Frostpunk

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8.4

Generally favorable reviews- based on 955 Ratings

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  1. vgolev
    Oct 18, 2020
    9
    This is one of the best survival game I've ever played. Besides few minor bugs and unexpected game behavior(game telling you 'do this in 5 days' and then troop dies after 2 days), everything else is polished, entertaining and addictive.
  2. Aneel4art
    Jun 7, 2021
    9
    Очень качественный проект который имеет лишь один недостаток - малое количество контента
  3. KepasaAmigo
    Jul 1, 2021
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Great game. Hard at the begging, then u got it easier so even on hard difficulty it's doable. Main story is interesting. Love the video after u "win" that story.… Expand
  4. FineCastleIRE
    Jul 29, 2020
    9
    Normally, city building type games are not really my type, but Frost Punk was a first for me and I enjoyed every moment of it, even though my cities always kick me out after failing to meet a particular area to keep my citizens happy during the harsh times. Because of my constant missteps, It makes me want to go back into a new game again rather than rage quit and I always find myselfNormally, city building type games are not really my type, but Frost Punk was a first for me and I enjoyed every moment of it, even though my cities always kick me out after failing to meet a particular area to keep my citizens happy during the harsh times. Because of my constant missteps, It makes me want to go back into a new game again rather than rage quit and I always find myself advancing in terms of structural buildings and resources. This was the best £15 I have spent on a game.

    The game gets an 9/10 for me. Normally, city building games are not my cup of tea, but this game is a good start for casuals like myself despite the difficulties, but even when you fail the game, it makes you want to come back for more.    … Expand
  5. nsuki
    Jul 5, 2020
    9
    If you like RTS games and good stories, It's what you need. Gorgeous game-play experience, very tragic story. An 11 bit classic!
  6. Ambys
    Oct 15, 2021
    9
    While the game surely lacks a bit of variety in the long run (there's no real landscaping or city-building, it's more of a well-thought out concept and you'll see on your screen what every picture show 95% of the time : a small settlement centered by its heating generator within an ice wasteland). It really has its moments : after a not-quite done right first playthrough, I had a greatWhile the game surely lacks a bit of variety in the long run (there's no real landscaping or city-building, it's more of a well-thought out concept and you'll see on your screen what every picture show 95% of the time : a small settlement centered by its heating generator within an ice wasteland). It really has its moments : after a not-quite done right first playthrough, I had a great honeymoon of getting used to the game until the main scenario throws rebellions and icy cataclysms at me. And it was great : the urgency you're feeling is natural with the well-paced flow of the game and doesn't feel imposed upon you. Making tough moral choices in situations that both feel hopeless and heroic at the same time - especially near the ending of the campaign, as you're pushed to overdrive the heating source - and gosh that last soundtrack when you're in the heart of it - brought me what few games I tried managed to deliver. I would say it ressembles vanilla Banished (2014), but with a more dramatic and scenic focus. So yeah UI is neat but some choices are a bit confusing and when you've done a scenario, well, you feel that you've "done" it and there's only 4 of it, but definitly worth it.… Expand
  7. Gorbunov2004
    May 16, 2021
    9
    Как по мне игра клёвая и играть в неё интересно первые раза 2 наверно. Сюжет не интересный, ну а так игра просто класс!
  8. OldManGamerOMG
    Dec 4, 2020
    9
    Fun and challenging game of survival and control. Racing against time before the people you are to protect die from the cold or turn against you from fear. This is a fun strategy and planning game, without too much micromanaging. The random events add to the fun, and there are several variations in which you can explore this long winter survival. The third DLC will be released soon, whichFun and challenging game of survival and control. Racing against time before the people you are to protect die from the cold or turn against you from fear. This is a fun strategy and planning game, without too much micromanaging. The random events add to the fun, and there are several variations in which you can explore this long winter survival. The third DLC will be released soon, which I will be enjoying once it does.

