Patch notes
Patch notes & updates
Every official update for The Sinking City 2, tracked from Steam announcements and Frogwares' channels. Newest first.
Announced: HDR patch (free)
Status: confirmed, not yet dated. Frogwares committed to a free HDR patch as part of post-launch support, expected shortly after the August 18 launch. The Steam page does not list HDR support at launch.
Launch — August 18, 2026 (version 1.0)
Full release on PC (Steam, Epic, GOG), PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. No day-one patch notes were published beyond the launch build. Known launch-day issues reported by reviewers (not officially confirmed): occasional stutter on PC, and poor Steam Deck performance (officially Unsupported).
Demo Patch #1 — June 12, 2026
The only numbered patch so far, released for the Steam Next Fest demo:
- Reworked the safe-combination evidence flow after player feedback
- Balance adjustments to combat encounters
- Assorted bug fixes
How we track this
This page updates when Frogwares publishes patch notes on Steam or its official channels. If a patch changes anything covered by our guides (codes, locations, mechanics), the affected guide is updated the same day.
Sources: Steam announcements, Frogwares press releases. Last verified August 19, 2026. Methodology: Sources.