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The Sinking City 2 officially announced!Mar 6, 2024 - Community Announcements{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/33464273/823f8e419fbcef48bbd90843aca82b87ce6eedb6.gif Hey everyone, we are incredibly happy to officially unveil The Sinking City 2, a story-rich survival-horror game, set in Lovecraftian 1920s United States. TSC2 takes place in the infamous city of Arkham, now plagued by a supernatural flood that has brought decay and Eldritch monsters to its streets. In the Sinking City 2, you will face numerous eldritch abominations in combat, explore a rotting city as the rising waters change the landscape, and discover what dark mysteries brought you to this forsaken place. The game will feature a new, stand-alone story separate from the one told in the original game. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/33464273/b8345c05ca0b83eb5d825d4ddddb5d7b5ef17959.jpg TSC2 is also coming to Kickstarter soon. Why? To implement new features we currently don’t have the resources for: insanity mechanic, extra boss fights etc. And more importantly, because of the war. Follow the title to get notified when it launches: https://kck.st/49CIBVR {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/33464273/c17cfbb0e4f4034864ec78729693e066e027f0c7.jpg TSC2 is a pivotal moment for us. It's a new genre - survival horror - and new tech, UE5. We’re an independent studio known for detective games. But we need to make bolder moves. The industry's changing & we want to secure our future. Quite the challenge, especially in a warzone. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/33464273/79fb2182be8563f0fbcce7ab7807d304ae08de43.jpg So please, consider supporting us on Kickstarter when it goes live and don't forget to wishlist the game on Steam! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2825860The old version of The Sinking City removedFeb 28, 2024 - Community AnnouncementsToday we're saying goodbye to the old version of The Sinking City, it has been removed from Steam. The new version is available to play. It includes the bug fixes and optimizations previously released for the game on other platforms. More details are on our F.A.Q.The old version of The Sinking City soon to be removedFeb 26, 2024 - Community AnnouncementsHey everyone, we remind you that there are two days left before we remove the old version of The Sinking City from Steam. After that, you will be able to play only the new version. Please remember that your old saves aren’t compatible with the new version, so if you want to finish your old version walkthrough — this is your last call. For those of you who want to play the new version without having to start from scratch, we've prepared saves to download. More details on this in the F.A.Q.The Sinking City - Latest Version Available NowJan 16, 2024 - Community AnnouncementsHello, everyone! We are happy to announce that the latest version of the Sinking City is out now on Steam, free for all existing owners. Please keep in mind that your old saves aren’t compatible with this version, but you can keep playing the old one until Feb 28, 2024. All the owners of the Necronomicon edition will get the DLC for free. It will be released within 24 hours. Due to certain limitations, we were forced to add the DLC directly to the Investigator Pack, rather than as separate items. For all the questions that may arise please refer to our updated F.A.Q. https://steamcommunity.com/app/750130/discussions/0/4031350783732136950/The Sinking City | New version F.A.Q.Jan 8, 2024 - Community AnnouncementsHey everyone, As we've mentioned before, we will soon release a new version of The Sinking City - free for existing owners - that comes with all the latest bug fixes and optimizations as well as a few things to keep in mind: Due to a number of technical reasons, your old saves won't be compatible with the new version. Please read the F.A.Q. to learn more about what's coming and how it may affect you. Q. What's included inside the new version of The Sinking City? A. The new version includes the bugfixes and optimizations previously released for the game on other platforms. Essentially, it's a patch. The reason we are calling it a new version is to emphasize the fact that it will exist alongside the current version for some time. Q. When is this new version coming? A. We don't have the exact date, but aiming for mid January. Q. Is this new version going to be free for everyone? A. Yes. Q. Will my saves work with the new version? A. No. Q. But what if I don't want to lose all my progress and start a new game when the new version is released? A. We're keeping the current version until February 28th, 2024. When you launch the game from Steam, you will see this window. From there, you can choose the version you want to play. Q. But I want to play the new version without having to start from scratch. A. We will prepare saves for you to download and continue your playthrough in the new version. However, since these are our saves, we won’t be able to match your previous progress 100%, so please expect some of your previous choices, inventory items