Frostpunk

I established an automated utopia where people are fed well and treated with respect. In another playthrough I created a theocratic hellscape where people are persecuted for not listening to me. This game is wonderful and its DLC intense. I would recommend it to anyone that is interested an an immersive story where you fulfill the role of leader. Moreover, the soundtrack by Piotr Musuat is one of the best videogame soundtracks in history.

In this game you lose track of time. I'm serious, when you play the New Home scenario for the first time you won't be able to stop until you finish it. And you need to finish it, because there are DLC scenarios ahead. I would really like to see new DLC, but it looks like after the sequel we will still get what we loved the first part of the game for <3.

This game is Amazing, Difficult, Fun, and very unique to any other city management game I have ever played before I love it :) (PS it will eventual persuade you to the dark side)

Highly recommended! Awesome graphics, nice and easy to control / play - but even on Easy levels, difficult to master. A great game to play during the hot weather recently in the UK (you can feel the cold from the game) lol

Frost punk is one of my favorite games. Its not just a city builder, its an experience! I was filled with so much emotion finishing the base game i was left in tears. If you're interested in the dlc's i recommend Last Autumn. And the sound track for this game is possibly if i dare say one of the best compositions I've ever heard. 10/10

One of the worst RTS I have ever tried really... years ago on Win7 I tried to play it but it was not even starting, so I refunded the game, now I decided to buy it again to try it but srsl... it's one of the worst RTS I ever played, nowhere close to AoE, Anno, TW and other games. Progression is just an illusion, on the easiest difficulty, idk what You would have to do to lose... on the hardest difficulty, small accident will make You die no matter what You do. Once You have all basic setup done, coal, wood, iron There is really no much You can, or have to do... Technology tree is more annoying than interesting, decisions You make are completly pointless, unless You want child labor, send kids to work, then parents will ask You to let their kid not to go work and You getting free hope... so even if You are doing good, just send these lil worms to work. I really dont feel like game value decisions I make... in for example Anno games, You have visible progress and the way You build Your empire will affect everything, You go too fast with wood and You run out of tools? Well now You need to spend high bucks to buy new tools from NPCs, You picked island without Iron? Ohh well, gonna struggle... Meanwhile in Frostpunk You just need to get enough resources to get ur infinite mines to work, You can pretty much finish the game in about ~30 minutes, then its just making numbers bigger. Because after ~30 minutes You just have everything to keep surviving blizzard after blizzard, if You really want to do pointless job then simply upgrade generator to build more coal mines to burn more coal every day... I dont see reason why I should do these things other than just to do these things And idk if im right or not... but except infinite mines, buildings dont get upgrades? All houses have the same level 1, at least thats what I was able to do after researching nearly entire tech tree Only things that can be replaced are Mine into Advanced Mine into Super Mine Some upgrades are completly stupid, who made the balance of this game? Hunters house -> cost 15 population, makes 15 food, upgradable to 20 and then to 10 hunters Meanwhile "farmhouse" Cost 10 population and produce 30 food... Farmhouse is just 1 level above hunters... so whats the point of doing hunters if You can go straight into farmers and produce twice as much for 5 popluation less cost????? I was struggling with ~150 population and 3 hunters... the moment I builded 2 farmers I could delete hunters. Game claims to be Survival simulator in the Winter Blizzard... Emm... what do I do if my food storage, coal storage are completly full and I have 80 spare workers? Not very much survival if its that easy... Or that difficult if You start without the generator... There is higher difficulty in endless mode where You start without generator... Solution? Just rush infinite resources and then slowly build generator... Why the TUTORIAL is not telling how to make these parts? To build generator... The game is just telling "You need 8 parts" OKAY... HOW DO I MAKE THEM? Took me good ~10 minutes of searching that there is special technology that can make these parts... And yee... its just first stage... then You need cores to continue building generator... In my opinion, really poor game, I regret buying it second time... Can I refund it second time? Cuz rly not planning to play it as I already finished everything And game does not give any joy from endless mode... Like in for example COI after You finish game ( reach rockets ) You can keep playing making ur base even better, replace all the sphagetti with something better, establish more contracts and all... Meanwhile Frostpunk: Ohh, You just finished the game? Well put more coal mines and set "Max" workers... Upgrades done in 5 seconds with 0 thinking...

I know other people find this fun, but I don't know how. I thought once I got the mechanics figured out and got a decent settlement going, I would start to feel good about expanding, but the constant temperature drops just make it feel like you are constantly struggling to get anywhere.

