Survival Horror
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The Sinking City 2 Review – Farewell, Arkham!
The Sinking City 2 offers a tense survival horror experience with a strong Lovecraftian narrative, shifting focus from investigation to combat and resource management. Despite clunky combat and occasional cryptic puzzles, the game excels with its atmospheric sound design, engaging story, and rich world-building, making it a worthy successor to the original.
I screamed more through The Sinking City 2 than Resident Evil Requiem, and that's a survival horror marker I have to respect
The Sinking City 2 is a confident survival horror game that successfully blends Lovecraftian themes with modern genre conventions, drawing comparisons to Resident Evil and Silent Hill. Despite some issues with gauntlets and boss battles, its unpredictable moments, polished design, and emphasis on resource management create a compelling and terrifying experience. The game is available on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X.
The Sinking City 2 review
The Sinking City 2 shifts from its predecessor's open-world approach to a more focused survival horror experience, drawing comparisons to Resident Evil. While it streamlines gameplay and offers improved combat, the sequel downplays investigation elements and features a rushed conclusion. Despite these criticisms, it's considered an incremental improvement over the original, offering around 15 hours of gameplay.
FEED IT Review – Real horrors linger
FEED IT is a short, disturbing psychological horror game where players must feed a creature in a house while dealing with themes of abuse and trauma. The game features simple mechanics, a grimy PSX-inspired presentation, and impactful storytelling that leaves a lasting impression despite its unsettling nature. Its focus on psychological distress and survival makes it a challenging but meaningful experience.
The Sinking City 2 Is Now Available On Xbox, PlayStation And PC
The Sinking City 2, a survival horror game developed by Frogwares, is now available for purchase on Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5, and PC. The game features Lovecraftian horror elements, limited resources, and a narrative focused on an occult adventurer named Calvin Rafferty exploring the flood-ravaged city of Arkham.
This week in PC games: survival horror in a waterlogged city, kaiju chaos in a destructible city, and old school GTA vibes in an isometric insurgency simulator
This week's PC game releases include survival horror titles like Feed it. and The Sinking City 2, a multiplayer shooter with kaiju battles called Beastlink, and an isometric insurgency simulator Brigador Killers. Other notable releases span genres from city builders and puzzle games to MMORPGs and visual novels.
The Sinking City 2 review: Respect your elder gods
The Sinking City 2 shifts from an open-world to a survival horror experience, focusing on Lovecraftian themes and resource management. While the game offers a solid, atmospheric experience with engaging investigations and creature design, it lacks a standout element to elevate it above its competition. The developers at Frogwares have delivered a fun, albeit not boundary-pushing, evolution of their previous work.
The Sinking City 2 Interview – Survival Horror, Arkham, Floods, Console Graphics, and More
Frogwares' Sergiy Oganesyan discusses The Sinking City 2's shift to survival horror, making investigation optional but rewarding, and its unique tension-based gameplay design. The game will feature two graphical modes on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X, targeting 60fps, while the Series S will run at 1080p/30fps. The studio is also focused on PC performance with Unreal Engine 5 features and upscaler support.
Coming Out in gaming this week — August 17, 2026
This week's gaming releases include FEED IT, a PSX-style horror game, and The Sinking City 2, a survival horror set in the Roaring '20s. Other notable titles are the sci-fi RTS Space Tales, the action-RPG Mortal Shell II, and the adventure/simulation puzzle game how to kill a fly. Grim Trials, a roguelike, and Steins;Gate Re:Boot, a visual novel, also launch this week.
Next Week on XBOX: New Games for August 17 to 21
This week's "Next Week on Xbox" feature highlights numerous game releases for Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC between August 17 and 21, including titles available on Game Pass. Notable releases include S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl (DLC), Backyard Baseball, The Sinking City 2, and Mortal Shell II, alongside a variety of indie titles across different genres.
"Obvious tells and subtle hints" - Alien: Isolation's lead designer on the lethal variety of The Lost Wild's dinosaurs
The Lost Wild's lead designer Gary Napper discusses how the game will differentiate dinosaur behaviors to create unique gameplay challenges, drawing parallels to his work on Alien: Isolation. The game, developed by Great Ape Games and set in the early 2000s on an island owned by the corporation Idehama, aims to provide players with subtle hints and obvious tells to understand and evade the prehistoric creatures.
