Difficulty Settings and Survivor Mode Explained

Frostpunk 2 offers different difficulty options, including a Survivor Mode setting for an extra challenge. Find out the differences between these difficulties, what Survivor Mode is, the recommended difficulty, and the achievements you can earn!

Difficulty Settings

Difficulty Modes and Differences

Game Variables

Fully Customizable Difficulty

All Difficulty Modes and Game Variables

The table shows the modifiers of the game variables per difficulty.

Frostpunk 2 has preset difficulties available but the game also allows the player an option to fully customize the difficulty for each game Variable by using the slider on the respective variable.

Difficulty Can Only Be Set at the Start of a New Game

Be careful when setting your difficulty! you can only set the difficulty at the start of the game. Once you start it you won't be able to adjust it.

Survivor Mode Explained

No Pauses and No Saves

Players looking for an extra challenge have an option to activate Survivor Mode. When playing with this mode on there will be no active pause and progress is only saved on game exit.

Recommended Difficulty Settings for Frostpunk 2

Citizen Difficulty for Beginners

If you've never played Frostpunk or any city-builder builder game then playing on this level is highly recommended. This will help you get a grasp on handling the variables that your need to maintain as well as getting yourself familiar with the city-building aspect and politcs of the game without.

With the Citizen difficulty you will be able to fully digest the harrowing story of New London without worrying about concurrent crises happening in the city.

Officer Difficulty for Casual Players

For more experienced players who are familiar with Frostpunk's gameplay but still want some margin for mistakes, Officer Difficulty is for you. On this difficulty resources will be harder to come by and the demands of your city will be higher.

You will need to manage the balance between your resources, your citizens demands, and the Factions more carefully.

Steward Difficulty for Those Looking for a Challenge

Highly experienced players looking for a challenge will want to play on Steward difficulty. Resources will be scarce, the weather will be problematic, and the people will agitated. At this level, every decision counts and a mistake can cause you to lose progress faster.

There is very little room for error on this difficulty and concurrent crises are more likely to happen.

Captain Difficulty for the City Builder Veterans

For Veteran players who are looking for a punishing challenge Captain Difficulty is for you. You will be scraping the bottom of the barrel for resources, not just inside your city but out in Frostlands as well. Weather will be severe and the people are frantic.

There will be no room for error at this level and you will need to resolve multiple crises at the same time.

Difficulty Completion Achievements

PC Achievements

Achievement	Descriptions
The Ambitions of New London	Complete the story on any difficulty
The Temptations of New London	Complete the story on Steward difficulty
The Demons of New London	Complete the story on Captain difficulty
Checks and Balances	Complete the story without passing any Rule laws on at least Captain difficulty.

These are the achievements available on PC Platforms based on the difficulty settings of the game.

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