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The Sinking City 2has revealed its first gameplay footage. This early look at the survival horror game was carefully timed to promote its newly launched crowdfunding campaign.
Originally announced in early March 2024,The Sinking City 2is a Lovecraftian survival horror game made by Frogwares, a Ukrainian developer best known for its manySherlock Holmestitles. Like its 2019 predecessor, the upcoming sequel is designed as a semi-open-world experience blending exploration, detective work, and survival challenges.The Sinking City 2will be Frogwares' 17th game since 2000, though its exact release timing is presently uncertain.
After months' worth of preparations,The Sinking City 2Kickstarter campaignfinally went live on March 6. Frogwares marked the occasion by releasing various promotional materials, including a new teaser that serves as the very first look atThe Sinking City 2gameplay. The sub-minute video begins by highlighting exploration and clue-gathering before shifting focus to combat, survival, and a variety of increasingly terrifying enemies.
The Sinking City 2 Seeks Over $100,000 in Crowdfunding
The newly launched Kickstarter campaignhas a target of €105,000, which comes down to around $113,000. That’s 50% more than what Frogwares was seeking for theremake ofSherlock Holmes The Awakened, its only other crowdfunded project to date. The developer’s first Kickstarter foray proved to be immensely successful, ultimately raising north of $270,000, thus overshooting its target by 260%. As was the case withSherlock Holmes The Awakened, Frogwares is once again incentivizing Kickstarter backers by offering not one but two Collector’s Editions ofThe Sinking City 2. Supporting the crowdfunding effort will be the only way to obtain a physical copy of the game.
The Sinking City 2is set in a 1920s version of Arkham, a fictional Massachusetts city that’s prominently featured throughout H. P. Lovecraft’s works. Players will get a chance to investigate a paranormal flood that gave rise to a wave of monstrosities terrorizing what remains of the locals, similar to what happened to Oakmont in the first game. Frogwares is officially framingThe Sinking City 2as the next major step in its ongoing efforts to transform into ahorror-first developer while simultaneously contuing its open-world experiments.
Frogwares is currently also believed to be working on aremaster of the firstThe Sinking Citygame, which leaked via a regulatory rating back in February 2025. While the studio has yet to announce it, it’s likely to do so before long, especially with the game’s sixth anniversary fast-approaching.
