Frogwares has pulled back the slimy, wormy, fleshy curtains and given us a glimpse into some of the horrors we are going to be facing in a brand-new gameplay trailer for The Sinking City 2.
Set to be released in Summer 2026, The Sinking City 2 takes place in a Lovecraftian version of 1920’s America after a supernatural flood has driven out the residents of Arkham. Leaving decay and eldritch horrors to roam the streets.
We get a closer look at our protagonist, Calvin Rafferty. An occult adventurer whose obsession and arrogance have led to catastrophic consequences. After a botched “dreaming ritual”, Calvin’s girlfriend Faye is left trapped in a mysterious sleep.
Unlike the detective-focused structure of the original Sinking City, the sequel appears to have a far more combat-heavy, survival horror approach. Frogware seems to have fully embraced the “horror first” direction, game director Alexander Gresko mentioned previously.
With an arsenal of 1920s-inspired weapons, Calvin must fight through horrifying abominations wielding revolvers, shotguns, and Tommy guns, while exploring the decaying city of Arkham, to find a cure for Faye.
Arkham itself looks incredible. Full of deserted mansions overtaken by decay, flooded markets littered with debris, and a creepy old hospital that seems to hold some secrets we probably don’t want to know the answers to.
Narratively, The Sinking City 2 promises a morally grey story, focusing on grief, obsession, and forbidden knowledge. The trailer hints that not every enemy will be a monster, and not every monster will be an enemy.
The Sinking City 2 is shaping up to be a darker, action-focused evolution of the original. One that fully commits to cosmic horror while telling a story of personal tragedy and human desperation and feels like it’s straight out of the mind of H.P himelf.
Game Features
- Fight to Survive: Use an arsenal of 1920s-inspired firearms and melee weapons to fight against Eldritch abominations.
- Explore The Decaying City of Arkham: A world of rotting mansions, flooded markets, and abandoned hospitals that you’ll explore by foot and by boat.
- Find and Use What You Can: Scrounge for limited resources and balance a finite inventory as you decide what to bring and what to leave behind.
- Choose to Investigate Further: Explore your surroundings more deeply and solve optional cases and puzzles to uncover secrets, upgrades, and lore.
- A Twisted Lovecraftian Tale: Experience a captivating and morally gray story of personal loss, woven through the Lovecraftian mythos of cults, rituals, and incomprehensible creatures.
Will you be losing your mind in Arkham with the rest of us?