    I recommend this game for those that enjoy city building strategy games, and those that enjoy end of the world scenarios. The game is as short or as long as you wish to play.    … Expand
  9. Bioreactor1987
    Oct 19, 2021
    9
    Одна из лучших стратегий. Отличный геймплей, отличная музыка, отличная атмосфера. И лютая сложность. Я такое люблю. )
  10. Yustan
    Jul 27, 2023
    9
    Давольно оригинальная харкорная версия сити скайлан с зимним... ладно, шутка. Игра с лёгкостью постоянно держит тебя в напряжении, даже когда всё идёт как по маслу: один пролёт и вот новая волна проблем. А под конец так и вовсе ты молишься, чтобы генератор не сломался от форсажа к чертям, а люди не передохли от холода. Хоть и взял бесплатно в egs однозаначно куплю позже в стиме с длсДавольно оригинальная харкорная версия сити скайлан с зимним... ладно, шутка. Игра с лёгкостью постоянно держит тебя в напряжении, даже когда всё идёт как по маслу: один пролёт и вот новая волна проблем. А под конец так и вовсе ты молишься, чтобы генератор не сломался от форсажа к чертям, а люди не передохли от холода. Хоть и взял бесплатно в egs однозаначно куплю позже в стиме с длс
  11. Ia_Da
    Sep 7, 2021
    9
    User Interface is pure art, love everything about it. Love the style of the game
    But it seems to me that the game doesn't really have big replaying potential - as soon as you understand the algorithm for pumping the city it becomes pretty boring to play
  12. Mucosoft
    Sep 13, 2021
    9
    Kaliteli ve optimizasyon konusunda harika bir oyun ortaya koyulmuş. Kendilerini tebrik ediyorum.
  13. renyw
    Dec 19, 2022
    9
    great great great great great great great great great great great great great
  14. nihilhumani
    Apr 5, 2023
    9
    I became a religious dictator because too many of my child laborers died, but some of them lived so I wasn't as depressed as advertised.
    9/10 would buy again
  15. kucky7576
    Aug 9, 2023
    9
    This game was fun and realy hard on the hardest difficulty! *sherlock mode off*
    It had a nice atmosphere, conflict on moral decisions, hard ressource management and cool graphic!
  16. GiperSorcerer
    Sep 11, 2023
    9
    Impressive, challenging and atmospheric. This game is going to keep you on edge
  17. Pier
    May 25, 2018
    8
    A bit short on content, but it’s one hell of a ride. Every game I started begged to be finished in one sitting.
  18. vidyashhiy
    May 14, 2018
    8
    Got me interested for 2 days till late night..but then meh.

    Too bad the replayability is low (but the devs are promising to fix this)

    Still great game, and you have to make choises and some of them are taking the moral side of the your soul (who we are? and what we can do to achieve something?)
  19. Mandulum
    Mar 29, 2019
    8
    Favorite Thing: The Fall of Winterhome was a great scenario. Lots of unique stuff going on.
    Least Favorite Thing: People getting sick can be a bit ridiculous. Turned off the heat for a few seconds? That's a few dozen sick people!

    Date Completed: 2019-03-29
    Playtime: 37h (all 4 scenarios)
    Enjoyment: 8/10
    Recommendation: Survival, city builder with a story and objectives? Yes please!
  20. rRondo
    Aug 5, 2018
    8
    Great game, but very short. Three scenario it's about ~6-8 hours of gameplay. I hope last scenario (not available yet) will be bigger than the previous ones, and 11 bit studios will add endless mode (as an option) to this last scenario.
  21. iseeall
    Dec 23, 2019
    8
    Atmospheric Banished-style city builder but with a circular-shaped city, a focus on heating, and with citizens trying to overthrow you.

    Pros: - stylish atmospheric frost/ice-punk graphics together with the music keep a depressed mood and do their best to share the despair of your citizens - a unique mechanic of a circle-shaped city where you need to place every building as close as    Atmospheric Banished-style city builder but with a circular-shaped city, a focus on heating, and with citizens trying to overthrow you.

    Pros:
    - stylish atmospheric frost/ice-punk graphics together with the music keep a depressed mood and do their best to share the despair of your citizens
    - a unique mechanic of a circle-shaped city where you need to place every building as close as possible to the center where the heat generator is.
    - you have to adopt strict laws (like e.g. make children work, or decide what to do with frozen limbs) and would usually eventually create a dictatorship

    So-so:
    - just like most of games of these type, it's a simulation where you keep optimizing stuff for as long as possible. Scripted story evens and variations in the temperature try to introduce more challenge. Some of these feel artificial. E.g. just when you've solved the heating, hunger and medical issues and everything is running smoothly, people start wanting to leave. If you into games about passive optimization and adapting to random/scripted events, it will be fine though

    Cons:
    - NONE    … Expand
  22. TheWaffle
    Oct 20, 2020
    8
    A great triumph of art, sound design, and narrative gameplay. Frostpunk is beautiful and emotionally moving.
  23. RMDsilva
    Oct 18, 2021
    8
    Very fun, addictive, original setting and fun mechanics.
    Scenario modes are fun and encourage repetition for a bit.
    Main gripe I have is with the "laws", with not so interesting choices and forcing you to pick a way to impose your will on your people.
  24. pongkrit03
    Jun 9, 2020
    8
    Frost Punk is a good city simulation game. Music and Art Style are very well done. Gameplay is ok, not too depth in management. It is more focused on making choices from various events. Unfortunately, once you beat the game, replayability is low. However, developers compensate that with few different scenarios, which gives some differenet vibe for a while.