and skills to be different. Q. Are there any visual enhancements or gameplay updates in this new version? A. No. That’s not to say we are not considering it in the future. Q. Will the new version affect the game's system requirements? A. No. Q. Do you also plan to release the DLC that is available on other platforms? A. Yes we are planning to release all 3 DLC (Merciful Madness, Chicago Organ Grinder and XP Boost). Q. Will the owners of the Necronomicon edition get the DLC for free? A. Yes. There are certain store limitations but we believe we have found a way to grant the DLC to the owners of the Necronomicon edition. More on this later. Q. Are you planning to sell this DLC (Chicago, MM and XP) separately? A. Yes. Q. Is this DLC going to work with the existing version of the game? A. No. Q. If I bought the DLC that is available now (Worshippers of the Necronomicon, Investigator Pack), will it work with the new version of the game? A. Yes. Q. I previously bought the game as a standalone build on Gamesplanet, will I be granted a Steam key as well for free? A. We are looking into it - more on this later. Q. Are you adding new store functionality with the new release? A. Yeah, we are planning to add Trading cards and cloud saves.The Sinking City legal battle ends with victory for Frogwares, new version of the game 'coming soon'Jan 2, 2024 - PC GamerFollowing a drawn-out legal dispute with original publisher Nacon, Ukrainian studio Frogwares has announced that it is now the one true publisher of the Lovecraft-inspired detective adventure The Sinking City, and that a new version of the game "with all the latest bug fixes and optimizations" is coming soon... Read more.Frogwares is now the sole publisher of The Sinking CityJan 2, 2024 - Community AnnouncementsHey folks, we have some big news. Frogwares is now the sole publisher of The Sinking City on all platforms, including Steam. We're happy to finally put this whole thing behind us, and we look forward to sharing more news about the future of the franchise down the line. Now, please read carefully the information below: We will soon release a new version of The Sinking City that comes with all the latest bug fixes and optimizations as well as a few things to keep in mind: Due to a number of technical reasons, your old saves won't be compatible with the new version. Don't worry though, when you launch the game, you will have the option to keep playing the old version if you want to finish it. We're keeping the old version only for a limited time. Please, consider finishing your playthrough before February 28, 2024! We will also release a new DLC, Merciful Madness, but please keep in mind that it will only work with the new version of the game. If you don't want to replay the game from scratch to access the DLC, you will be able to download the prepared saves that will take you straight to the start of the Merciful Madness quests. We want to thank you all for your support and patience. Your Frogwares Team The Sinking City - Now available!Feb 26, 2021 - Community AnnouncementsDear players, We are happy to announce that The Sinking City is now available on Steam! To celebrate its release, the game is 60% off until March 5th. Regards, Lovecraftian detective 'em up The Sinking City out nowJun 27, 2019 - Rock, Paper, Shotgun The Lovecraftian detective-o-horror RPG The Sinking City launched today, inviting us all to leave this glorious heatwave and venture into a half-drowned city where things lurk in the flooded streets and even on dry land people have a touch of that Innsmouth look. It’s, like, okay, according to Alice Bee’s The Sinking City review. Despite her hesitance to recommend it, I am still curious. Not many fancy 3D games let us wonder around cursed cities so I have a soft spot for the ones we have. (more…) The Sinking City review - a lacklustre whodunit unable to fulfil lofty ambitionsJun 25, 2019 - EurogamerThe Sinking City is Frogwares' latest, and it's the team behind The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes series - a series that's been running since 2002 - most ambitious title to date. It tries to apply the dev's brand of detective gameplay to a sprawling open world setting, for one, making it the longest Frogwares game so far, while this time out it tackle another beloved piece of literature. And the Cthulhu mythos is important to many people because it represents fear itself. That inexplicable, creeping fear of a monster of godlike proportions has lessened over the years, however, with Cthulhu's rise as a pop culture icon. If you're not familiar with the story itself, you likely at least know the basics, and given that familiarity you feel that Frogwares could have invested in an interesting interpretation of the source material or captured the atmosphere that is all-important to Lovecraft lore. What you get, though, is another Frogwares detective game, albeit a damp one. Read more Wot I Think: The Sinking CityJun 25, 2019 - Rock, Paper, Shotgun Developer: Frogwares Publisher: Bigben Interactive Release: June 27th 2019 On: Windows From: Epic Game Store, Steam (2020) For: 48, $60, 49 There are many types of rain. As we speak, the