The Sinking City 2 Characters & Story: Calvin, Faye and the Arkham Cast

Light spoilers only — this page covers setup and cast, not case resolutions or endings.

Calvin Rafferty

The new protagonist: a diver turned detective, which the game uses literally — Arkham is half underwater, and Calvin’s diving background explains both his boat-first traversal and his willingness to go where the city drowned. He replaces the first game’s Charles Reed as the playable lead; the two stories stand apart.

Faye

The reason for everything. A failed ritual left Faye’s soul trapped in the Dreamlands, and Calvin’s investigation of Arkham is ultimately a rescue mission. The game’s central tension — one life weighed against an entire city — is her life on the scale. How that resolves is covered (spoiler-managed) on the endings page.

The Arkham Cast

Characters you’ll investigate alongside — and into:

• Ma — the keeper of the counter where the Antikythera changes the timeline (Chapter 4’s Memory Safe sequence).
• Father Nathaniel — his mask is your key through Akeley Memorial’s locked Medical Records in the Brain Puzzle route.
• Ezekiel — the drowned man of the Fishing Shop; his letters solve the Buoy Locker.
• Lorelei — a name that surfaces through Devil’s Reef Hotel and the Siren’s Call case; the hotel’s history is one of the game’s better optional threads.
• Mushroom Jack — the radio voice of Arkham; his broadcasts are collectibles (Mycophile achievement).

Is It Connected to the First Game?

Standalone, same universe. You don’t need The Sinking City (2019) — different protagonist, different case, self-contained story. Returning players get texture: Arkham sits in the same Frogwares Lovecraft continuity that runs through the first game and Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened, and the Deep Ones lore carries across. The “is it a direct sequel” answer is: sequel in setting, not in story.

The Lovecraft Layer

Frogwares built the game on recognizable Mythos furniture — the Dreamlands, Deep Ones, an eldritch deity over Arkham, and achievement names that quote Lovecraft (From Oblivion / “Ex Oblivione”, The Other Gods). Spotting the references is half the fun for Mythos readers, and none of it gates understanding for newcomers.