Developer Frogwares has – following a run of evocative if not-entirely-informative cinematic trailers – released the first proper gameplay footage of its Lovecraft-inspired open-world detective horror, The Sinking City, walking through an early investigation mission.
The Sinking City follows the adventures of troubled private investigator Charles W Reed, as he explores the mysterious goings-on in Oakmont, Massachusetts. We’ve known for a while that exploration and detective work are a major focus of The Sinking City (as was the case in developer Frogwares previous, frequently enjoyable Sherlock Holmes series), but we’ve yet to see how this might play out in-game.
That’s all changed with the arrival of Frogwares’ latest developer video, which walks viewers through the first part of an early, smaller-scale side-quest, titled Silence is Golden. Here, players are set the challenge of tracking down a mysterious figure that the local librarian, Joy, believes has been breaking into her home.
Source: Eurogamer Lovecraftian detective horror The Sinking City shows off early in-game investigation mission