The Sinking City 2Drowned Arkham Survival Wiki
Your complete companion to The Sinking City 2 — Frogwares' Lovecraftian survival horror set in a flooded 1920s Arkham. We map every monster, weapon, district and system so you can make it back to the boat.
A Lovecraftian nightmare that learned to swim
The Sinking City 2 is a third-person survival horror from Frogwares. It trades the first game's open-world detective work for tighter, scarier, resource-starved survival — a curated drowned Arkham you cross by boat, dock by dock, looking for someone you love and finding things you wish you hadn't.
- Release date
- August 18, 2026
- Platforms
- PC · PS5 · Xbox X|S
- Developer
- Frogwares
- Genre
- Lovecraftian survival horror
- Demo
- Free prologue on Steam
- Engine
- Unreal Engine 5
Survive the flood
Ammo is scarce and the dark is full of teeth. Manage your inventory, pick your fights, and know when to run for the boat.
Investigate the impossible
The optional case board still matters. Read clues, connect the threads and unlock safer routes and upgrades — at the cost of your peace of mind.
Face the bestiary
Deep Ones, the shambling Slither, cultists and shadows that bend the room. Every horror has a weak point — if you live long enough to find it.
Hold onto your mind
Drowned Arkham works on you. The deeper you go, the more the city — and the story of who you're trying to save — frays at the edges.
Welcome to Arkham
The official release-date trailer — drowned streets, eldritch horrors, and the August 18, 2026 launch. Press play to take the boat out.
Where to begin
The Sinking City 2: Everything We Know So Far
A complete hub covering everything revealed about The Sinking City 2 — release date, gameplay, story, platforms, and what's changed from the original.
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Survival Basics in The Sinking City 2: Light, Sound, Stealth, and Staying Alive
Master the core survival mechanics of The Sinking City 2 — light management, stealth, healing, saving, and reading a room before anything eats you.
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The Sinking City 2 Beginner's Guide: Your First Hours in Drowned Arkham
New to The Sinking City 2? This beginner's guide covers everything you need to survive your first hours in flooded Arkham — movement, boats, looting, and more.
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The Sinking City 2 Combat Guide: Weak Points, Ammo, and Staying Alive
Master combat in The Sinking City 2 with this complete guide to weak points, ammo conservation, melee, dodging, and knowing when to run from Arkham's horrors.
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The Sinking City 2 Prologue Demo Walkthrough and Guide
A full walkthrough of The Sinking City 2's free Steam prologue demo — how to get it, what to expect, tips for the opening hour, and what it reveals.
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Deep Ones
Aquatic Horror
Everything we know about the Deep Ones in The Sinking City 2 — aquatic horrors lurking in Arkham's floodwaters, weak points, and combat tactics.
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The Slither
Animated Dead
A full breakdown of the Slither in The Sinking City 2 — animated dead that shamble through Arkham's ruins. Weak points, tactics, and lore.
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The Drowned
Waterlogged Shambler
The Drowned are waterlogged, shambling dead in The Sinking City 2. Slow but numerous — here's their lore, weak points, and how to handle them.
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Investigation Board — The Sinking City 2's Optional Case System
Clue-Linking Detective System
How The Sinking City 2's investigation board works — connecting clues, solving cases, and why the optional detective system rewards you without ever blocking progress.
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Resource & Inventory Management in The Sinking City 2
Survival Resource System
A breakdown of inventory management and resource scarcity in The Sinking City 2 — what to carry, what to leave, and how to survive Arkham's drought of supplies.
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Combat & Weak Points in The Sinking City 2
Survival Combat System
How combat works in The Sinking City 2 — over-the-shoulder shooting, enemy weak points, melee vs. firearms, and surviving encounters in flooded Arkham.
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The Sinking City 2 Demo: Steam Next Fest Highlights Performance and Combat Quirks
The Sinking City 2 demo on Steam highlights performance stutters on Unreal Engine 5 and clunky melee combat, prompting optimization worries ahead of launch.
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The Sinking City 2 Hands-On Preview Roundup: What Critics Are Saying
We round up hands-on preview impressions of The Sinking City 2 from gaming outlets — tense, atmospheric, divisive, and deeply Lovecraftian.
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The Sinking City 2 Prologue Demo Is Free on Steam Right Now
A free one-hour prologue demo for The Sinking City 2 is live on Steam. Here's what it covers, how to get it, and our first impressions.
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Bookmark the wiki and check back as we chart the whole drowned city. New guides land through the August 18, 2026 launch — and the free prologue demo is on Steam right now.