California Extreme 2026 | Resident Evil: 30 Years Of Survival Horror
A panel celebrating 30 years of the Resident Evil survival horror franchise took place at California Extreme 2026. The event featured Charlie Kraslavsky, the original voice actor for Chris Redfield.
Legends of Aria’s Derek Brinkmann is working on a new co-op survival horror title called Voidwood
Derek Brinkmann, original lead developer of Legends of Aria, is executive producing Voidwood, a new co-op survival horror game from Santa Barbara Games. Up to four players will scavenge by day and survive terrifying nights in a haunted wood, with integrated voice chat and spatial audio playing a key role. The game is projected for a 2027 release and is available to wishlist on Steam.
The Sinking City 2 Details Second Chance, Dead Space-Style Stomping and More in New Overview
Frogwares has released a new overview trailer for The Sinking City 2, detailing survival mechanics, combat, and investigation elements. Players will control Calvin Rafferty in Arkham, seeking a remedy for Faye Bennett, and can unlock talents using Dream Essence. The game, featuring Dead Space-style enemy stomping, launches August 18th for Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5, and PC.
No More Room In Hell 2 Is The Zombie Co-op Nightmare You Have Been Waiting For!
No More Room in Hell 2 has officially launched its 1.0 version on Xbox Series X|S, PC, and PlayStation 5, after a period in Early Access. The hardcore co-op survival horror game features up to 8-player co-op, permadeath, and cross-play, with new modes and maps added for the full release. Priced at £24.99, the game aims to provide a challenging zombie apocalypse experience focused on communication and resource management.
The Purge Revenant – Beta Sign Up | Alpha Beta Gamer
The Purge Revenant is a first-person survival horror game where players control Colsen, who must navigate interdimensional realms to find his missing wife. The game features unique threats and enemy weaknesses in each dimension, with combat options including firearms, melee, and stealth. Players can sign up for a beta playtest.
8 minuters gameplay från Stalker 2: Cost of Hope
GSC Game World has released an 8-minute gameplay preview of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl, showcasing the Iron Forest and the actual power plant areas. The footage highlights combat against mutated creatures, new weapons, and a narrative choice involving the Duty and Freedom factions. The game is set to release on August 20.
The Sinking City 2 – 15 Major Details You Might Have Missed
The Sinking City 2, developed by Frogwares, will shift focus to survival horror with innovations in gameplay and mechanics. The sequel introduces a new protagonist, Calvin Rafferty, and a standalone story set in the flooded city of Arkham. Key features include scarce resource management, strategic retreat options, environmental threats from the floodwaters, and unique monster abilities that affect perception and the environment. Successful Kickstarter stretch goals have added a major boss battle against the Shoggoth, extra secrets, puzzles, and a reimagined familiar location. The Premium Edition offers early access and the Holloway Manor side investigation, which rewards players with a weapon for the main game. Pre-orders include the Chthonic Arsenal DLC, and the Deluxe Edition provides Dream Essence for faster character progression. The game will launch on August 18th for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC, with various editions available at different price points. A free PC demo is also available on Steam.
Hazard Pay gets Nintendo Switch release date, new trailer
Numskull Games and Smitner Studio have announced that the pixel-art puzzle game Hazard Pay will be released on Nintendo Switch on September 10. The game features stealth, survival horror, and narrative choices as players take on the role of a cleanup worker in a biohazard incident. A new trailer showcasing gameplay has also been released.
The Sinking City 2 Makes 15 Huge Changes to the Original
The Sinking City 2 is set to significantly differentiate itself from its predecessor with a shift from detective action to survival horror. Key changes include a move from a fully open world to a more focused semi-open structure, a greater emphasis on environmental storytelling over NPC interaction, and a revamped investigation system that offers more tangible rewards. Combat has also been made a core activity with improved gunplay and new mechanics for dealing damage, alongside a redefined inventory management system and a more flexible skill progression through equippable Runes.
