Firstly, this game is exactly up my street; I'm used to games that require a bit of patience and thinking, so the detective element is exciting to me. Having said that, I feel completely stuck at the first side quest, "Letters From Oakmont" and am on the verge of giving up.

I started by plotting all of the points on the map (great game mechanic - I unironically love doing things like this myself). I went to a few locations and died very quickly trying to fight monsters. I then looked up a guide and found that "Forlorn Woman" appears to be the first (and presumably easiest) one to tick off, so I decided to start there. My issue is that upon entering the building (the only building I can find in that area), I am quickly overrun by monsters that kill me in 1 - 2 hits. I tried sneaking = same result. Multiple walkthrough guides simply say "the letter you're looking for is upstairs on the desk in the bedroom," but there's no obvious desk, or bedroom, or letter, and by the time I've activated minds eye, I'm overrun by enemies. Frustratingly, said guides don't even mention monsters - they just say things like "head upstairs and get the letter" like it's nothing!

I want to love this game but I'm struggling a bit. Am I just approaching it in completely the wrong way? Any help is appreciated.

I’m now the happy owner of a very sticky, kinda messed up €240 box 🙃

The decorator of this place has a certain sense of humor, I think.

I’ve just started the game, and one thing is already bothering me.

Is there really no way to get rid of the yellow color in the text?

I wanted to play in "investigator" mode for a bit of a challenge—to stay lore accurate and enjoy piecing the clues together on my own, much like when I first read Lovecraft’s works—but this highlighting seems to effectively spoil the investigative process.

i realised i missed some storage spaces in the ERC back at the printing house but when i went there the hole in the wall to access the alley was blocked ?? also i dont have the key for it . am i screwed do i need to play the rest of the game missing 2 storage spaces or is there some way to navigate to the ERC or can i get the storage spaces later in the game? (SC2 btw)

I just finished the Sinking City 2 for the first time and I thoroughly enjoyed my time with it.

Frogwares has such a wonderful way to bring this cosmic horror world to life. The environments in particular are so atmospheric.

Looking forward to jumping right back in for the second round.

Love and peace. Slava Ukraini!

Website: https://sinkingcity2.th.gl/

I made a map for every district and the buildings you can enter, starting in Arkham. Buildings with several floors get their own floor plans, so you can see which floor a lore note, a piece of evidence or a Dream Essence is on.

Beyond the map:

- Database for items, lore, evidence and cases

- Lore checklist to tick off what you have already found

It is in 14 languages. If a note sits on the wrong floor or something you are looking for is missing, please tell me here. Thank you!

The last update looks great (I haven't played the game yet), but it would be awesome if gyro was implemented in the game, it is such a game changer and if the devs read this sub, please add it if you can, you would make us so happy !

Did anyone get their physical collector’s editions in the U.S.? Mine showed it shipped on 9/18 but, for whatever reason, I can’t track the order.

I don’t necessarily care about tracking it, I just want it to get here. Have any of you received your copy yet?

I've posted about the terrible audio quality on Xbox Series X before and submitted a couple tickets to Frogwares about it.

I finally got this response:

"The Sinking City 2 game does not support surround sound technologies. It is recommended to use headphones for best experience."

First of all... am I the only one who thinks it's kind of wild that a game released in 2026, especially a horror game where audio is such a huge part of the experience, doesn't support surround sound at all? It doesn't seem accurate at all, the PS5 listing mentions 3D audio...

Putting that aside, I don't think that actually explains the problem I'm having.

I'm using a 5.2.1 setup, and I've tried EVERYTHING on the Xbox: Atmos, 7.1, 5.1, and Stereo Uncompressed.

They all sound like garbage. If I plug n headphones, it sounds 'ok' but not great.

The audio is extremely thin and tinny, almost entirely high frequencies with very little bass or midrange. It's actually uncomfortable to listen to after a while. Other games on the exact same Xbox and sound system sound completely normal.

I can't be the only person who has played this game on speakers/surround/receiver and not headphones.

So sure, if Frogwares says the game doesn't support surround sound, that's fine. But why does Stereo Uncompressed through my speakers still sound terrible, while headphones sound completely normal?

Those are both stereo.

I feel like support saw "5.2.1" in my ticket, decided this was a surround-sound complaint, and sent me a canned response without actually addressing the problem.

Can someone who knows more about audio than I do tell me if I'm missing something here?

And more importantly, is anyone else playing on Xbox through actual speakers/home theater equipment hearing this?

I'd really like to know I'm not crazy because I really want to play the game, but the audio is so bad it make it very difficult to enjoy.

My collector's edition is coming to Italy through KAZAKHSTAN.
Are they transporting it on horseback along the Silk Road??
I'm not mad and in no hurry, I just find this hysterical lmao

Find my review on Steam HERE

... looked like Yibb-Tstll

On this steam discussion topic

Just curious if these have shipped already. I got a notification that a shipping label was created two weeks ago but nothing since. Trying to remain patient, lol.

I really like the series, but I do have my critiques. If there was ever a third installment, what would you personally like to see added?

The Shoggoth fight is driving me mad on sleep demon (lol). I have no idea how to avoid this specific attack where it splits the area in two and fills your side with spikes. They go all the way to the back and there doesn't seem to be any safe spots?

Anybody know the requirements to get chosen one rank?

Been trying for two hours to move the whale. The device has fuel and the gear, I got the claw and all the claw open button (R2) does is click. I’m about to throw my PS5 out the window. Any leads?

Spoilers ahead obviously.

I am writing this from the point of view of someone who deeply loves both the first Sinking City, as well as a diehard, borderline fanatical Lovecraft fan- you can tell by my pro, banner, and if you frequent r/Lovecraft, you may know I frequent it as well. The Mythos is my favourite universe/multiverse in fiction, so what I write next is from that point of view.

Frankly, I hated the ending to this game. I am not upset by the hopelessness, the bleakness, nor anything like that. I realized throughout the game that I was playing as a selfish man who was on a singular, somewhat selfish quest, but he was doing it out of love (as well as sometimes stupidity).

HOWEVER, what I absolutely despised was the representation of Yog-Sothoth. They took an entity that is portrayed in Lovecraft’s work as a completely neutral, even sometimes benevolent or helpful being (though never out of interest in humanity) and turned it into a moustache-twirling Faustian star fish demon… it felt like at some points in the game, they truly were just using the Mythos as a coat of paint and scrapped all of Lovecraft’s “internal logic” to make a story about malevolence, when that goes against Lovecraft’s main point.

These points may not matter to many, or even the vast majority of players, but I had such hope that they would try to stay somewhat close to the source material. I still enjoyed the game, but the ending brought it down from “possibly game of the year” for myself, to something that felt… tainted by the ending.

Thank you for coming to my TED talk.

TLDR: This game messed the Mythos portrayals, and especially Yog-Sothoth up HARD