Image credit: Frogwares Frogwares' The Sinking City was rough around the edges, but it shone with a genuine appreciation for its Lovecraftian lore, despite a cosmic horror-style litigation fracas which saw the developer fighting their publisher over control of the game. The Sinking City 2 , due to release later this year, is free of these legal travails, though as a game developed by a Ukranian team in the midst of Russia's invasion, real-world politics have once again provided a backdrop for eldritch horror. That said, I've played a preview build of The Sinking City 2, and it feels like a standalone effort that reimagines the strengths of its forebear. We've still got the atmosphere of a flooded Massachusetts town under siege by forces beyond the veil, but instead of a bloated open world structure, this sequel trims the fat for the narrow corridors and timed thrills of survival horror.…