# The Sinking City 2 Wiki

> An independent The Sinking City 2 wiki and walkthrough: every safe code, puzzle solution, ERC crate, weapon, talent, boss and trophy in Frogwares' 2026 survival horror.

This site is an **unofficial, fan-made wiki and walkthrough about the single video game *The Sinking City 2*** (developer and publisher Frogwares, released August 18, 2026 on PS5, Xbox Series X|S and PC). Every page on this host is The Sinking City 2 reference content. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by Frogwares.

## How to read our confidence markers

- **Official** — stated by Frogwares itself: a store listing, the official site, or the studio's own Steam FAQ and known-issues thread.
- **Cross-checked** — confirmed against several independent walkthroughs of the same build, with the date recorded on the page.
- **Reported** — published by one named outlet and attributed on the page; not independently confirmed.
- **Not announced** — Frogwares has published nothing on the subject. We do not fill these gaps with estimates.

## Verified facts (as of August 22, 2026)

- **Release date:** August 18, 2026 on all platforms; Premium Edition buyers played from August 17, 2026
- **Platforms:** PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC via Steam, Epic Games Store and GOG
- **Not available on:** PS4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch 2 — Frogwares has announced no version for any of them
- **Developer and publisher:** Frogwares, an independent studio based in Kyiv, Ukraine
- **Engine:** Unreal Engine 5 (the studio's own FAQ references a UE 5.8 branch)
- **Editions and prices:** Standard $49.99, Deluxe $54.99, Premium $59.99 USD
- **Premium Edition:** Adds the Holloway Manor side mission, which rewards the Bucking Bronco revolver, plus 24-hour early access
- **Chthonic Arsenal:** Pre-order bonus weapons: the Shale Mary handgun, The Breakwater shotgun and the Tektite Tommy SMG
- **Xbox Game Pass:** Not on Game Pass and not on PlayStation Plus at launch
- **Genre:** Third-person Lovecraftian survival horror with an optional investigation system
- **Setting:** Arkham, Massachusetts in the 1920s, drowned by a supernatural flood
- **Protagonist:** Calvin Rafferty, a private investigator from Boston
- **Premise:** A ritual from the Book of Dreaming leaves Calvin's lover Faye Adelaide Bennett comatose with the Night Shade mask on her face; he hunts a second ritual to retrieve her from the Dreamlands
- **Chapters:** Five: A New Day, The Wake-Up Call, A Sight For Sore Eyes, Time and Tide, Cold Comfort
- **Bosses:** Shoggoth (shoot its eyes after activating three devices) and Slither Prime, the final boss (shoot the head, clear its summons)
- **Difficulty modes:** Four — Sweet Dreams, Restless Slumber, Hard Night, Sleep Demon — changeable at any time from the pause menu
- **Talents:** Unlocked and equipped at the Talent Table in safe rooms, available from the third safe room; four tiers from Basic to Expert; four talents equipped at once (one round slot, three diamond slots)
- **Talent currency:** Talent Points and Dream Essence, earned by correctly connecting clues in the Investigation Space and by finishing Optional Investigations
- **E.R.C. crates:** Emergency Relief Crates hold ammo, weapon attachments and inventory upgrades, and can only be opened with an E.R.C. Activator Pen found elsewhere on the level
- **Night Ore:** Recharges the Night Shade mask, which revives Calvin once after a fatal blow
- **Main weapons:** Equalizer Mk. II handgun, Field Surgeon shotgun, The Minuteman SMG, Black Reef Longshot marksman rifle, Linguist's Folly grenade launcher and the Bucking Bronco revolver
- **Saving:** At the conch record player inside safe rooms; enemies cannot enter safe rooms
- **Trophies and achievements:** 23 total — 2 bronze, 13 silver, 7 gold and 1 platinum on PS5; 23 achievements on Steam
- **New Game Plus:** Called Ex Oblivione Mode; Ex Oblivione Codices appear only there, and there is no chapter select
- **Length:** Roughly 8 to 12 hours for the story, about 16 hours to see everything — a critic and community range, not an official figure
- **Review scores:** Metacritic 79 on PS5, 84 on Xbox Series X, 75 on PC; OpenCritic 81 'Strong'; Steam user reviews Very Positive
- **PC minimum spec:** Windows 11 x64, Core i7-8700K or Ryzen 5 3600X, 16 GB RAM, GTX 1070 or RX 5700 with 8 GB VRAM, DirectX 12, 70 GB on an SSD, targeting 1080p/30 on Low
- **PC recommended spec:** Core i5-14600K or Ryzen 5 7600X, 32 GB RAM, RTX 4070 Ti or RX 7900 XT with 12 GB VRAM, 70 GB on an SSD, targeting 1440p/60 on Medium
- **AMD FSR:** Not supported at launch — Frogwares states AMD has not released the plugin required for Unreal Engine 5.8
- **DLSS Frame Generation:** Requires an Nvidia RTX 40 or 50 series card; turn V-Sync off on 60 Hz displays when using it
- **Languages:** 15 — English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Arabic, Czech, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Brazilian Portuguese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Ukrainian
- **Steam app ID:** 2825860