south of England is blessing us by alternating sunshine with heavy showers that are refusing to turn into a storm. Instead of clearing the air, the rain is only making it more humid. In 1920s Oakmont, the fictional town in new Lovecraftian detect em up The Sinking City, the flavour of the day is constant cold mizzling, blowing into your face and impregnating your clothes. You know when a rain makes you feel mildly damp to your core? The Sinking City captures that perfectly. Private Investigator Charles Reed, his face itself like a wet Wednesday afternoon, never looks totally dry. (more…) The Sinking City reviewJun 25, 2019 - PC GamerPlagued by nightmarish visions of a drowned city and a colossal tentacled beast, private detective Charles Reed travels to the waterlogged town of Oakmont to find answers. Unnatural storms have been relentlessly battering this once thriving fishing community, cutting it off from the mainland, flooding parts of it, and leaving the rest sodden and dilapidated. And to make matters worse, the eccentric locals are deeply suspicious of outsiders. But with the source of, and potential solution to, these harrowing visions lurking somewhere in the city, Reed has no choice but to get his feet wet. The Sinking City is a third-person detective adventure set in a fictional version of 1920s New England, inspired by the works of influential (and, yes, controversial) horror writer H.P. Lovecraft. Divers uncover an ancient cavern hidden beneath Oakmont filled with otherworldly statues of cosmic demons, and are driven mad by the discovery—a madness that begins to spread through the city and awakens strange, violent creatures the locals call wylebeasts. The game is divided between solving crimes and shooting monsters, although the gulf in quality between each flavour of play is pretty wide. Ukrainian developer Frogwares has been making Sherlock Holmes games for over a decade now, including 2014's magnificent Crimes and Punishments. As such, The Sinking City is decent detective game—particularly in its use of the blatantly Sherlock-inspired Mind Palace system. As you explore a crime scene you collect clues that, while useless on their own, can be connected in the Mind Palace to open up new lines of investigation. And you have to make these connections yourself, without any hand-holding or hints, which makes a successful deduction especially satisfying. But while Sherlock Holmes has to rely entirely on his intelligence and intuition to solve a mystery, Reed has a supernatural advantage. In certain locations a glowing blue portal will open up, through which he can witness whichever crime transpired there. These vignettes come in the form of shimmering silhouettes of the people involved and fragments of speech. Reed must then construct a narrative, figuring out the order these echoes of the past occurred in, which will usually result in a new clue appearing in the Mind Palace. My biggest issue with The Sinking City, at least as a detective game, is that the cases aren't that interesting. One of the greatest strengths of Frogwares' Sherlock games is encountering a confounding mystery—say, a murder occurring in a room locked from the inside—and being overcome with a desire to solve it. But I rarely felt that compulsion here, and the solutions to many of the cases lacked a satisfying "Aha!' moment—the punchline that should round off any good detective story. In leaving Holmes behind, the developer's knack for writing a solid mystery seems to have suffered. Reed is also a completely charmless protagonist, w...How The Sinking City is built to make you notice your journeyJun 7, 2019 - Rock, Paper, Shotgun I sometimes announce, to rooms at large, that I wished Assassin s Creed Odyssey wouldn t tell me what to do as much, and let me just explore. Imagine my shock, therefore, at the reveal of The Sinking City, a Lovecraftian detective game releasing just the other side of E3, promising zero hand holding . No objective markers on the map, and no trails on the street to follow – just your own wits. In The Sinking City we have a map, and every street has a name, said Wa l Amr, the CEO of developers Frogwares. The evidences tell you that the cross road on this street and this street — you have to physically go there, and you have to find the house, the place, the person that you’re looking for there. (more…) Lovecraft-inspired detective adventure The Sinking City gets a last-minute delay into JuneMar 8, 2019 - EurogamerDeveloper Frogwares has announced that its promising Lovecraft-inspired, open-world detective adventure, The Sinking City, has been delayed. It will now launch on June 27th this year, rather than March 21st as originally planned. Frogwares says that the delay is, in part, to ensure that players get "the best possible game" on release. However, it also readily admits that it simply wanted to launch The Sinking City in a "less crowded time frame". The extra months between now and the new release date will be used, explains Frogwares community manager Sergey Oganesyan in the video below, to continue optimising The Sinking City, "making it a little bit better". The Sinking City, if you've not been following