The Sinking City 2 on PS5

What the PS5 version costs and includes

The Sinking City 2 PS5 release carries the same three editions as everywhere else: Standard at $49.99, Deluxe at $54.99 adding the Arkham Field Kit, and Premium at $59.99 adding the Holloway Manor mission plus the 24-hour head start. The editions page breaks down which is worth it.

The Chthonic Arsenal weapons — Shale Mary, The Breakwater and Tektite Tommy — were the pre-order bonus on PlayStation as elsewhere.

How it performs and scores

The console landed at 79 on Metacritic, above the PC version's 75 and below the Xbox Series X's 84. That spread is unusual for a multiplatform release and it points at technical rather than design differences — PC performance was the most common complaint in reviews, and the console versions avoided it.

Frogwares has not published a detailed breakdown of PS5 performance and quality modes, and we do not invent one. What the studio does say applies across platforms: the game targets 1440p/60 on recommended PC hardware, which sets a reasonable expectation for console.

DualSense and controls

DualSense features are supported. If you are playing the PC version with a DualSense pad instead, Frogwares' own FAQ is explicit that you should connect over USB rather than Bluetooth for the controller features to work properly — and there is a known quirk where all game audio routes to the pad's speaker, fixed by switching Windows audio output away and back.

Full detail on the controller page.

Physical copies and PS5 Pro

Not announcedFrogwares has not announced a physical PS5 release, and has published nothing about PS5 Pro enhancements. Both are frequently searched and both are currently unanswered — we will update this page if that changes rather than guessing.

The game is a digital purchase on the PlayStation Store today, which is the only distribution Frogwares has confirmed for PS5.

Trophies on PlayStation

The PS5 release carries 23 trophies: 2 bronze, 13 silver, 7 gold and 1 platinum. Many are missable, there is no chapter select, and the platinum requires a second playthrough because Ex Oblivione codices only spawn in New Game Plus.

That makes it a friendlier platinum than the shape suggests — no locked hardest-difficulty run, no online component — but an unforgiving one if you rush chapters. The platinum roadmap splits the work across two runs, and the trophy list explains the distribution.

If you are choosing a platform

• PS5 — solid middle option, DualSense support, no PC troubleshooting.
• Xbox Series X — the highest review scores of the three.
• PC — the most flexible, and the most likely to need settings work. Note that AMD FSR is not supported at launch.

What you get for the money on console

Five chapters, roughly 8 to 12 hours of story, 23 trophies including a platinum, and a New Game Plus mode that is required for 100%. At $49.99 that is $10 under the current full-price standard, which is a deliberate positioning choice by Frogwares rather than a discount.