## Not announced by Frogwares (do not infer values for these)

- The official number of endings — Frogwares has published no figure, and any site quoting named endings such as 'Drowned City' or 'Harbinger' is not citing the studio
- A Nintendo Switch 2, PS4 or Xbox One version
- DLC, a season pass or a post-launch content roadmap
- The official total number of collectibles in the game
- An official average platinum-trophy completion time
- A Steam Deck compatibility rating from Valve
- Official mod support or modding tools
- Sales figures
- Whether the game will ever come to Xbox Game Pass or PlayStation Plus after launch

## Pages

- [The Sinking City 2 Wiki](https://the-sinking-city2.hunt-games.com/): Verified safe codes, puzzle solutions, collectibles, weapons, talents and trophies for The Sinking City 2.

### Walkthrough
- [The Sinking City 2 Walkthrough: All Five Chapters](https://the-sinking-city2.hunt-games.com/walkthrough/): All five chapters in order, with every key item, puzzle and boss on the way.
- [The Sinking City 2 Chapter 1 Walkthrough: A New Day](https://the-sinking-city2.hunt-games.com/walkthrough/chapter-1-a-new-day/): The opening chapter: fuse box, 1908 safe, Star Key, trident obelisk, watergate.
- [The Sinking City 2 Chapter 2 Walkthrough: The Wake-Up Call](https://the-sinking-city2.hunt-games.com/walkthrough/chapter-2-the-wake-up-call/): Printing House and Devil's Reef Hotel — five locks in one chapter.
- [The Sinking City 2 Chapter 3 Walkthrough: A Sight For Sore Eyes](https://the-sinking-city2.hunt-games.com/walkthrough/chapter-3-a-sight-for-sore-eyes/): Akeley Hospital: prisms, masks, two keys and the game's first boss.
- [The Sinking City 2 Chapter 4 Walkthrough: Time and Tide](https://the-sinking-city2.hunt-games.com/walkthrough/chapter-4-time-and-tide/): Fish market, cold storage and the wreck — two safes and the best loot in the game.
- [The Sinking City 2 Chapter 5 Walkthrough: Cold Comfort](https://the-sinking-city2.hunt-games.com/walkthrough/chapter-5-cold-comfort/): The Columbarium, the portal device and the run to the finale.
- [The Sinking City 2 Holloway Manor Mission Guide](https://the-sinking-city2.hunt-games.com/walkthrough/holloway-manor/): The Premium Edition side mission that rewards the Bucking Bronco.
- [The Sinking City 2: How Long to Beat](https://the-sinking-city2.hunt-games.com/walkthrough/how-long-to-beat/): 8–12 hours for the story, ~16 thorough, ~20 for the platinum.
- [The Sinking City 2 Arkham Map: Districts and Boat Routes](https://the-sinking-city2.hunt-games.com/walkthrough/arkham-map/): How drowned Arkham is laid out, and how the boat routes you through it.
- [The Sinking City 2 Tips: 12 Things to Know Before Playing](https://the-sinking-city2.hunt-games.com/walkthrough/beginner-tips/): The twelve things that cost new players the most time.
- [The Sinking City 2 Safe Rooms and Saving](https://the-sinking-city2.hunt-games.com/walkthrough/safe-rooms-and-saving/): Save at the conch player, stash loot, spend essence — and enemies cannot follow.

