The Sinking City 2 Guide
Find a complete first-launch guide hub for The Sinking City 2 covering release date, platforms, price, walkthroughs, enemies, weapons, Arkham lore, review snapshot, and post-launch status.
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The Sinking City 2 guide on thesinkingcity2.pro is your launch hub for Frogwares' 1920s Arkham sequel. Released worldwide on 18 Aug 2026 for PC (Steam), PS5, and Xbox Series X|S, with Premium owners getting a 24-hour early unlock from 17 Aug. This hub links to the release date page, the platform list, the Standard/Deluxe/Premium price comparison, the PC system requirements, the walkthrough hub, the demo walkthrough, plus the Arkham lore, enemies, weapons, and post-launch updates pages that round out the first-launch experience.
- Research date
- 2026-08-19
- Page type
- Guide hub
- Source rule
- Official facts only
Recent Updates
- **2026-08-19** — Launch-day review aggregates: Metacritic 79 (Generally Favorable; 33 PS5 + 17 PC + 5 Xbox Series X critic reviews; 82% Positive / 18% Mixed / 0% Negative) and OpenCritic top critic average 81 with 73% Critics Recommend across 41 critic reviews now anchor the [/review-roundup](/review-roundup) page. Frogwares launch-day confirmations also landed: the game ships with a fully featured New Game+ mode, and the previously planned HDR patch is now part of the game's free post-launch support (not a 1.0 launch feature).
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[The Sinking City 2 on Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2825860/The_Sinking_City_2/) - `official/store` - checked `2026-08-19` - Platforms, Controller Support, Standard Edition price, and PC spec fields. [Frogwares YouTube channel - Welcome To Arkham trailer](https://www.youtube.com/@Frogwares) - `official/store` - checked `2026-08-19` - 1920s Arkham setting, Cal Rafferty as protagonist, Faye Bennett casting. [The Sinking City 2 Kickstarter campaign](https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/frogwares/the-sinking-city-2) - `official/store` - checked `2026-08-19` - Worldwide release date confirmation, EUR 200 collector's edition tier. [Xbox Store - The Sinking City 2 Premium Edition](https://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/store/the-sinking-city-2-premium-edition) - `official/store` - checked `2026-08-19` - Premium Edition $59.99 USD price, edition bundle contents. [PCGamer - The Sinking City 2 review](https://www.pcgamer.com/games/horror/the-sinking-city-2-review) - `media/interview` - checked `2026-08-19` - Jody Macgregor review quote and main-story length under 15 hours. [OpenCritic - The Sinking City 2](https://opencritic.com/game/20806/the-sinking-city-2) - `media/interview` - checked `2026-08-19` - Top critic average 81, 73% Critics Recommend across 41 critic reviews. [Metacritic - The Sinking City 2 reviews](https://www.metacritic.com/game/the-sinking-city-2) - `media/interview` - checked `2026-08-19` - Metascore 79 (Generally Favorable); PS5 79 from 33 critic reviews, Xbox Series X 84 from 5 critic reviews, PC 75 from 17 critic reviews; 82% Positive / 18% Mixed / 0% Negative. [GamingTrend - Frogwares launch-day New Game+ and free HDR patch confirmations](https://gamingtrend.com/news/frogwares-debuts-new-sinking-city-2-gameplay-confirms-launch-day-new-game-and-updates-fans-on-free-hdr-patch) - `media/interview` - checked `2026-08-19` - Frogwares confirmed a fully featured New Game+ mode ships at launch; the previously planned HDR patch is now part of the game's free post-launch support. [TrueAchievements - The Sinking City 2 achievements](https://www.trueachievements.com/game/The-Sinking-City-2/achievements) - `wiki/reference` - checked `2026-08-19` - 23 achievements total at launch.