{"id":1976198,"date":"2026-06-06T19:54:32","date_gmt":"2026-06-06T16:54:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1976198"},"modified":"2026-06-06T19:54:32","modified_gmt":"2026-06-06T16:54:32","slug":"the-sinking-city-2-arrives-this-august-and-theres-a-demo-you-can-play-right-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1976198","title":{"rendered":"The Sinking City 2 arrives this August, and there&#8217;s a demo you can play right now"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article \" data-ads=\"true\" data-article-type=\"news\" data-article-group=\"news\" data-paywalled=\"false\" data-premium=\"false\" data-sponsored=\"false\" data-type=\"article\">\n<header class=\"article_header\" data-component=\"article-header\">\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<nav class=\"nav_breadcrumbs\" data-component=\"nav-breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n<ul class=\"nav-links\">\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Home<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/news\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      News<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/the-sinking-city-2\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      The Sinking City 2<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_details\" id=\"main-content\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">The Sinking City 2 arrives this August, and there&#8217;s a demo you can play right now<\/h1>\n<p class=\"strapline\">Arkham tour.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_asset\">\n<figure class=\"headline_image_wrapper\">\n<p>        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"headline_image\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/the-sinking-city-2-header-cropped.jpg?width=570&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;dpr=3&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"The Sinking City 2 artwork showing its private investigator protagonist standing in the water with his back to the camera while tentacles rise up and wrap around his limbs.\" loading=\"eager\" data-uri=\"the-sinking-city-2-header-cropped.jpg\" data-lightbox width=\"570\" height=\"321\"><figcaption>\n          <span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Frogwares<\/cite><\/span><br \/>\n        <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"metadata\">\n<div class=\"avatar\">\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Sherif Saed avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/IMG_1950_Uy1XomJ.JPG?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"1638\" height=\"1346\"><\/p>\n<p>  <img alt=\"Sherif Saed avatar\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-uri=\"IMG_1950_Uy1XomJ.JPG\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"1638\" height=\"1346\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"byline\">\n                  <span class=\"article_type\" data-slug=\"news\"><br \/>\n                    News<br \/>\n                  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"by\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/authors\/sherif-saed\">Sherif Saed<\/a><\/span>                    <span class=\"job_title\"><br \/>\n                      Contributor<br \/>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"published_at\">\nPublished on <time datetime=\"2026-06-06T19:54:32+00:00\">June 6, 2026<\/time>              <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mypop-header-wrapper\">\n<p><button class=\"mypop-button button wide\" data-state=\"follow\" data-type=\"tag\" data-uuid=\"704c3cdf-1c3e-4288-a375-236403ca5126\" data-name=\"The Sinking City 2\" data-follow-text=\"Follow The Sinking City 2\" data-unfollow-text=\"Following The Sinking City 2\" data-aria-follow-text=\"Follow The Sinking City 2\" data-aria-unfollow-text=\"Following The Sinking City 2\" data-popup=\"true\" data-force-login=\"true\" aria-label=\"Follow The Sinking City 2\" title=\"Follow The Sinking City 2\"><br \/>\n  Follow The Sinking City 2<br \/>\n<\/button>          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>Developer Frogwares&#8217; Lovecraftian horror sequel, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/the-sinking-city-2\">The Sinking City 2<\/a>, is launching 18th August on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X\/S. Additionally, an <a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/2825860\/The_Sinking_City_2\/\">hour-long The Sinking City 2 demo is now available on Steam<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Sinking City 2, which follows occult investigator Calvin Rafferty as he&#8217;s drawn to the city of Arkham in the 1920s, is a standalone sequel and does not follow on from the events of the first game.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"The Sinking City 2 - Welcome To Arkham | Release Date Trailer\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RtGiwsrN5cs?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/RtGiwsrN5cs\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">The Sinking City 2 &#8211; Welcome To Arkham | Release Date Trailer<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Here&#8217;s a trailer for The Sinking City 2.<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=RtGiwsrN5cs\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>While the original leaned into Frogwares&#8217; detective game roots, the sequel shifts the focus to horror. And though you can expect narrative and survival to play more prominent roles, detective work remains. This time, however, it&#8217;s optional. Frogwares says you can choose to tackle cases, solve puzzles and start your own investigations if you want to learn more about the world.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Sinking City 2 has been in the works since January 2023. With most of the team based in Ukraine, however, development has been impacted by Russia&#8217;s continued invasion. &#8220;Making games is already chaotic and unpredictable, so having a war going on at the same time adds a layer of immense chaos,&#8221; said Frogwares&#8217; head of publishing, Sergiy Oganesyan.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/the-sinking-city-2-screen-2.jpg?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1.7777777777777777\" width=\"1920\"><\/p>\n<p><img alt data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-lightbox data-uri=\"the-sinking-city-2-screen-2.jpg\" height=\"1080\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1.7777777777777777\" width=\"1920\"><figcaption><span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Frogwares<\/cite><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;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. We&#8217;re beyond proud and in awe of how we&#8217;ve come together through all of this, and we&#8217;re happy to have finally brought the game to a point where we can see its release on the horizon,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\" data-component=\"preferred-source\">\nLove Eurogamer.net? Make us a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\">Preferred Source on Google<\/a> and catch more of our coverage in your feeds.  <\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>Developer Frogwares&#8217; Lovecraftian horror sequel, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/the-sinking-city-2\">The Sinking City 2<\/a>, is launching 18th August on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X\/S. Additionally, an <a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/2825860\/The_Sinking_City_2\/\">hour-long The Sinking City 2 demo is now available on Steam<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Sinking City 2, which follows occult investigator Calvin Rafferty as he&#8217;s drawn to the city of Arkham in the 1920s, is a standalone sequel and does not follow on from the events of the first game.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"The Sinking City 2 - Welcome To Arkham | Release Date Trailer\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RtGiwsrN5cs?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/RtGiwsrN5cs\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">The Sinking City 2 &#8211; Welcome To Arkham | Release Date Trailer<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Here&#8217;s a trailer for The Sinking City 2.<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=RtGiwsrN5cs\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>While the original leaned into Frogwares&#8217; detective game roots, the sequel shifts the focus to horror. And though you can expect narrative and survival to play more prominent roles, detective work remains. This time, however, it&#8217;s optional. Frogwares says you can choose to tackle cases, solve puzzles and start your own investigations if you want to learn more about the world.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Sinking City 2 has been in the works since January 2023. With most of the team based in Ukraine, however, development has been impacted by Russia&#8217;s continued invasion. &#8220;Making games is already chaotic and unpredictable, so having a war going on at the same time adds a layer of immense chaos,&#8221; said Frogwares&#8217; head of publishing, Sergiy Oganesyan.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/the-sinking-city-2-screen-2.jpg?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1.7777777777777777\" width=\"1920\"><\/p>\n<p><img alt data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-lightbox data-uri=\"the-sinking-city-2-screen-2.jpg\" height=\"1080\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1.7777777777777777\" width=\"1920\"><figcaption><span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Frogwares<\/cite><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;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. We&#8217;re beyond proud and in awe of how we&#8217;ve come together through all of this, and we&#8217;re happy to have finally brought the game to a point where we can see its release on the horizon,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home News The Sinking City 2 The Sinking City 2 arrives this August, and there&#8217;s a demo you can play right now Arkham tour. 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