### Puzzles
- [The Sinking City 2 Puzzle Solutions](https://the-sinking-city2.hunt-games.com/puzzles/): Every puzzle in the game with its answer in one line, and a full page for each.
- [The Sinking City 2 Trident Puzzle: Obelisk Symbol Order](https://the-sinking-city2.hunt-games.com/puzzles/trident-obelisk/): Snake, spear, arrow, horn — the obelisk order, and what to do with the charged trident.
- [The Sinking City 2 Star Key: Where to Find It](https://the-sinking-city2.hunt-games.com/puzzles/church-star-key-door/): Where the Star Key is, and both doors it opens in the church grounds.
- [The Sinking City 2 Fuse Box Puzzle Solution](https://the-sinking-city2.hunt-games.com/puzzles/fuse-box/): Match each fuse to the slot cut in its own shape — the game's first gate.
- [The Sinking City 2 Watergate Puzzle and Code](https://the-sinking-city2.hunt-games.com/puzzles/watergate/): The watergate takes 1672 — the bell's installation year, readable in the world.
- [The Sinking City 2 Lorelei Lock: All Three Keys](https://the-sinking-city2.hunt-games.com/puzzles/lorelei-lock/): Staff Key, three tokens, three chests — rooms 303 and 203 plus the bar.
- [The Sinking City 2 Ventilation Puzzle Solution](https://the-sinking-city2.hunt-games.com/puzzles/hotel-ventilation/): 2, 4, 2, lever, then one more — the hotel ventilation input in full.
- [The Sinking City 2 Prism Puzzle: Blue, Yellow and Pink](https://the-sinking-city2.hunt-games.com/puzzles/prism-stations/): Match each coloured symbol to the marker of the same colour across the hospital.
- [The Sinking City 2 Face Mask Puzzle Solution](https://the-sinking-city2.hunt-games.com/puzzles/face-masks/): Five mask pieces from across Akeley Hospital, and the order they go in.
- [The Sinking City 2 Salt Storage Roman Numeral Puzzle](https://the-sinking-city2.hunt-games.com/puzzles/salt-storage-roman-numerals/): Press I, IV, IX, XVI — squares, not a date.
- [The Sinking City 2 Locker Symbol Padlock Solution](https://the-sinking-city2.hunt-games.com/puzzles/locker-symbols/): Lighthouse, rings, star, squid — the dockside padlock in order.
- [The Sinking City 2 Wireless Room Numbers: 13, 05, 36](https://the-sinking-city2.hunt-games.com/puzzles/wireless-room-numbers/): Dial 13, 05 and 36 at the wireless set to move The Wake-Up Call forward.
- [The Sinking City 2 Portal Device Puzzle (Cold Comfort)](https://the-sinking-city2.hunt-games.com/puzzles/portal-device/): Align all four faces of the device — the last mechanism before the finale.

