

Frostpunk is an exceptional Strategy/Simulation that raises the bar for the genre.
90
Verdict
93%
Steam
86
IGDB
Verdict score based on confidence-adjusted Steam reviews?
Very Positive on Steam (93% positive from 132K reviews)
Healthy player count of 1,843 concurrent
Critically acclaimed (86/100 critic average)
Steep difficulty curve may not appeal to casual players
Frostpunk is a 2018 city-building survival video game developed and published by 11 Bit Studios. Players take on the role of a leader in an alternate history set in the late 19th century, in which they must build and maintain a city during a worldwide mass cooling event, possibly caused by a volcanic winter. The player manages resources, makes choices on how to survive, and explores the area outside their city for survivors, resources, or other useful items. The game features several scenarios to undertake, each with its own stories and different challenges. The main campaign adopts a three-act structure, requiring players to grapple with internal conflict and societal turmoil in a divided city and survive a great storm that threatens to overwhelm the city, making sacrifices and morally grey ethical decisions along the way.

Runs well on modern hardware.
System Requirements
Minimum
Recommended
Lost Souls
In the New Home scenario, save every person in Frostland
50.1%
unlocked
Built to Serve
Build an automaton
49.1%
unlocked
Once More unto the Breach
Provide an amputee with a prosthesis
48.2%
unlocked
Bread and Games
In a city of at least 200 people, ensure everyone has access to the Public House and a Fighting Arena
43.6%
unlocked
Politician
Stay in power after your people threatened to overthrow you
42%
unlocked
Leader
Finish the New Home scenario
41.6%
unlocked
Power Overwhelming
Have a fully upgraded Generator (power, range and overdrive)
37.9%
unlocked
Promised Land
Have maximum hope and no discontent
36.5%
unlocked
Expats
Set up 2 Outposts in one playthrough
33%
unlocked
Oxbridge
Have 4 Workshops doing research at the same time
33%
unlocked
Summary of Last Year and Looking Into the Future
Hello Citizens! Here in Poland, winter has already come and temperatures have dropped to more than minus 15 degrees Celsius (5 degrees Fahrenheit). It
Frostpunk 1886: Message from the Game Director
Hello Citizens!We are coming back to you with another update regarding the upcoming Frostpunk 1886. Your warm welcome to the title, after the last ann
A Polish LARP event will let you live out Frostpunk in real life for a few hundred euros: 'Drag injured teammates through volcanic fumes… comfort the dying while your own fingers go numb'
re you ready to struggle for survival? To abandon your morals just to see one more day? To shiv someone for a can of food or a thimble of dirty water?
Frostpunk L.A.R.P.
Hello Citizens, Have you ever wondered what it would be like to experience Frostpunk 2 in real life? This February 12–15, 2026, our friends at Larp Ve
Achievements & Localization Quality Hotfix
Hello Citizens, Small Update addresses several issues reported by you recently and improves overall localization quality. Fixes & ImprovementsFixed: T
Updated 49m ago
Lost Souls
In the New Home scenario, save every person in Frostland
50.1%
unlocked
Built to Serve
Build an automaton
49.1%
unlocked
Once More unto the Breach
Provide an amputee with a prosthesis
48.2%
unlocked
Bread and Games
In a city of at least 200 people, ensure everyone has access to the Public House and a Fighting Arena
43.6%
unlocked
Politician
Stay in power after your people threatened to overthrow you
42%
unlocked
Leader
Finish the New Home scenario
41.6%
unlocked
Power Overwhelming
Have a fully upgraded Generator (power, range and overdrive)
37.9%
unlocked
Promised Land
Have maximum hope and no discontent
36.5%
unlocked
Expats
Set up 2 Outposts in one playthrough
33%
unlocked
Oxbridge
Have 4 Workshops doing research at the same time
33%
unlocked
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