The Sinking City 2 is a action survival horror game developed and published by ‘Frogwares‘. The Sinking City is said to be coming out the 18th of August 2026 on the Xbox Series X/S, PS5 and PC. X35 Earthwalker has enjoyed many survival horror games but they must be done right. The Sinking City 2 is looking to bring some serious encounters with this game. Let’s take a look.
The Sinking City 2 is set in America but the 1920s. So the boring days. Even worse it’s set in Arkham city. No batman though. This city is off course not normal, as no hour game ever is. Arkham is currently got a whole supernatural flood going on. The flood caused lots of decaying ruin. Then on top of that, a bunch of eldritch monsters have pulled up and is causing problems, roaming around and being violent too.
The Sinking City 2 being a survival horror has the traits you expect like deliberate scares, spooky moments, atmosphere that hopefully is effective and of course danger. Also familiar is that resources won’t be plentiful. Conserve your ammo and be wise with your engagements. There will be puzzles. They have been described as “unnerving puzzles”. So that raises some questions.
The Sinking City 2 isn’t just survival horror but action survival horror. You aren’t a helpless victim that must run and hide. Grab your weapons and get to work when you see one of those annoying eldritch monsters. Take heart for there are shortcuts to help you get back to earlier places in search of supplies and even upgrades.
This is a whole city remember? The Sinking City 2 has multiple areas for players to explore and be scared in. There’s a whole fish market where apparently the merchandise itself bites back. Boarded parlours that contain secrets. A hospital where mad science or just ignorant science took place but tries to hide itself. Off course the real madness is deep beneath city… where the real horrors are at.
The combat is where lots of interest will be. Threats known as the ‘deep ones’ will arrive from the deep waters. So don’t ignore water… obviously. Do not ignore the shadows as they will be messing with things too. Even the dead can’t be ignored as ‘slithers’ can animate the dead. Some threats, players will need to get in there and fight, while others threats you need to back off and come back later.
We checked out some The Sinking City 2 and it’s what we expected. It’s a whole city so exploration is a must. Find journals, read ritual residues, get clues and more. There’s off course optional missions too which don’t prevent or hoe progress. There’s even a lady to save. The woman the character loves. Her soul is trapped and bad forces have taken her body. Things are a bit wild in this game.
Overall The Sinking City 2 looks like it’s going to be a wild ride for sure. Low key the madness reminds us of dead space. The scares are looking real weak though like it’s not a focus. We hope that the game has high enough difficulty too. There’s definitely some nasty looking creatures and brutality which is good. The sounds seem to be excellent while the graphics and details are just good. The developers ‘Frogwares’ have done a great job so far. We at X35 Earthwalker will keep an ear open for this game. Now The Sinking City 2 may have eldritch monsters but they are a complete joke in the eyes of… the ‘Earth Walk!’
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