in the fictional port town of Arkham in 1929, where a mysterious flood has forced most residents to evacuate and left the city infested with parasitic creatures. Protagonist Calvin Rafferty, an occult adventurer, enters the flooded city to find a way to restore the soul of his lover Faye Bennett, who fell into a coma after the pair performed a ritual to reach the Dreamlands. Unlike the open-world 2019 original, the sequel is structured by chapters, with limited resources, upgradable guns, and optional investigation puzzles that reward players with supplies. Enemies include Slither, a parasitic organism that controls corpses, along with Deep Ones and Shadows. Players can set combat and investigation difficulty separately, and the lowest combat difficulty includes a toggleable invincibility mode.
This week's new game releases in Japan and North America are headlined by two major titles on August 20: the soulslike action RPG Mortal Shell II and the remake STEINS;GATE RE:BOOT. Mortal Shell II launches on Steam, PS Store, and Xbox Store for 6,480 yen, with Devout Edition early access starting August 17. It is set in a ruined world where the corpse of a fallen goddess became the foundation of faith; players become a Harbinger who dons the remains of warriors called Shells to inherit their abilities, combat styles, and memories. STEINS;GATE RE:BOOT is a complete remake of the 2009 Xbox 360 original, with characters, backgrounds, and event stills redrawn from line art and all in-game voices re-recorded. It is based on the STEINS;GATE ELITE scenario with adjusted pacing, and costs 6,380 yen on Steam, PS Store, and My Nintendo Store. Other notable releases this week include The Sinking City 2 and Starsand Island on August 18, plus Bubble Bobble Sugar Dungeon Boost and RyzaChat: AI Ryza on August 20.
Frogwares released a new overview trailer for The Sinking City 2, a Lovecraftian survival horror game set in 1920s Arkham. The trailer introduces protagonist Calvin Rafferty and his quest to save his lover Fay from a mysterious sleep, and confirms the voice cast, including Game of Thrones actress Gemma Elizabeth Whelan.
Frogwares announced that The Sinking City 2 will release on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S on August 18, 2026. A Steam demo is available now. The survival horror TPS is set in 1920s New England, where the player explores a flooded city and fights alien horrors after losing their soul and lover to a failed ritual.