Developer and writer Frogwares has revealed that its upcoming horror recreation The Sinking Metropolis 2 might be delayed into subsequent yr, and it is all right down to the continuing Russian invasion of Ukraine.
In a information publish on its official web site, Frogwares says that though it technically hasn’t introduced a launch window for the survival horror sequel, it acknowledges that each its followers and Frogwares itself “have been anticipating a 2025 launch”.
Nevertheless, due to “frequent drone and missile assaults, incoming energy outages, and the necessity to adapt to unstable situations” owing to Russian assaults on Ukraine, Frogwares says it wants extra growth time to “end the sport correctly”.
Regardless of the somewhat grim motive for the delay, Frogwares says that extra time can even permit it to “polish [its] first-ever survival horror expertise”; The Sinking Metropolis 2 will not be an investigative journey recreation just like the studio’s typical fare, however a traditional survival horror title as a substitute.
Frogwares guarantees that the additional time will permit it to make The Sinking Metropolis 2 “tense, atmospheric, and deeply unsettling in all the best methods”, promising to honor the survival horror style’s give attention to “stress, pacing, fight, and environment”.
The Sinking Metropolis 2 was initially introduced again in March 2024 throughout that month’s Xbox Companion Preview showcase. Like the primary recreation, it guarantees to ship “a definite environment of cosmic horror and twisted designs” impressed by the writing of H.P. Lovecraft.
In contrast to the primary title, nonetheless, The Sinking Metropolis 2 will give attention to survival horror mechanics; Frogwares guarantees “stock administration, optionally available puzzles, and backtracking to newly unlocked areas and hidden treasures”, similar to the style’s stalwarts.
The Sinking Metropolis 2 is ready to launch on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Sequence X|S someday subsequent yr. When you wait, you may refresh your reminiscence by testing our very personal Sam’s assessment of the primary recreation from again in 2019.