You can play this game in front of your Christian Family :D Very FUN and immersive. Make sure to play when you can afford to spend an hour at least, or minimum 30 minutes.

Game gets pretty intense. Pretty rewarding feeling if you manage to not have anyone die of sickness or anything. Automation and getting as many people to help? Cool. Even child labor is wild, but its up to you if you want to lead people that are just trying to stay warm. I usually put them in a school for engineering/medical on some of my plays. I've been playing the Refugee scenario and trying not to get anyone to die is tricky. The first two scenarios get pretty darn wild but you do get to automation. Not so much in the Refugee scenario. Once I beat the other scenarios, I'll give endless a go. Absolutely recommend, its like the Dark Souls of city builders.

Simple, I love the political factor in the game and also the narrative, story driven townbuilder. Also check out the tech tree and law tree, cool details!

best city builder i have played, unlike other city builders it lets you decide what to choose between the choices, and gives you challenges which make it more exiting, i have completed the main story and playing the DLCs now and they are as good as the main story if not better. Total Recommendation

[b]MY IMPRESSION[/b] Iam not a huge fan of management and builder games, but this, this is a masterpiece. At first it feels like the game hates you and throws sticks under your feet and you begin to feel angry, prone to ragequitting, but still somethink calls you back in, then you begin to understand and once you beat your first scenario... its just pure joy and feeling of accomplishment. [b]IN SHORT[/b] Would i recommend it? [b]DEFINITELY YES, to anyone 10/10[/b]

Great twist on the city builder type, by adding a deep strategy element to it. Bad decisions will lead to death.

I was surprised to find this game gripping. I had worried that I would find it too gruesome, but no. Different, imaginative, and impressive. After completing the task and then trying again to see if I could do it better, I did eventually satiate that desire, and when I bought some of the updates I found that I no longer had the desire to struggle against the elements. Like most games, once I understand them, the desire to solve them declines.

One of my most fav game, It gives me this post-apocalyptic vibe, with groups of ppl struggling just to survive. I really feel like I’m immersed in that terrifying world when I play it. The game mechanics, difficulty, graphics, sound design, UI/UX, and DLCs, everything is just fantastic.

Thanks to the company that made frostpunk this is the best grand strategy game made in the world so i advise all those who play strategy games to try this deep game with beautiful strategic details .

after being the game, the story made from the decisions I made along the way really make lasting memory :thumbsup:

Can you survive one more day? Much has been said about 11-bit studio's smash hit Frost Punk and its much-awaited sequel Frost Punk 2. One of the best survival games of the city-builder genre ever created. Deep in world lore and choices that have vast, deep, and consequential effects on gameplay and outcomes. It is fun and addictive to play, and replay over and over again, just to see if you can keep a few more survivors alive, or make it through without having to become god or a despot. The expansions include multiple scenarios to follow, and one of the finest endless modes I've ever seen (with unique options for difficulty and challenge). If I have any complaints, they are mostly minor gripes with some choices that have options so bad you never use them, and you can only pick one of the two paths for purpose. It’s not a game issue, but it can limit what you can do sometimes. The game is very well polished with almost no bugs or issues (though I have found people can get clipped into the map and die from not going to get treated). I highly recommend this game to anyone looking for a challenge and enjoy testing their limits and morals is a world that asks you simply this: Who you become at the end of the world?

a lot of love was put into this game. it felt really original playing this, I loved the challenge, and even after you finish the main story, they've made sure there's plenty of other stories/challenges for you to try and keep you busy. bought it for a really low price to see if I'd like it, and I'll be buying the frost punk 2 soon for sure!

Отличная атмосфера, классная история в игре, советую поиграть

I bought this game quite a few years ago, gave it a try, and pretty much quit when I got to the brink of failing in the main story. Fast forward to now, and I've replayed every scenario multiple times, with a lot of endless saves built up. In Frostpunk, resource management and caring for your population are essential to success. Failure to do so will result in inability to catch the curveballs the game throws at you to stress-test your city. It is a lot of micromanagement for the uninitiated, but once you learn the advantages and disadvantages of certain buildings, technologies, and laws, that's when the game starts becoming a lot easier. Once you learn what each scenario asks of you, it becomes even easier... at least on normal difficulty. I haven't tried the harder difficulties extensively, but maybe someday I will. However, I strongly recommend the average player to go into each scenario blind (in particular, A New Home, Fall of Winterhome, and The Last Autumn), because at heart, Frostpunk is best enjoyed for its harrowing and emotional stories, involving players by forcing them to make tough choices, not knowing what the consequences might be. The difficulty serves as a device for players to sympathize with the plight of the people they take care of, applying pressure without making it feel unnatural, and at the end of each run, the game gives you a chance to reflect on what you've chosen. The game is an ode to humanity, of both its NPCs and the player, and for that, it earns its place as one of the best pieces of media I've ever had the pleasure of consuming.

