The Sinking City may not have been a huge critical success, but the action-adventure title was nevertheless a success for the developer. Frog Items. Yesterday, during the recent Xbox Partner Preview, its sequel was announced.
The Sinking City was a game focused on investigation and detective work, albeit within a Lovecraftian setting. The Sinking City 2, which will use Unreal Engine 5, will be a horror game more geared towards survival horror. Something more appropriate perhaps to the stories of Providence writer Howard P. Lovecraft.
The sequel will feature a new protagonist and a new setting, the semi-open world city of Arkham. The setting, however, will once again be a flooded American city in the 1920s. The gameplay will be much more focused on combat, finding and managing resources, solving puzzles and exploring.
The Sinking City 2 use Kickstarter
Frogwares also confirmed that it will be seeking partial crowdfunding for The Sinking City 2 via Kickstarter. (similar to what he already did in Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened, his previous title). The studio is still dealing with the war in Ukraine, where it is based.
“At this point, we have learned and adapted to our reality, but the ongoing war adds a worrying layer of uncertainty, and the additional funds will help us address potential disruptions as well as fund several additional features that we would like to implement. “”. said Wael Amr, CEO of Frogwares. “Our previous game, Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened, was fully developed and released during the war. Thanks to Kickstarter and our supporters, we have built a safety net that has saved us more than once. From power outages due to attacks on our electrical infrastructure lasting months on end to team members having to relocate at short notice, this financial safety net has proven invaluable to us. So we have to do the same thing now with The Sinking City 2, since this game is much bigger and more complex.
Release window points to 2025 for Xbox Series X/S, PS5 and PC. This week its first part is on sale, from Xbox Area we recommend that you play the original game to familiarize yourself with its second opus.
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