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The Sinking City 2

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Developer
Frogwares
Released
Aug 18, 2026
Steam reviews
82% of players recommend it, from 1,922 reviews — Steam calls that “Very Positive”
Tags
ActionAdventure
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On Linux, Steam Deck and Steam Machine

Proton: PlatinumSteam Machine: VerifiedSteamOS Compatible

This game runs perfectly out of the box under Proton, per ProtonDB reports (12 reports). Valve rates it Unsupported on Steam Deck.

Valve rates it Verified on Steam Machine. Valve marks it SteamOS Compatible.

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About this game

The developer's description, from the game's Steam store page.

A survival horror in Lovecraft's world

The Sinking City 2 is a third-person survival horror set in 1920s Arkham. Deliberate, tense, and resource-lean: pressure builds as you push deeper, relief comes in brief refuge, and fear is something you manage. Mind your inventory, take on unnerving puzzles, and double back via unlocked shortcuts for supplies and upgrades.

Arkham, New England

A Roaring ’20s port city buckling under a supernatural flood. Tide-stained avenues and battered Art Deco. Speakeasies gone dark. Districts feel lived-in and water-worn, with routes by foot and skiff, shortcuts behind collapsed seawalls, and secrets tucked in boarded parlors. You’ll navigate a hospital where science hides its face, a fish market where the merchandise bites back, and descend deep below the city to where eldritch horrors stir.

A rescue with impossible stakes

A ritual gone wrong trapped her soul in the Dreamlands, and now malevolent forces have stolen her body. To rescue the woman you love, you must walk a dangerous path through catastrophe to the source of the flood — her presence always felt, but rarely seen.

Fearsome foes

The Slither animate the dead. Deep Ones surge from dark water. Shadows bend space and test nerves. Some fights must be met head-on; others demand a retreat to rearm, retune your build, and return better prepared. Or take on an optional investigation and come back with an upgraded gun.

Investigate at will

Exploration is the key to survival. Read ritual residues, sift through grisly clues, decode journals that shouldn’t exist, and pry at masks that won’t come off. Optional cases never gate progress — but they unlock safer routes, hard supplies, and upgrades that change how you endure the next encounter.

Built with uncommon devotion

The Sinking City 2 draws on Frogwares’ detective roots to deliver survival horror that runs deep and hits hard. Shaped by studio obsession and community feedback, it’s a faithful Lovecraft experience: myths made manifest, and the inconceivable fear that results.

System requirements

As Steam lists them.

Windows

Minimum

Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS
Windows 11 x64
Processor
Intel Core i7-8700K | AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
Memory
16 GB RAM
Graphics
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 | AMD RX 5700, 8GB VRAM
DirectX
Version 12
Storage
70 GB available space
Additional Notes
SSD required. Targeting 1080p \ 30fps on Low preset. The listed specifications were evaluated using TSR and comparable technologies.

Recommended

Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS
Windows 11 x64
Processor
Core i5-14600K | AMD Ryzen 5 7600X
Memory
32 GB RAM
Graphics
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti | AMD RX7900XT, 12GB VRAM
DirectX
Version 12
Storage
70 GB available space
Additional Notes
SSD required. Targeting 1440p \ 60fps on Medium preset. The listed specifications were evaluated using TSR and comparable technologies.

Downloadable content

Steam lists 4 items of downloadable content for this game.

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