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The strongest kind of fear may be the fear of the unknown, but no longer, because reviews are flooding in for The Sinking City 2, and they're mostly quite good!
Frogwares' latest survival horror is a tentacle-wrapped sequel to its 2019 debut, which had all the hallmarks of a great horror but couldn't quite stick the landing. According to some critics, The Sinking City 2 is much better this time around.
Let's have a look at what some of those reviews are saying so far:
DayOne (9/10)
"The Sinking City 2 is an exceptional videogame, and one that deserves its place amongst the all-time great videogame sequels."
TheXboxHub (9/10)
"You’ll have a blast with The Sinking City 2 and its survival horror reboot. The atmosphere, the narrative, and the characters are all of extremely high quality, whilst it plays with genre ideas in confident and exciting ways."
GamesRadar+ (8/10)
"The Sinking City 2 is a confident adventure that can go tentacle to tentacle with modern survival horror like Resident Evil and Silent Hill. The odd misstep is forgiven when Lovecraftian twists work so well to deliver some unsettling, unexpected moments of terror that just feel oh so joyous to squeal at."
TheSixthAxis (8/10)
"The Sinking City 2 exceeded my expectations, and won me over with its more polished and focused gameplay. While I still missed the more ambitious aspects of the original, this sequel is far easier to recommend and stands up as a worthy companion to the survival horror giants. It clearly takes influence from Resident Evil with a plethora of extra gameplay challenges for completionists and I look forward to seeing how speedrunners can refine paths through the game."
PC Gamer (7/10)
"While the first's open world outstayed its welcome, the second moved on from the city when I'd only just got my feet wet."
Push Square (7/10)
"The Sinking City 2 is a solid attempt at the classic survival horror formula that’ll please those looking for preposterous puzzle design and tense resource management. A smaller development budget means the performances aren’t quite up to the standards of the genre’s biggest names, but Frogwares still has an admirable Resident Evil-esque effort on its hands. This is good — sometimes really good."