### Safe Codes
- [The Sinking City 2 Safe Codes: Every Combination](https://the-sinking-city2.hunt-games.com/codes/): Every combination in the game in one table, with the clue behind each number.
- [The Sinking City 2 1908 Safe Code](https://the-sinking-city2.hunt-games.com/codes/1908-safe/): The first safe in the game — 1908, from the radio shop sign outside.
- [The Sinking City 2 Room 301 Safe Code: 2137](https://the-sinking-city2.hunt-games.com/codes/2137-safe/): Devil's Reef Hotel, room 301 — the code is 2137.
- [The Sinking City 2 Locker Room Safe Code: 1496](https://the-sinking-city2.hunt-games.com/codes/1496-safe/): Time and Tide's locker room safe opens with 1496.
- [The Sinking City 2 Abandoned Office Safe Code: 6294](https://the-sinking-city2.hunt-games.com/codes/6294-safe/): The one code that comes from a conversation, not a document — 6294.
- [The Sinking City 2 1672 Code: What It Opens](https://the-sinking-city2.hunt-games.com/codes/1672-watergate/): 1672 opens the watergate — the bell's installation year.
- [The Sinking City 2 All Keys and the Doors They Open](https://the-sinking-city2.hunt-games.com/codes/all-keys-and-doors/): Every key in the game, its chapter, and exactly which door it belongs to.

### Collectibles
- [The Sinking City 2 Collectibles and 100% Completion](https://the-sinking-city2.hunt-games.com/collectibles/): ERC crates, pens, upgrades, codices and the full 23-trophy route to 100%.
- [The Sinking City 2 ERC Crate Locations](https://the-sinking-city2.hunt-games.com/collectibles/erc-crates/): Where the Emergency Relief Crates are, and what they hold.
- [The Sinking City 2 ERC Activator Pen Locations](https://the-sinking-city2.hunt-games.com/collectibles/erc-pens/): The item that actually opens crates — one pen, one crate.
- [The Sinking City 2 Inventory Upgrades](https://the-sinking-city2.hunt-games.com/collectibles/inventory-upgrades/): Permanent backpack space — inside crates, and on tables you walk past.
- [The Sinking City 2 Ex Oblivione Codices (New Game Plus Only)](https://the-sinking-city2.hunt-games.com/collectibles/codices-ex-oblivione/): Codices that exist only in Ex Oblivione Mode — the reason 100% needs two runs.
- [The Sinking City 2 Missable Checklist by Chapter](https://the-sinking-city2.hunt-games.com/collectibles/missable-checklist/): What to clear before each chapter closes behind you.
- [The Sinking City 2 Trophy List: All 23 Trophies](https://the-sinking-city2.hunt-games.com/collectibles/trophy-list/): 23 trophies, heavily missable, and a platinum that needs two runs.
- [The Sinking City 2 Trophy Guide and Platinum Roadmap](https://the-sinking-city2.hunt-games.com/collectibles/platinum-roadmap/): The two-playthrough route to all 23 trophies.

### Weapons
- [The Sinking City 2 Weapons: Every Gun](https://the-sinking-city2.hunt-games.com/weapons/): Six campaign guns, three bonus guns, and what each one is actually for.
- [The Sinking City 2 Best Weapons](https://the-sinking-city2.hunt-games.com/weapons/best-weapons/): Ranked by ammo economy, not raw damage — and the two-gun loadout that works.
- [The Sinking City 2 Weapon Parts and Effects](https://the-sinking-city2.hunt-games.com/weapons/weapon-parts/): Conditional modifiers, not flat upgrades — and how to match them to a gun.
- [The Sinking City 2 Bucking Bronco Revolver](https://the-sinking-city2.hunt-games.com/weapons/bucking-bronco/): The heavy revolver from Holloway Manor — Premium Edition only.
- [The Sinking City 2 Chthonic Arsenal Weapons](https://the-sinking-city2.hunt-games.com/weapons/chthonic-arsenal/): Shale Mary, The Breakwater and Tektite Tommy — the bonus pack, explained.
- [The Sinking City 2 Ammo, Resources and Crafting](https://the-sinking-city2.hunt-games.com/weapons/ammo-and-crafting/): Where ammunition comes from, and how to stop burning through it.
- [The Sinking City 2 Melee and Stomp](https://the-sinking-city2.hunt-games.com/weapons/melee-and-stomp/): Melee does not finish downed enemies. The stomp does — here is the key.

