The Sinking City Remastered — patch notes and updates
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Dated developer announcements recorded from Steam. Open the source for the complete update.
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| The Sinking City Remastered Is Out Now! | 2025-05-13 | Hey everyone, We are happy to announce that The Sinking City Remastered is out now, offering a visual overhaul to deliver the ultimate Lovecraftian experience! https://store.steampowered.com/app/750130/The_Sinking_City/ 🔥 What's New in the Remastered Edition? Full visual overhaul with new lighting and effects 4K textures and improved materials Enhanced environments with extra details and objects Photo Mode Support for DLSS, FSR, and TSR upscaling as well as frame generation And more. Free for existing owners ✅ Current and future owners of the title will keep access to both the original 2019 release and the remaster. Switch between both games |
| 🎉The Kickstarter Campaign Is Over - Thank You! | 2025-04-05 | Hello Citizens of Arkham, Our Kickstarter campaign for The Sinking City 2 has officially come to a successful close - and it’s all thanks to you. Whether you backed us or helped spread the word, your support has been nothing short of overwhelming! We’re incredibly grateful to have such a passionate and dedicated community behind us 🫀 ⏳ Missed the Campaign? Late Pledges Are Now Open! If you didn’t get a chance to back the project during the campaign, you can still secure exclusive rewards through Late Pledges. Don’t miss your opportunity to be part of the journey. Support us now! For Our Backers: In about 3 weeks, we’ll be sending out the bac |
| Final 24h of our Kickstarter campaign! | 2025-04-04 | Hello Citizens of Arkham, ⏳ The countdown has begun—we’re officially in the final 24 hours of the Kickstarter campaign! Support us now! If you’ve been waiting to jump in or thinking about upgrading your pledge, now is the time. You can still claim the exclusive pledge rewards, like the physical Limited Edition and Collector’s Edition of The Sinking City 2 🦑 Thanks to your incredible support, the last stretch goal has been unlocked in less than 24 hours! We couldn’t have done it without you. Now, let's cross the finish line together! With love, Frogwares Team Stay connected: Twitter YouTube TikTok Discord |
| The Sinking City 2 Kickstarter ends in 48 hours! | 2025-04-03 | Hello Citizens of Arkham, ⏳ Our Kickstarter campaign ends in just 48 hours! This is your final chance to claim exclusive pledge rewards - including the physical Limited Edition and Collector’s Edition of The Sinking City 2! Support us now! Thanks to your incredible support, 4 stretch goals have already been unlocked. But we're not done yet. We need your help for one more push to unlock our last stretch goal: 🔓 Additional secrets and puzzles + Familiar location from The Sinking City returning in the sequel - completely reimagined! Let's finish this with a splash! 🌊 With love, Frogwares Team Stay connected: Twitter YouTube TikTok Discord |
| The Sinking City: Remastered is Coming Soon! | 2025-03-31 | Charles Reed returns to Oakmont, a city drowning in supernatural mystery and eldritch terror - now fully remastered with Unreal Engine 5! 🦑 Coming soon to PC, PS5 and Xbox Series, including a free upgrade for existing owners 🔥 https://i.imgur.com/ClyL3bf.jpghttps://i.imgur.com/rhYB9Dq.jpg 📣 Don't Forget! The Kickstarter for The Sinking City 2 is ending in just 5 days! Help us reach our next exciting stretch goal: introducing a brand new, terrifying version of the Shoggoth 🦑 You can also grab The Sinking City as an add-on through our campaign. Your support makes a huge difference! Support us on Kickstarter https://i.imgur.com/t6Nv6B1.jpght |
| The Sinking City 2 Kickstarter is Live! | 2025-03-06 | Hello Citizens of Arkham, It’s finally happening! The Sinking City 2, our story-driven Lovecraftian survival horror, is now LIVE on Kickstarter! 🔥 Support us now! Watch the first gameplay reveal: This sequel expands on everything we learned from TSC1, bringing you a thrilling, more immersive horror experience: 🕵️♂️ Fully explorable Arkham – a labyrinth of flooded streets, eerie silence, and secrets waiting to be uncovered. Traverse the city on foot or by boat and uncover its forgotten horrors. 🎭 Lore-rich narrative – Dive into a world of despair, isolation, and loss, where every survivor has a story to tell—or hide. 🔫 Reworked combat & s |
| The Sinking City 2 Kickstarter Launches March 6th! | 2025-03-03 | Hello Investigators, We’re thrilled to announce that The Sinking City 2, our story-rich survival horror inspired by Lovecraftian terror, is officially launching its Kickstarter on March 6th! Follow Our Kickstarter https://i.imgur.com/pDXrf8g.gif We invite you to join us in the journey into the great unknown. With exclusive rewards, community events, and behind-the-scenes reveals, there’s plenty to look forward to. 🛠️ What’s Coming? Unique Kickstarter pledge rewards, along with our first ever physical Collector’s & Limited Editions! Exclusive first looks at new environments, creatures, and gameplay features Community challenges & events to un |
| The Sinking City's 5th Anniversary Giveaway | 2024-06-25 | Greetings, Investigators! We are thrilled to announce that The Sinking City’s 5th release anniversary is just two days away! It's been an incredible journey, and we are ever so grateful for your support and dedication. To show our appreciation and celebrate this milestone, we’re hosting a special giveaway where you can win one of three keys for The Sinking City: Deluxe Edition on your preferred platform! How to Enter the Giveaway ➕ Follow The Sinking City on X/Twitter 🔁 Repost this post 🗨️ Tag a fellow survival horror fan in the comments The submission deadline is 27th June, 12 AM CET. Winners will be announced on our social media channels |
| The Sinking City 2 officially announced! | 2024-03-06 | 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. TSC2 is also coming to Kickstarter soon |
| The old version of The Sinking City removed | 2024-02-28 | Today 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 removed | 2024-02-26 | Hey 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 Now | 2024-01-16 | Hello, 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. | 2024-01-08 | Hey 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 i |
| Frogwares is now the sole publisher of The Sinking City | 2024-01-02 | Hey 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 p |
| The Sinking City - Now available! | 2021-02-26 | Dear 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, |
| The Sinking City - Animations Update | 2018-11-05 | https://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 |
| Dev Update №6 The Art of Visual Storytelling is up! | 2018-09-21 | https://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 team |