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‘The Sinking City Remastered’ Surprise Drops Today [Trailer]
Frogwares has surprised everyone with today’s launch of The Sinking City Remastered. Originally announced last month (with no release date), the remaster to the 2019 Lovecraftian third-person title is now available for PC, PlayStation 5 and the Xbox Series, and as a free for all existing owners of the PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series versions of the game.
Originally released in June 2019 and developed on Unreal Engine 4, The Sinking City Remastered has been rebuilt in Unreal Engine 5 with “an upgraded visual experience” alongside some requested quality-of-life features. The core additions to the remaster include:
- Game fully relit in Unreal Engine 5
- Enhanced locations with additional levels of detail and objects
- 4K textures and improved reflections
- Addition of a Photo Mode
- Support for DLSS, FSR and TSR upscaling
Meanwhile, it’s safe to say that the Kickstarter for The Sinking City 2, which is currently in development for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, and PC via Steam and the Epic Games Store, was a resounding success. The final total of €554,002 smashed the initial goal of €100,000, ensuring that all of the proposed stretch goals for the game will be met. No release date has been announced as of yet, but Frogwares is aiming for sequel to arrive later this year.
Moon Studios dropped a new trailer during the Sony State of Play for their dark action-RPG No Rest for the Wicked, while also hinting at the long-awaited launch window for the full 1.0 release. The game, which has been in Early Access on Steam since April 2024, will be launching this October in full for PlayStation 5 and PC via Steam, while versions for the Xbox Series X|S and Nintendo Switch 2 will arrive at a later date.
As a token of appreciation for supporters new and old, Moon Studios is offering an exclusive Early Access Founder’s Pack, a free limited edition bundle available for anyone who purchases the game on Steam prior to July 10, with rewards unlocking when 1.0 officially launches. PlayStation 5 users can receive the Early Access Founder’s Pack by pre-ordering the game once available, any time before launch day.
The Founder’s Pack includes:
- A New Secret Hideout: Spirit Cavern – The legacy of Moon Studios now lives inside No Rest for the Wicked, exclusively for Founders. A hand-crafted home that bridges both worlds.
- Sayer’s Vow: An all new Sword in the stone reserved just for the founders that only early adopters can extract in the game world.
- A Custom Founders Tag ensures players are clearly identified as early adopters.
- As a Founder member, players will get access to an exclusive Public Beta Test Realm reserved just for them, even after the 1.0 game launch.
As for the full 1.0 release, it will be a massive expansion of the core experience, introducing a staggering 60+ hours of new content, a new horde mode, powerful new weapons, bosses and enemies, new areas and a completely reimagined class system.
In No Rest for the Wicked, players take on the role of a “Cerim,” a member of a holy order imbued with mysterious powers, tasked with destroying the Pestilence, an ancient plague that has begun to consume the island Isola Sacra, itself already the site of great political upheaval and death.