### Talents
- [The Sinking City 2 Talents and the Talent Table](https://the-sinking-city2.hunt-games.com/talents/): Four tiers, four equipped slots, and essence earned by connecting clues.
- [The Sinking City 2 Best Talents](https://the-sinking-city2.hunt-games.com/talents/best-talents/): Survivability first, economy second — and how to pick for your own run.
- [The Sinking City 2 Dream Essence](https://the-sinking-city2.hunt-games.com/talents/dream-essence/): The talent currency — where it comes from and how to earn more of it.
- [The Sinking City 2 Talent Points](https://the-sinking-city2.hunt-games.com/talents/talent-points/): Earned by connecting clues correctly — not by fighting.
- [The Sinking City 2 Investigation Space](https://the-sinking-city2.hunt-games.com/talents/investigation-space/): Where clues become currency — the detective half of the game, explained.
- [The Sinking City 2 Builds and Loadouts](https://the-sinking-city2.hunt-games.com/talents/builds/): Three four-slot loadouts — survival, economy and hardest difficulty.

### Combat
- [The Sinking City 2 Combat and Bosses](https://the-sinking-city2.hunt-games.com/combat/): Both bosses, every enemy type, and how the difficulty modes actually differ.
- [The Sinking City 2 Shoggoth Boss Fight](https://the-sinking-city2.hunt-games.com/combat/shoggoth-boss/): Activate three devices, shoot the eyes, repeat as it escalates.
- [The Sinking City 2 Slither Prime Final Boss](https://the-sinking-city2.hunt-games.com/combat/slither-prime-boss/): No gimmick — shoot the head, dodge, and clear the summons.
- [The Sinking City 2 Acheronian Juggernaut](https://the-sinking-city2.hunt-games.com/combat/acheronian-juggernaut/): The heavy elite — when to fight it and when to walk away.
- [The Sinking City 2 Enemies and Weak Points](https://the-sinking-city2.hunt-games.com/combat/enemies-weak-points/): What each enemy is weak to, and why focused aim saves your ammunition.
- [The Sinking City 2 Difficulty Settings](https://the-sinking-city2.hunt-games.com/combat/difficulty-settings/): Four modes, switchable any time, and no trophy locked behind the hardest.
- [The Sinking City 2 Night Ore and the Night Shade Revive](https://the-sinking-city2.hunt-games.com/combat/night-shade-revive/): Your one free life — how the Night Shade revive works.

### Endings
- [The Sinking City 2 Endings](https://the-sinking-city2.hunt-games.com/endings/): What is confirmed about the finale — and what other sites invented.
- [The Sinking City 2 Ending Explained](https://the-sinking-city2.hunt-games.com/endings/ending-explained/): What the story is really about — and what it deliberately leaves open.
- [The Sinking City 2 Best Ending](https://the-sinking-city2.hunt-games.com/endings/best-ending/): What is confirmed about ending choices — and what is unverifiable.
- [The Sinking City 2 New Game Plus (Ex Oblivione Mode)](https://the-sinking-city2.hunt-games.com/endings/new-game-plus/): Ex Oblivione Mode — what carries over, and why 100% needs it.