    Overall, It is good game with    Frost Punk is a good city simulation game. Music and Art Style are very well done. Gameplay is ok, not too depth in management. It is more focused on making choices from various events. Unfortunately, once you beat the game, replayability is low. However, developers compensate that with few different scenarios, which gives some differenet vibe for a while.

    Overall, It is good game with good graphic and music but mechanic focused more on narrative and making choice, not much replayability because the mechanic itself lacks of complexity.    … Expand
  25. Tomle1202
    Jun 21, 2018
    8
    Frostpunk's intense and haunting nature is effectively amplified by its excruciating yet gratifying final moments of ultimate survival, despite the lack of any real sense of replay value.
  26. Sanastusa
    Sep 1, 2021
    8
    The world has been frozen over. Temperature decreases every day and the fight of survival is at your doorstep. Equipped with the last grand invention of the age, you have led a small expedition of people to a new home. Your core is everything. It heats your homes and your work spaces. Gather your resources, make tough choices of law/faith to raise hope and lower discontent among yourThe world has been frozen over. Temperature decreases every day and the fight of survival is at your doorstep. Equipped with the last grand invention of the age, you have led a small expedition of people to a new home. Your core is everything. It heats your homes and your work spaces. Gather your resources, make tough choices of law/faith to raise hope and lower discontent among your people. Surviving is the only goal.
    Following in the vein of tough emotional decision game, This War of Mine, 11 bit studios took that formula and put it into a city builder. With micromanaging between exploring, technology advances and resource gathering among many constant things that are pressing on your leadership each day. The initial story mode was great and had some random events that could happen to change up the replay factor.
    With dlc packs they added new maps you can play on with a sandbox mode. Also added a brand new story mission that takes place in the prequel of the game. Building the core before the snow takes over.    … Expand
  27. Videntify
    May 3, 2018
    8
    Good gameplay, still quite short and not much to do after finishing main story(I spends only 6hr).
    There're scenario mission but still it feels repetitive and not that different from main story.
    This war of mine is better in replayability.
    8/10
  28. Leo_Manzano
    Apr 2, 2022
    8
    Frostpunk é um bom jogo de simulação de cidade. Música e estilo de arte são muito bem feitos. A jogabilidade é ok, sem muita profundidade no gerenciamento. É mais focado em fazer escolhas de vários eventos. Infelizmente, uma vez que você vence o jogo, a o fator replay é baixa. No entanto, os desenvolvedores compensam isso com alguns cenários diferentes, o que dá uma vibe diferente por umFrostpunk é um bom jogo de simulação de cidade. Música e estilo de arte são muito bem feitos. A jogabilidade é ok, sem muita profundidade no gerenciamento. É mais focado em fazer escolhas de vários eventos. Infelizmente, uma vez que você vence o jogo, a o fator replay é baixa. No entanto, os desenvolvedores compensam isso com alguns cenários diferentes, o que dá uma vibe diferente por um tempo.

    No geral, é um bom jogo com bons gráficos e música, mas mecânica focada mais na narrativa e na escolha, não traz muitas opções de jogo porque a mecânica em si carece de complexidade.    … Expand
  29. byemrezeytin
    Feb 26, 2023
    8
    Frostpunk Review

    Frostpunk is a game where we try to survive in the midst of a winter apocalypse set in the 1800s, manage a city, and most importantly, manage an extraordinary crisis situation from beginning to end. Although humanity foresaw the future of apocalypse storms, no one took action against it. Therefore, a group of people or an organization has left the city to establish    Frostpunk Review

    Frostpunk is a game where we try to survive in the midst of a winter apocalypse set in the
    1800s, manage a city, and most importantly, manage an extraordinary crisis situation from
    beginning to end. Although humanity foresaw the future of apocalypse storms, no one took
    action against it. Therefore, a group of people or an organization has left the city to
    establish massive generators near the mines to take precautions against these great storms,
    and these generators can operate on coal fuel. As a result, a situation emerges where people
    are struggling to keep the generator running in the midst of a harsh winter, and the generator
    is also working to keep people alive. This is exactly where our survival story begins.

