The Sinking City 2
| App ID | 2825860 |
| App Type | Game |
| Developer | Frogwares |
| Publisher | Frogwares |
| Franchise | The Sinking City |
| Supported Systems | Windows |
| Technologies | Unreal Engine, EpicOnlineServices SDK |
| Last Changenumber | 39432373 |
| Last Record Update | 2 October 2026 – 18:22:27 UTC ( |
| Release Date | 18 August 2026 – 08:57:11 UTC ( |
Set in the Roaring '20s, The Sinking City 2 is a survival horror steeped in Lovecraftian dread. Defy an eldritch deity and explore the drowned alleys of Arkham, stalked by the dead, as you weigh one life against an entire city.
Additional Information
| Developer | Frogwares | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| controller_support | full | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| community_visible_stats | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DLCAvailableOnStore | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ReleaseState | released | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Publisher | Frogwares | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Store Release Date | 18 August 2026 – 08:57:16 UTC ( |
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| osarch | 64 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| community_hub_visible | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Social Media | https://discord.gg/frogwares https://www.facebook.com/TheSinkingCity https://www.instagram.com/frogwares https://www.reddit.com/r/TheSinkingCity/ https://www.tiktok.com/@frogwares https://x.com/thesinkingcity https://www.youtube.com/@frogwares/ |
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| Primary Genre | Action (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Store Genres | Action (1), Adventure (25) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Steam Release Date | 18 August 2026 – 08:57:11 UTC ( |
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| Store Asset Modification Time | 15 August 2026 – 22:06:36 UTC ( |
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| osextended | empty string | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| review_score | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| review_percentage | 83 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Detected Technologies | Unreal Engine, EpicOnlineServices SDK, Intel_oneTBB SDK, NVIDIA_DLSS SDK, NVIDIA_DLSS_FrameGen SDK, NVIDIA_Nsight_Aftermath SDK, NVIDIA_Reflex SDK, NVIDIA_Streamline SDK, Ogg SDK, Vorbis SDK, XAudio2 SDK | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Steam Deck Compatibility |
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| Content Descriptors | Frequent Violence or Gore (2), General Mature Content (5) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| controllertagwizard | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First seen on SteamDB | 5 February 2024 – 12:49:01 UTC ( |
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| Content Descriptors (Including DLC) | Frequent Violence or Gore (2), General Mature Content (5) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Supported Languages
| 15 Languages | Interface | Full Audio | Subtitles | Achievements |
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| English | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| French | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Italian | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| German | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Spanish - Spain | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Arabic | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Czech | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Japanese | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Korean | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Polish | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Portuguese - Brazil | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Simplified Chinese | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Traditional Chinese | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Turkish | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Ukrainian | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Tags
Categories
Hardware Categories
Accessibility Categories
Assets
Load all asset images| trailer_name | Survive Arkham | Game Overview Trailer |
| trailer_category | 1 |
| microtrailer ↴ | |
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| all_ages | false |
| is_highlight | true |
| timestamp | 18 August 2026 – 08:57:13 UTC |
| trailer_name | Provisions of Sanity | Pre-Order Trailer |
| trailer_category | 1 |
| microtrailer ↴ | |
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| all_ages | true |
| is_highlight | true |
| timestamp | 10 July 2026 – 10:12:40 UTC |
| trailer_name | Welcome To Arkham | Release Date Trailer |
| trailer_category | 1 |
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| screenshot_full | 257351314/26841ad1fddc020c17e0d654c66cbf166a0de1ff/movie_full.jpg |
| all_ages | true |
| is_highlight | true |
| timestamp | 10 July 2026 – 09:02:45 UTC |
| trailer_name | Gameplay Reveal Trailer |
| trailer_category | 1 |
| microtrailer ↴ | |