### PC
- [The Sinking City 2 on PC: Performance and Fixes](https://the-sinking-city2.hunt-games.com/pc/): Official crash fixes, settings advice, upscaling status and controller quirks.
- [The Sinking City 2 Best PC Settings](https://the-sinking-city2.hunt-games.com/pc/performance-settings/): What to change first, in the order the studio itself recommends.
- [The Sinking City 2 Crash Fixes](https://the-sinking-city2.hunt-games.com/pc/crash-fix/): The studio's own crash steps, plus every known issue it has acknowledged.
- [The Sinking City 2 DLSS, FSR and Frame Generation](https://the-sinking-city2.hunt-games.com/pc/dlss-fsr-frame-generation/): Why FSR is missing, what frame generation needs, and which DLSS modes to avoid.
- [The Sinking City 2 Mods](https://the-sinking-city2.hunt-games.com/pc/mods/): No official mod support — what that means in practice.
- [The Sinking City 2 Trainers and Cheats](https://the-sinking-city2.hunt-games.com/pc/trainer-cheats/): No official cheats — and the built-in options that do the same job.
- [The Sinking City 2 on Steam Deck](https://the-sinking-city2.hunt-games.com/pc/steam-deck/): What the published specs imply for handheld play — and what is unverified.
- [The Sinking City 2 Controller Support and DualSense](https://the-sinking-city2.hunt-games.com/pc/controller-dualsense/): Full pad support, with two DualSense quirks the studio documents.

### Release
- [The Sinking City 2 Release Date, Platforms and Editions](https://the-sinking-city2.hunt-games.com/release/): Out now on PS5, Xbox Series X|S and PC — every version and price compared.
- [The Sinking City 2 on PS5](https://the-sinking-city2.hunt-games.com/release/ps5/): The PS5 version — price, features, score and what is unconfirmed.
- [Is The Sinking City 2 on Xbox Game Pass?](https://the-sinking-city2.hunt-games.com/release/xbox-game-pass/): Not on Game Pass — what the Xbox version costs, and why it reviews best.
- [The Sinking City 2 on Steam, Epic Games Store and GOG](https://the-sinking-city2.hunt-games.com/release/pc-steam-epic-gog/): Three PC storefronts — which one to buy on, and why GOG is different.
- [Is The Sinking City 2 Coming to Switch 2?](https://the-sinking-city2.hunt-games.com/release/switch-2/): No Switch 2 version announced — and what a port would actually require.
- [Is The Sinking City 2 on PS4 or Xbox One?](https://the-sinking-city2.hunt-games.com/release/ps4-xbox-one/): Current-gen only — no PS4 or Xbox One release.
- [The Sinking City 2 Editions: Standard, Deluxe and Premium](https://the-sinking-city2.hunt-games.com/release/editions/): What each of the three editions actually adds, and which is worth it.
- [How Much Is The Sinking City 2?](https://the-sinking-city2.hunt-games.com/release/price/): $49.99 base, $59.99 top tier — and why it launched under full price.
- [The Sinking City 2 Demo](https://the-sinking-city2.hunt-games.com/release/demo/): The pre-launch Steam demo — what it covered and what carried over.
- [The Sinking City 2 System Requirements](https://the-sinking-city2.hunt-games.com/release/system-requirements/): Minimum, recommended, and the two requirements people miss: SSD and 70 GB.
- [The Sinking City 2 Steam Key: Buying Safely](https://the-sinking-city2.hunt-games.com/release/steam-key-where-to-buy/): How to tell an authorised key from a grey-market one.

### Review
- [The Sinking City 2 Review Scores and Verdict](https://the-sinking-city2.hunt-games.com/review/): What the scores actually say, and who the game is for.
- [The Sinking City 2 Metacritic and OpenCritic Scores](https://the-sinking-city2.hunt-games.com/review/metacritic-scores/): 84 / 79 / 75 across platforms — and why the gap exists.
- [Is The Sinking City 2 Good?](https://the-sinking-city2.hunt-games.com/review/is-it-worth-it/): Yes, with caveats — who it is for and who should skip it.
- [Do You Need to Play The Sinking City Before The Sinking City 2?](https://the-sinking-city2.hunt-games.com/review/do-i-need-to-play-the-first-game/): No — standalone story, new protagonist. What carries over anyway.
- [The Sinking City Remastered vs The Sinking City 2](https://the-sinking-city2.hunt-games.com/review/the-sinking-city-remastered/): Two very different games — which one you actually want.

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