Its hard, full of challenges but a whole lore to discover. You cant play it like an ordinary sim cheering up whenever your pawns has a wedding or dance, no. Here you have to be serious about your plans or pawns can die or revolt. Its tough to keep playing in this frozen hellscape, but great game overall.

This game isn't only about resource management, it's about the people, you choose what will happen your people. in the end i can't really tell myself as a good guy, i'm just a man who would do anything to make the city survives. also the music is phenomenal, really hits you in the feelings.

Just finished the New Home scenario. What a great game! It was incredibly stressful at times, but in the best way. It took me a few attempts to beat the scenario, and every run kept me on edge. The soundtrack was phenomenal, especially during the final seven days; it really added to the tension and atmosphere. If you love resource management games, you'll absolutely love this. I'm definitely looking forward to playing the DLCs next!

Great game. I really liked the scenario, then after finishing it I bought all the DLC, and of all of them the last autumn was the best, especially the endless mode with pioneer, it remind me my first game with how at first everything fine but if you don't act fast (really fast in case of the pioneer endless mode) you end up with all your city seek, no arms to continue bringing you resources and you loose. This game have one problem though, it than after you have done all scenario, there's nothing new with the endless mode, and so you end up bored

This game is incredibly accessible for newcomers to the Strategy genre, like myself. No massive spreadsheets, no dozens of sub-menus, no massive empire, no hundreds of units. Everything is condensed, personal and driven by the plot, decisions and skill/tech investments almost like a RTS-RPG hybrid. The difficulty is straight brutal, but it'll be easy to see where you went wrong. I highly recommend to anyone looking to dip a toe in the Strategy genre, with meaningful decisions all coated in nice Snowpiercer vibes.

An amazing experience from start to finish. I struggled. I failed. I won. I love this world and I love the concept of each scenario. It felt like the stakes were real and losing even just one person was personal. I strive to do better in the next run. City builders can be fun, but usually I get bored of those quick. I enjoy this game more because of the survival/resource management that comes with playing. Bundle up, it' getting colder.

I've always had a real joy and (pleasant frustration) in this title, but it's never given me pause to dislike it. But it def asks of you a certain mood to jump into it, as if you're already having a stress-ridden day, it's not going to play nice. I like FROSTPUNK, and I appreciate the Dev's for doing such an excellent job in its execution. And every playthrough always feels unique, even if you end up following a similar meta near the end game, as the tech-tree usually ends up being mostly filled out in it's entirety, leaving little room to experiment, outside of how many of each structure you have in play. Early playthrough's were hard, and it taught me through trial and error, not through hints or guides. (please try to survive on your own, not off of someone else's tips and tricks) Seeing that they released a second game, however; It is nothing like it's predecessor, as it plays more like an ANNO title, wherein this has very specific building management, feeling more akin to an RTS/RPG. But if you like torturing yourself for the fun of it, go for it! :D Also, I have some theme'd FrostPunk Art posted on my profile if you'd like to see!

TLDR Rating: 70/100 A good city-survival game. There is some variance in the starting game options/decision. It does get quite linear (e.g. same strategy) in mid to late game. I had a good experience in my campaign. I am not sure there is a reason to start another (not enough diversity / building path / available strategies). If you get it on sale, It's a solid game for one-time campaign.

Frostpunk is a fantastic resource management and planning game. It will punch you in the face, HARD, if you don't put forward thought into decisions you make. Go down the wrong path early on in the game and you'll find yourself struggling to get enough coal generated per day just to keep the lights on. Coal input on lock? Good, but guess what you didn't prioritize heating improvements enough and now you can have all the coal in the world but the temperature drops are getting so severe that your current heat output isn't enough even with plenty of enough coal to power the generator. Coal and heat good? Opps, a storm is hitting and all your food input is disabled until it passes. I hope you stockpiled enough food to last the storm. It's a razor-thin balancing act where everything has to be prioritized at the same time somehow. I hate it, but I also love it.

probably one of the best games ever made in existence. it mixes hard choices and ethical decision making, and city building, and survival! how is that even possible? no idea 12/10 recommend

HANDS DOWN! One of the greatest games I've ever played! I cant summarise it here, but god do I recommend this masterpiece of the city builder genre! And the setting and world is one of my most beloved EVER! Oh, oh! And that soundtack! Well, I'll just leave you to experience that!

unique & challenging, quite different than a simple city builder game. recommended

Lots of customisability of level of difficulty, engaging, intellectual and great fun!

