The Sinking Metropolis could not have been an enormous vital hit, however action-adventure title was nonetheless a profitable one for developer Frogwares, and on the current Xbox Associate Preview, it introduced a sequel- although one which’s taking a special strategy from its predecessor.
Whereas The Sinking Metropolis was a recreation centered totally on investigations and detective work, The Sinking Metropolis 2, which is being constructed on Unreal Engine 5, goes to be a full-fledged survival horror recreation, which must be extra acceptable for the Lovecraftian setting.
The sequel will characteristic a brand new protagonist in a brand new setting, the semi-open world metropolis of Arkham. The setting, nonetheless, is as soon as once more going to be a Nineteen Twenties American metropolis that’s been flooded, whereas the gameplay can be way more centered on fight, discovering and managing sources, fixing puzzles, and exploration.
Frogwares has additionally confirmed that will probably be searching for partial crowdfunding for The Sinking Metropolis 2 via Kickstarter (just like Sherlock Holmes: The Woke up, its earlier title), with the studio nonetheless coping with the continuing battle in Ukraine, the place it’s based mostly.
“At this stage, we now have realized and tailored to our actuality however the ongoing battle provides an ominous layer of uncertainty, and the extra funds will assist us take care of potential disruptions on prime of serving to fund numerous additional options we’d like to implement,” stated Wael Amr, CEO of Frogwares. “Our earlier recreation, Sherlock Holmes: The Woke up, was totally developed and launched throughout the battle. By means of Kickstarter and our supporters, we constructed ourselves a security internet that saved us greater than as soon as. From energy cuts as our electrical infrastructure was focused for months to the necessity for staff members to relocate at very quick discover, this monetary security internet proved invaluable to us. So we have to do the identical now with The Sinking Metropolis 2 as this recreation is vastly greater and extra complicated.”
The Sinking Metropolis 2 is due out in 2025 for Xbox Collection X/S, PS5, and PC.
