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Step into the flooded city of Arkham in this Lovecraftian survival horror video game, blending atmospheric exploration, brutal survival, and a deep investigative system in a world filled with cosmic horror and psychological dread. The Sinking City 2 will launch in 2025 on PC, Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation 5.

Explore Arkham - Traverse flooded streets and abandoned mansions, uncovering secrets on foot or by boat.
Survive against intelligent, unpredictable monsters - Every bullet counts and every encounter could be your last.
Reworked combat & survival mechanics - Battle monsters using era-accurate weapons, crafting, and resource management to stay alive.
Investigate at your own pace - No forced clue-hunting. Uncover Arkham's mysteries your way.

The Sinking City 2 delivers a dark, oppressive world packed with challenging combat, environmental storytelling and mind-bending discoveries. No hand-holding. No safe spaces. Just you, the unknown, and the horror waiting to be uncovered.

 

[Skifi28]

Looking good, this is a buy for sure.

 

[Loomy]

Good news is it'll be funded a couple times over by the deadline. I just wish they hadn't committed themselves to a Dec 2025 release date when independently releasing on 3 platforms and still only showing 'pre-alpha' work.

 

[jm89]

Lovecraftian horror

Day one unless it's a buggy shit show.

 

[j0hnnix]

i never played the first one, i kept confusing the sinking city with call of cthulhu , which i loved. I need to check the first one out now. damn.

 

[Gonzito]

The first one when it comes to gameplay was literally AWFUL. I dont have high hopes for this game, I hope I am wrong though

 

[Chuck Berry]

The first one when it comes to gameplay was literally AWFUL. I dont have hopes for this game, I hope I am wrong though

Yeah I found it pretty rough to look at and it just didn't feel good to play. And this was the PS5 version.

Hope this one turns it all around and learns from stuff like SH2R, AW2 (even though it sucks) and the REmakes. It looks cool.

 

[BennyBlanco]

The Stinking Shitty getting a sequel is crazy in this atmosphere

 

[Mr Hyde]

Loved Sinking City. Bought it three times. Switch. PS5. GoG. Four playthroughs. Day fucking one on this. Super excited!

 

[semiconscious]

what a surprise. love the original, & ready for more...

 

[Flabagast]

Weird to launch a kickstarter so close to release, but I'll back it anyway

 

[Putonahappyface]

I'm not a horror fan, but that looks really good.

 

[Ass of Can Whooping]

Can't wait. Looks like they're going full survival horror this time instead of Sherlock Holmes Cthulhu edition

 

[Arachnid]

Can't wait. Looks like they're going full survival horror this time instead of Sherlock Holmes Cthulhu edition

Yeah, that stuff turned me off to the first. There was another similar lovecraft game that came out around the same time and I remember it being middle of the road, so I skipped Sinking City despite being excited.

 

[MALpractice311]

The Stinking Shitty getting a sequel is crazy in this atmosphere

Set reasonable goals and budget yourself appropriately and anything is possible. It's when everyone is trying to be the next GTA or Fortnite or Overwatch, that the disasters happen.

On topic, I have yet to play the first one. I was interested due to the Lovecraft themes, but the gameplay did not look great and my backlog is too big to justify buying something that's only okay or is just going to sit in my library for another year or two before I can actually play it. Also, being a new dad has limited my free time, unsurprisingly.

 

[Giallo Corsa]

The first one when it comes to gameplay was literally AWFUL. I dont have high hopes for this game, I hope I am wrong though

Man, i wanted to play the first game for YEARS and upon getting it a couple of months ago...yeah
Jank jank jank jank jank everywhere, stilted animations, awful character models, asset reuse galore and J-A-N-K, needless to say, i dropped it after 3-4 hours...

Apparently, i need the bare MINIMUM of production values as to be able to play a game 'cause shit like this...oooof.

It's a shame but, it is what it is

 

[N0S]

Tried the first one several times but the yank is too much

 

[Pandawan]

First game was good, this trailer is very good. Graphics so good. And i use the word good to much but this seems to be a really good game. Will be waiting.

 

[viveks86]

Nice! Will keep an eye out for this one. UE5 showing how an indie kickstarter can shine. Just don't fuck up performance!

 

[ungalo]

The first one i enjoyed in the first hours but it became repetitive pretty quick.

Visually they improved a lot, this looks good, those eastern/central europeans studios work their ass off.

 

[Flabagast]

Can't wait. Looks like they're going full survival horror this time instead of Sherlock Holmes Cthulhu edition

Yep, but not sure about the direction, specially as they say that all the investigative gameplay will be optional this time. They seem to focus a lot more on action

 

[Gubaldo]

Like these kind of atmospheric games

 

[Starhowl]

I love the psychology of the first game. The monsters on deck, with sharp spears, creepy. It made me sad. We are the monsters! The protagonist is the whale.

Sometimes I also believe that it's us that are raising hell for farm animals, with us as devils as the maintainers.

 

[Moses85]

 

[xrnzaaas]

Not gonna lie, I like the change from detective horror to action/survival horror. Playing Sinking City 1 sometimes felt like playing another Sherlock Holmes game. Not necessarily a bad thing, but I'm always hungry for more survival horrors.

 

[Grizzled Ghost]

I guess that explains the out of left field remaster of the original that was recently announced.

 

[GymWolf]

They are making it more action when action was the worst part of the first one, good luck i guess.

I think they should have doubled down on the investigation stuff, that's what made the game unique, not being wish.com resisdent evil that are already kinda clunky by default.

 

[Flabagast]

They are making it more action when action was the worst part of the first one, good luck i guess.

I think they should have doubled down on the investigation stuff, that's what made the game unique, not being wish.com resisdent evil that are already kinda clunky by default.

Yep fully agree

 

[Heimdall_Xtreme]

I watched the videos of the first game and it was an unbearable narcolepsy... Lots of talking and generic action... Frogwares at the forefront of boring.

 

[Shaki12345]

Completed the first game and it was incredibly janky and buggy. Lots of buildings and assets are copypasta. Very distracting.

The vibe and atmosphere was top notch, but obviously more ingredients are needed for a good meal.