38 people have died & the game REALLY wants me to legally endorse child labor. Outstanding experience.

A lot like dark souls in the sense you fail, learn from your mistakes, and come back smarter. Very difficult, but fun. Very stressful, but fun. 9/10 so far

I never thought that a city building game can have such a deep and compelling story. Also banger soundtrack. 9.5/10 would recommend.

Game is very fun with many different routes to take. I enjoyed it especially for its cheap pricetag. (5 dollars at the time)

Very addictive game. I will definitely do more runs in the future.

I quite enjoyed this game and would have considered buying FP2, but I've since moved almost entirely to Linux. It's sad that I no longer have a way to play FP, but in the end, Windows has gotten unusable for me and Mac always was, so I guess I leave it there. Good game, so I'll give it 4 stars, but it's missing one because I just can't play it.

This is probably the best Survival City Builder I have ever played, and one of the best games I have played outright. The setting, the scenarios, the lore and - most importantly - the gameplay are top notch, and I have really enjoyed diving in to the different story arcs of the generator cities. I would highly recommend this game to anyone who is remotely interested in city-building games, the post-apocalyptic and/or steampunk genre and players who love stories about hope & despair. But even if those aren't your cup of tea, I still urge you to give this game a try, as it has come as close to being a masterpiece as few games have before it.

Very good game, Not easy, And remisicent of the olden times when games were good, somewhat hard and enjoyable. Let's just say the last cycle I went ape, and gave it my all and survived. But on the cusp of death and failure. That feeling of adrenaline is unmatched. What a game, what a game. I hear FP2 Is sub-par compared. I am waiting for Dark Switch and wanna replay this to itch my scratch.

Incredible game. The best city survival game I've ever played. Buy this. Play it. Write reviews about how much better this is than the sequel for both review sections please. This game is undying in its excellence.

Frostpunk delivers one of the most gripping and realistic city-building experiences I’ve ever played. Every decision you make feels heavy, not just because of the resources you manage, but because real human lives are at stake. The moral dilemmas are intense and make you question your own values as a leader. The graphics are stunning and immersive. Watching your city cling to life amidst the freezing wasteland is both beautiful and haunting. What really hooked me, though, is how addicting the game becomes. I constantly found myself thinking about what should I do next. Especially when the people start protesting or losing hope. It’s a constant push and pull between survival and compassion. There are also plenty of tough challenges along the way. This game doesn’t go easy on you, and that’s what makes every victory feel earned. If you're into management, strategy, or simply love games that make you think, this is a 10/10. Highly recommended.

This was the game to make me fall in love with the genre. There's a lot of heart and love put into this. Highly recommend even for those who have never played city builder or resource management games.

Honestly, since I’ve gotten this game I have been infatuated with it’s story, the graphics even for a game released 7 years ago are just breathtaking, gameplay is simple but it can be fast paced with the complex decisions you have to make, 10/10 would recommend.

Very good game. Enjoyed it a lot, and its one of my favorite games thematically. Seen a lot of negative reviews that talk about difficulty, my take on it is that the game has a couple paths it wants you to take and you get punished for not taking those paths. the fun of the game is more finding those paths to success. In any case, buy game, or wait for a major sale because it regularly goes down by like 85%.

I found this game to be really compelling and well designed from a gameplay stand point. The learning curve is steep but easy enough once you get the hang of it (accompanied by a few google searches of course). It struck what I thought was a perfect balance between challenge and intuitiveness. It's definitely not meant to be an easy game, but if you're after a game that will make you think, with really satisfying progression and story guidance, this is a fantastic choice.

Very honestly, this game makes you think out of the box when it comes to expanding and getting resources. If the creators could partner with the guys over in Ixion, oh man I think they could do so many new things. Tried Frostpunk II but this version is still much better.

Great game. Very replayable. Can't wait until they expand it.