Skulle du have misset det, så er udvikler Frogwares situeret i Ukraine, der fortsat forsøges invaderet af Russiske styrker, og som naturligvis har skabt svære forhold for spiludvikling. De har dog allerede formået at udvikle og udgive Sherlock Holmes The Awakened, og det skete blandt andet via hjælp fra Kickstarter.
Selvom at størstedelen af udviklingen af det kommende The Sinking City 2 er selvfinansieret, så ved vi nu at de også her vil bede om hjælp fra fans verden over, fordi pengene skal fungere som et sikkerhedsnet. De har skrevet dette:
"At this stage, we have learned and adapted to our reality but the ongoing war adds an ominous layer of uncertainty, and the additional funds will help us deal with potential disruptions on top of helping fund various extra features we would love to implement. Our previous game, Sherlock Holmes The Awakened, was fully developed and released during the war. Through Kickstarter and our supporters, we built ourselves a safety net that saved us more than once. From power cuts as our electrical infrastructure was targeted for months to the need for team members to relocate at very short notice, this financial safety net proved invaluable to us. So we need to do the same now with The Sinking City 2 as this game is vastly bigger and more complex."
"Du kan se traileren herunder. Det vides endnu ikke hvornår Kickstarter-kampagnen sparkes i gang."