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| Release Date | Gameplay & Story | Pre-Order & DLC | Review |
| Release Date | |
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| September 20, 2024 (PC) September 18, 2025 (PS5, Xbox Series X|S) More Details |
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| Genre | |
| Strategy, Simulation, Survival, City-builder | |
| Platforms | Price (MSRP) |
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$44.99 |
| Developer | Publisher |
| 11 Bit Studios | 11 Bit Studios |
| Number of Players | Age Rating |
| 1 | Mature 17+ |
| Time to Finish | Cross Platform Play |
| 50 Hours | No |
| Official Website | Official Website for Frostpunk 2 |
Frostpunk 2 Latest News
⚫︎ Frostpunk 2 DLC ‘Fractured Utopias’ launches December 8
⚫︎ Roadmap Update #3 - Community Content, Controller Gameplay Trailer and More (Steam)
⚫︎ Frostpunk 2 for PS5, Xbox Series launches September 18 (Gematsu)
⚫︎ Frostpunk 2 is hosting a modding contest for a 'chance to leave your mark on the Frostpunk universe'—oh, and a $10,000 prize pool (PCGamer)
⚫︎ Frostpunk 2 Dev Talks Franchise Ambitions, Future of the Game (Game8)
Frostpunk 2 Overview
Frostpunk 2, developed by 11 Bit Studios, launched on September 20, 2024, for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC (Steam, Epic Games). As a sequel to the BAFTA-nominated Frostpunk, it is set 30 years after the original and tasks players with transforming New London into a thriving, innovative society.
The game builds on its predecessor with expanded city-building mechanics, enabling the construction of districts and the establishment of new colonies through dedicated scouting missions, offering a deeper and more complex survival experience across a much larger wasteland.
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| Price | $44.99 | ||||||
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| Price | Wishlist Only | ||||||
Frostpunk 2 Gameplay
Frostpunk 2 introduces a greatly expanded city-management system, enabling players to oversee the growth of New London on an unprecedented scale. Beyond the crater’s confines, players can now construct specialized districts across the frozen wasteland using a new hexagonal world grid, with expansion driven by the Frostbreaking process, which clears the surrounding terrain for development.
The core gameplay focuses on expansion, resource management, and difficult decision-making to ensure the survival and prosperity of New London. Players must balance critical resources such as currency, heat, food, production materials, and the city’s working population to maintain functionality and growth.
Law-making has been significantly upgraded, transitioning from the original game’s binary choices to a nuanced City Council system. Here, players navigate factional politics and influence council votes through strategic decisions. The council is composed of factions with unique agendas, which can be swayed by the player’s actions and policies.
Frostpunk 2 deepens the decision-making experience with ethical dilemmas that extend beyond council politics. Players face tough choices between opposing ideals, with each decision triggering a cascade of consequences. These interconnected decisions shape the city’s development and ultimately determine New London’s fate.
Frostpunk 2 Reviews
Bigger, Note Necessarily Better, and A Lot Less Personal
Upon release, Frostpunk 2 garnered highly positive reviews, living up to the expectations set by its predecessor, a legendary city-builder that defined its genre. Many praised its ambition and significant expansion beyond the confines of the original. However, as time passed, some critics and players began to express concerns that the game’s grand scope might have exceeded reasonable limits.
Aaron Bacabac of Game8 awarded the game a remarkable score of 94, commending its ingenuity and its transformation into an entirely distinct experience from the original. While praising its innovation, Bacabac acknowledged the daunting scale of the game, suggesting that its complexity could be overwhelming for players.
Dan Stapleton from IGN celebrated the game’s reinvention, noting how it rebuilt itself from the ground up and surpassed the scope of its predecessor. He highlighted the dynamic faction management system as a standout feature but remarked that the game’s scale diminished the intimate, personal connection players had with their city in the original. The themes of determination and community, central to the first game, felt diluted in this grander iteration.
Known game reviewer and YouTuber Bricky echoed similar sentiments in his video review, where he appreciated the ambition of 11 Bit Studios and the expanded colonies system. While he acknowledged the game’s signature difficulty and praised its expanded features, he lamented the loss of the original’s intimate and soulful connection, stating that Frostpunk 2 felt detached in some aspects.
Among general players on platforms like Steam and Reddit, Frostpunk 2 was widely celebrated for its polished design, art direction, and music. However, many felt that its shift from survival-focused city-building to large-scale urban planning deviated too far from what made the first game special. Despite its improvements in mechanics and presentation, many players found it hard to hold the sequel in higher regard than the original.
Frostpunk 2 Announcement Trailer
Frostpunk 2 Announcement Trailer
Frostpunk 2 Trivia
⚫︎ Each of the five metrics you measure your city by in Frostpunk 2 - Cold, Hunger, Squalor, Disease, Crime - have a radical choice prompt whenever they reach catastrophic levels.
⚫︎ In Frostpunk 2's intro cinematic, the player character from the first game, The Captain, is shown passing away as an old man he hands over leadership to the new protagonist, The Steward.
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