Frogwares has shock launched The Sinking Metropolis Remastered, a remaster of its detective Eldritch journey recreation, first launched in 2019. It’s out there now on PlayStation 5, Xbox Collection X/S, and PC and is free for all current house owners of the unique recreation.
Initially developed in Unreal Engine 4, the remastered model of The Sinking Metropolis has been absolutely relit in Unreal Engine 5 with 4K textures, improved reflections, assist for PC options like DLSS and FSR upscaling, a brand new Picture Mode, and extra. It additionally options “enhanced areas with further ranges of element and objects,” in response to a press launch from Frogware. Take a look at The Sinking Metropolis Remastered launch trailer under for a comparability between the unique recreation and this new model.
“We plan to do massive issues with The Sinking Metropolis IP, beginning with the sequel after which past,” Frogwares publishing director Sergiy Oganesyan writes in a press launch. “So, after our moderately well-known struggles with the unique, it feels superb to have this optimistic second be a part of the sport’s twisted historical past and for us to be those to completely determine it. Making it free to all our current followers is our method of giving again to them for having supported us all this time by way of thick and skinny.”
Frogwares introduced that it was engaged on The Sinking Metropolis Remastered again in March, however it didn’t point out when it could be launched. It made this announcement alongside information of a Kickstarter marketing campaign to assist fund the event of The Sinking Metropolis 2. That marketing campaign resulted in April, elevating roughly $627,000, 450% above Frogware’s preliminary Kickstarter purpose.
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