How long to beat
How long to beat The Sinking City 2: 8–12 hours
HLTB-style answer: a typical The Sinking City 2 campaign is 8–12 hours. Rushing the story can land around 7–8 hours. Cleaning every optional investigation is about 16 hours. These are named launch-review times, not an official Frogwares clock.
12+ editorial reviews published at launch (August 18, 2026) cluster in that same band. Breakdown by playstyle:
| Playstyle | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Main story, rushing | 7–8 hours | EarlyGame finished in about 7 hours; possible if you skip optional content |
| Main story, typical | 8–12 hours | The most common range across 12+ reviews (Finger Guns ~10–11h, PC Gamer under 15h) |
| Completionist | ~16 hours | All 8 optional investigations, safes, weapons and upgrades (Gamesurf) |
| New Game+ replay | No sourced estimate | Frogwares confirms secrets and lore in Ex Oblivione, but the sources checked do not publish a separate replay time. |
What affects playtime
- Optional investigations: 8 side cases (each tied to an achievement) add several hours. See the optional investigations checklist.
- Difficulty: higher difficulties slow combat encounters; Story difficulty speeds them up.
- Exploration: safes, E.R.C. crates and upgrade kits reward detours — the walkthrough marks all of them.
- New Game+: Frogwares confirms secrets and lore in Ex Oblivione, but no source-backed replay duration was found. Check the New Game Plus evidence guide before turning the main-campaign range into an NG+ promise.
Is it too short?
Reviewers are split. Most call the pacing a strength — no padding, no filler. A minority of the more critical reviews (GamingBolt 6/10) felt the runtime exposed the thin combat variety. Full verdicts on the reviews page.
How long to beat FAQ
How long to beat The Sinking City 2?
8–12 hours for a typical main-story run. Rushing can finish around 7–8 hours. A completionist pass is about 16 hours.
What is the HowLongToBeat time for The Sinking City 2?
Named launch reviews cluster in the same 8–12 hour main-story band that HowLongToBeat-style queries ask for. There is no official Frogwares hour count beyond that review range.
Playtime data from named editorial reviews (EarlyGame, Finger Guns, PC Gamer, Gamesurf and others), compiled August 19, 2026 and re-checked for snippet wording September 19, 2026. No official or named-editorial NG+ duration was identified in this source set. Methodology: Sources.