The Sinking City 2 demo out now, ahead of full 18 August release date

Surprise!

Frogwares has launched a surprise The Sinking City 2 demo at Summer Game Fest, alongside news of the game’s full 18 August release date.

“The demo covers the opening hour of the full game and offers an early look at Frogwares’ take on survival horror,” the studio said in a press release. “It also provides the first opportunity to properly meet the new protagonist, occult adventurer Calvin Rafferty, and begin uncovering the reasons behind his tragic and arduous journey into the flooded and Eldritch monster-infested city of Arkham.”

You can grab the demo right here on Windows PC via Steam.

Alongside the demo and the 18 August release date, Frogwares also released a new trailer, shown below.

The Kyiv-based studio also explained its decision to release in August this year. The title was first expected in 2025, but was delayed to this year in the face of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

“Even during the week we finally picked a release date internally as a team, our feelings of joy and relief were quickly dampened when, that very Sunday, cities across the country came under some of the worst attacks since the start of the war. It felt like some vindictive force reminding us not to celebrate too much because everything could still change in an instant,” it said.

“But despite all this, we’re keeping our heads up. We’re beyond proud and in awe of how we’ve come together through all of this, and we’re happy to have finally brought the game to a point where we can see its release on the horizon.”

The Sinking City 2 is planned for a 18  August 2026 release on Windows PC, Xbox Series S, Xbox Series X, and PS5.