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| all_ages | true |
| is_highlight | true |
| timestamp | 4 June 2026 – 14:11:35 UTC |
| trailer_name | Reveal Trailer |
| trailer_category | 3 |
| microtrailer ↴ | |
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| adaptive_trailers ↴ | |
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| all_ages | true |
| timestamp | 6 March 2024 – 18:15:09 UTC |
Configuration
| Key | Value |
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| installdir | The Sinking City 2 |
Launch Options
0. Default
| Executable | PlayGround\Binaries\Win64\TheSinkingCity2.exe |
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| Launch Type | Play %%description%% (option1) | |
| Description | Default |
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| Operating System | windows | |
| CPU Architecture | 64-bit only |
1. build in Development configuration
| Executable | .\PlayGround\Binaries\Win64\PlayGround.exe |
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| Arguments | -Telemetry |
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| Launch Type | Play %%description%% (option1) | |
| Description | build in Development configuration |
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| Operating System | windows | |
| CPU Architecture | 64-bit only | |
| Beta Branch | development asleepinthedeep drybonevalley team_playtest unstable becoming closure divinations uplift development_st dev_st_cand orison arena pakhomov_celltransform dev_prev |
2. Test for Localization
| Executable | .\PlayGround\Binaries\Win64\PlayGround-Win64-Test.exe |
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| Arguments | LocalizationQA=2 UserNameQA=LOC |
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| Launch Type | Play %%description%% (option1) | |
| Description | Test for Localization |
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| Operating System | windows | |
| CPU Architecture | 64-bit only | |
| Beta Branch | floods |
3. Shipping
| Executable | PlayGround\Binaries\Win64\PlayGround-Win64-Shipping.exe |
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| Launch Type | Play %%description%% (option1) | |
| Description | Shipping |
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| Operating System | windows | |
| CPU Architecture | 64-bit only | |
| Beta Branch | shipping_st dev_prev megalodon |
4. Test for Localization
| Executable | .\PlayGround\Binaries\Win64\PlayGround-Win64-Test.exe |
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| Launch Type | Play %%description%% (option1) | |
| Description | Test for Localization |
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| Operating System | windows | |
| CPU Architecture | 64-bit only | |
| Beta Branch | megalodon andromeda |
5. build in Test configuration
| Executable | .\PlayGround\Binaries\Win64\PlayGround-Win64-Test.exe |
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| Arguments | -Telemetry |
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| Launch Type | Play %%description%% (option1) | |
| Description | build in Test configuration |
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| Operating System | windows | |
| CPU Architecture | 64-bit only | |
| Beta Branch | sunspots dev_prev |
6. build in Development configuration
| Executable | .\PlayGround\Binaries\Win64\PlayGround.exe |
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| Arguments | -Telemetry |
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| Launch Type | Play %%description%% (option1) | |
| Description | build in Development configuration |
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| Operating System | windows | |
| CPU Architecture | 64-bit only | |
| Beta Branch | sunspots |
7. Test Build with PSO logging
| Executable | PlayGround\Binaries\Win64\PlayGround-Win64-Test.exe |
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| Arguments | -clearpsodrivercache -logpso |
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| Launch Type | Play %%description%% (option2) | |
| Description | Test Build with PSO logging |
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| Operating System | windows | |
| CPU Architecture | 64-bit only | |
| Beta Branch | team_playtest |
8. Shipping
| Executable | PlayGround\Binaries\Win64\TheSinkingCity2.exe |
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| Launch Type | Play %%description%% (option1) | |
| Description | Shipping |
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| Operating System | windows | |
| CPU Architecture | 64-bit only | |
| Beta Branch | shipping |
9. build in Test configuration
| Executable | .\PlayGround\Binaries\Win64\PlayGround-Win64-Test.exe |
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| Launch Type | Play %%description%% (option1) | |
| Description | build in Test configuration |
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| Operating System | windows | |
| CPU Architecture | 64-bit only | |
| Beta Branch | development asleepinthedeep drybonevalley team_playtest unstable becoming closure divinations uplift preview_demo development_st dev_st_cand partner_preview_demo orison shipping_st arena pakhomov_celltransform |