    There are three main mechanics in the game: the first is the city-building mechanic, which is
    almost the same as classic city-building games. Each constructed structure has a feature that allows
    you to cope with major problems, and each structure has different costs. The second mechanic is
    resource and human management; there is not much to say about resource management, as you have to
    use resources in the right place, at the right time, and in the right way. The third mechanic is
    passing laws, where we can contribute to certain places by giving up some things with certain laws
    and decisions. This adds a decision-making mechanism to the game, which is one of the things I liked
    the most, but these three mechanics have been applied very successfully.

    As the core gameplay loop, we actually collect resources, grow the city, maintain the people's peace,
    collect more resources, grow the city further, and try to keep more people alive. In fact, we are in
    such a cycle, but the game gains new features as it becomes more difficult and technology develops,
    and we make workplaces or send scouts to explore new areas. I found the game play and mechanics to be quite sufficient and enjoyable, especially the laws and decision-making, which allow us to bring this stupid society together with either an authoritarian oppressive regime or religion.

    I won't talk much about the graphics; this game's graphics don't really have much credit for being good or bad, but they have good graphics, and the atmosphere is fantastic. As someone who has played "This War of Mine," they portrayed the helplessness and sadness of people's situation beautifully.

    The music is really great, and there are music pieces representing the atmosphere and situation of each specific part of the game, and they start playing in a row as we progress. The orchestra team really deserves congratulations. But the best part is definitely the piece called "The City Must Survive" that plays towards the end; this event could only be put into music in this way. There is a mathematics to this music business, but I really don't understand how people can do this, and they deserve congratulations.

    There are a few aspects of the game that I don't like. The replayability is low because even though there are multiple scenarios, finishing them takes a lot of time and effort. However, after playing the game a couple of times, you'll most likely finish it on the third try at the latest because the game has a low RNG system, which means there are very few random possibilities. This can make you lose interest in the game because if you're unlucky, your progress can be bad, and you may have to start over. But since all resources are in the same locations and amounts and the events that occur when we send scouts to different locations are almost the same (although different events can occur, the possibilities are very limited), the game teaches you very quickly and becomes very practical to play. This creates a significant difference between your previous plays because you learn the game very quickly.
    If some events and resources had many possibilities and were random, people would start developing different strategies while playing the game, but they would most likely fail. However, if they played the game repeatedly over a longer period, they could learn it more entertainingly. As someone who has managed to survive in my second game, I can say that I don't have any intention of rating the game, but if I made a tier list, I would put it in the A tier, bro!    … Expand
  30. pawq
    Mar 31, 2019
    8
    Strategy is probably far from being my favourite genre, but enjoyed this tremendously anyway. Game design is 10/10, everything is beautiful and well-modelled; game mechanics are just complex enough to keep me intrigued throughout, but not overwhelming, and the atmosphere is fantastic! Amazing in-game tutorials as well - subtle and non-intrusive, but gradually introduce you to everyStrategy is probably far from being my favourite genre, but enjoyed this tremendously anyway. Game design is 10/10, everything is beautiful and well-modelled; game mechanics are just complex enough to keep me intrigued throughout, but not overwhelming, and the atmosphere is fantastic! Amazing in-game tutorials as well - subtle and non-intrusive, but gradually introduce you to every mechanic in the game in a clear and easy-to-understand way, kudos devs! Probably the best strategy game I've played :)

    Only complaint: countless crashes, mainly (if not only) when saving or loading games. Very frustrating at times, but it doesn't seem to be a hugely popular complaint, so maybe I'm just unlucky in some way.    … Expand
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#27 Best PC Game of 2018
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#17 Most Discussed PC Game of 2018
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#9 Most Shared PC Game of 2018

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Generally favorable reviews - based on 67 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 63 out of 67
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 67
  3. Negative: 0 out of 67
  1. IGN Japan
    Mar 5, 2020
    90
    Frostpunk is a city-building simulation game that puts an emphasis not just on efficiency, but also the moral qualities of the player as a leader. Even if you normally don’t play simulation games, you will definitely be able to appreciate its uniqueness on a lower difficulty setting.
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  2. The Digital Fix
    Mar 14, 2019
    90
    Frostpunk is bleak. Really bleak. Each decision serves not to ensure progress, but to ensure survival against overwhelming odds. It’s essentially a Crisis Management Simulator, and I love it for that. Just remember to play something more cheerful immediately afterwards.
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  3. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Jul 13, 2018
    80
    Scripted events will get annoying, but the very foundation chills to the bones. Extraordinary building strategy, with which you will literally freeze. [Issue#286]
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