Frostpunk 2

A sequel that takes the thrilling cold-survival city-building heart of Frostpunk and evolves it in every way, while losing none of what made the series so special to begin with.

Frostpunk is a stone cold classic, so to speak, among the city-builder community. A near-perfect mix of survival and city building, with management going beyond large overhead components of a town like hunger and water. While I loved this first RTS outing from 11Bit Studios, there was some secret sauce somewhere that was missing. Whatever it was, a hearty helping has been poured into Frostpunk 2, which is easily one of the best city-builder games ever made.

With its unique blend of strategy, survival, and city building, Frostpunk 2 stands as one of the best titles of 2024.

Bit chilly innit?

Frostpunk 2 is much more ambitious than the original, which may dissuade some fans. Nevertheless, it's a brutal experience that reminds one of humanity's illogical yet endearing social turmoils.

Frostpunk 2 is a great entry into the city-survival genre and one that will hook even newcomers to the genre. With a fantastic campaign full of difficult choices, a sandbox mode available from the start, and so many options on how you shape New London, the larger scale of Frostpunk 2 is one that succeeds in every way.

Frostpunk 2 takes the already excellent original and improves on it in some suitably satisfying ways. It's an excellent city-builder, especially if you're prepared to take lessons from failure.

Frostpunk 2 has become my favorite city-builder thanks to its fantastic gameplay and great setting, and it is technically playable on the Steam Deck.

An atmospheric, bold attempt to reinvent its own society-moulding subgenre whose story and building features too often frustrate with too few options or distract with too many.

Endure a blizzard of tough choices and lasting consequences in the survival city builder sequel.

Frostpunk 2's challenging gameplay makes for a compelling experience despite a dour and cynical view of human nature.

All of that said, the grittier art style in Frostpunk 2 is beautiful, and building the game on Unreal Engine gives it a level of polish that leaves me wishing I could see the original in the same way. Frostpunk 2 was built on Unreal, in part, because 11 bit studios wanted to enable modding for the game. And honestly, that could be its saving grace. I want to see what players do when given free reign. I want to see Frostpunk but as colonies on other planets, or as a floating steampunk society, or with dinosaurs (as the mod announcement trailer shows). Basically, just fix the issues with Frostpu...