its development journey so far, is set in the 1920s and tells the story of Charles Reed, a private investigator plagued by hellish visions, who travels to Oakmont, Massachusetts in order to escape "the creeping insanity that afflicts him". Read more The Sinking City now surfacing in JuneMar 8, 2019 - Rock, Paper, Shotgun After strange aeons kipping in the bath, Cthulhu surely won’t mind lying in another few months before getting up for The Sinking City. Developers Frogwares today confirmed that they have delayed the launch of their Lovecraftian open-world detective RPG by two months, pushing it back from March 21st to June 27th. They say it’s to escape the crush of games that have come out recently and continue to come, and that it’ll be nice to have a little extra time to polish it anyway. (more…) Lovecraft-inspired detective horror The Sinking City showcases its investigative toolsMar 1, 2019 - EurogamerIt's been a while since we last got a look at Frogwares' promising Lovecraft-inspired detective adventure, The Sinking City, but here we are now, with a brand-new developer video, offering an overview of the game's sleuthing mechanics as well as new in-game footage. In The Sinking City, players are cast as private investigator Charles Reed, who finds himself in Oakmont, Massachusetts - a corner of 1920s America, plagued by a supernatural flood and other, more troubling, cosmic horrors - in search of a means to cure his hellish visions. As Frogwares has explained before, The Sinking City is very much focussed on challenging players' investigative impulses and deductive powers, meaning no handholding and no objectives littering the map."We will never tell you how to approach a quest, where to go, what to look for, who you should accuse", says the developer in its latest trailer. Read more The Sinking City wants players thinking like (weird) detectivesFeb 28, 2019 - Rock, Paper, ShotgunIt’s hard enough being a private eye when the world makes sense, but when there’s fish-men on every corner, weird cults and magic involved, investigating crimes in The Sinking City looks tricky. It’s a challenge I’m eager to try my hand at, though, after seeing the latest chunk of footage from Frogware’s upcoming survival horror detective adventure. There’s clues to find, but no prompts popping up saying you’ve cracked the case – the player gets to decide when they’ve built up a strong enough profile to accuse a suspect. Take an investigative peek for yourself below. (more…) The Sinking City - Animations UpdateNov 5, 2018 - Community Announcementshttps://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/33464273/1cac6711df611f79dfc0f60e12345acbfafc29b0.jpg Hey guys, Today we want to show you the brand new animations that our team has been working on. We know that a lot of you have asked about the way our character walks and runs, and rest assured, those animations were only temporary. Check out the update to see what has changed. We also threw in some behind the scenes shots, because they are so darn cool :D https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgT9GI2qwMg Thanks for watching, guys, and as always, let us know what you think about this one! For more news on The Sinking City, check out our Facebook page and Twitter. Frogwares teamDev Update №6 The Art of Visual Storytelling is up!Sep 21, 2018 - Community Announcementshttps://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/33464273/ed58e4e895a0a27854dd963fa4e498339631d999.jpg Hey everyone! A very quick update here for you. We released the latest developer update on The Sinking City. In it, we shed light on our visual storytelling techniques. You can hear our cinematic team talk about the tips and tricks they use to make the game look immersive and atmospheric. https://youtu.be/aW1Hzxqmzog Thanks for watching, guys, do let us know what you think, we love hearing comments coming from you! For more news on The Sinking City, check out our Facebook and Twitter. Until next time! Frogwares teamLovecraftian detective horror The Sinking City shows off early in-game investigation missionAug 29, 2018 - EurogamerDeveloper Frogwares has - following a run of evocative if not-entirely-informative cinematic trailers - released the first proper gameplay footage of its Lovecraft-inspired open-world detective horror, The Sinking City, walking through an early investigation mission. The Sinking City follows the adventures of troubled private investigator Charles W. Reed, as he explores the mysterious goings-on in Oakmont, Massachusetts. We've known for a while that exploration and detective work are a major focus of The Sinking City (as was the case in developer Frogwares previous, frequently enjoyable Sherlock Holmes series), but we've yet to see how this might play out in-game. That's all changed with the arrival of Frogwares' latest developer video, which walks viewers through the first part of an early, smaller-scale side-quest, titled Silence is Golden. Here, players are set the challenge of tracking down a mysterious figure that the local librarian, Joy, believes has been breaking into her home. Read more…
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