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Frostpunk

Enhance your Frostpunk experience - buy Season Pass now to save 30% on all DLCs and get the Frostpunk soundtrack for free. "(...) this is a game about finding reasons to survive rather than just the means to go on living." - Adam Smith, Rock, Paper, Shotgun "In a steampunk ice age, the only thing that can be crueler than the bitter cold are the decisions you have to make to keep your people alive." - Stephanie Chan, VentureBeat "(...) decisions push your morality to its limits for the sake of productivity, which could make for an captivating, draining adventure when the game releases later thi

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April 24, 2018
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Windows, macOS
Developer
11 bit studios
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11 bit studios
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Enhance your Frostpunk experience - buy Season Pass now to save 30% on all DLCs and get the Frostpunk soundtrack for free. "(...) this is a game about finding reasons to survive rather than just the means to go on living." - Adam Smith, Rock, Paper, Shotgun "In a steampunk ice age, the only thing that can be crueler than the bitter cold are the decisions you have to make to keep your people alive." - Stephanie Chan, VentureBeat "(...) decisions push your morality to its limits for the sake of productivity, which could make for an captivating, draining adventure when the game releases later this year." - Suriel Vazquez, Game Informer In an ultimately frozen world, people develop steam-powered technology to oppose the overwhelming cold.

The city ruler has to manage both the inhabitants and the infrastracture the citizens live in. Leader’s tactical skills face challenges, frequently questioning morality and the basic foundation of what we consider an organized society. Here optimization and resource management often clash with empathy and thoughtful decision-making. While city and society management consume most of the ruler’s time, at some point exploration of outside world is necessary to understand its history and present state. What decisions will you make so the society can survive?

What will you do when pushed to the limits? And... ...who will you become in the process?…

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★ 9.0/10GOG · 1,785 ratings
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Most helpful8

★ 2 / 5
This game will wow you when you first start up a game. The atmosphere and setting is amazing and perfectly executed. Then, you'll probably start…
★ 5 / 5
Frostpunk belong to a the "peaceful strategy" games genre, just like the game Banished. There is no combat with hostile nations, the game is about…
★ 4 / 5
To make it as short as possible: If you like the setting and the premise, you are in for a fun ride. Unfortunately, at least…
★ 5 / 5
This is a wonderful city building/resource management game that sits at about 4.5 stars for me, so I rounded up. It's a wonderful premise, and…
★ 5 / 5
Survival. Rarely in a game does it force you to think on the active consequences of how you decide to save a small band of…
★ 2 / 5
This game has an impressive setting and story but sadly the game is a simulator/strategy game with heavy focus on resourcemanagement and timemanagement. This focus…
★ 1 / 5
This game is vastly overrated. I suspect most people giving it high scores have played one campaign on normal, got overwhelmed by beautiful graphics, music…
★ 2 / 5
If anyone wants to buy the game, go for the basic version, which is cheap and nice. And as an atmospheric survival city builder I…

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★ 1 / 5
I tried to play this game, the first thing I noticed was the cracking Audio. I tried to fix it by changing certain windows audio…
★ 5 / 5
Main story is kinda short but fun. It's challanging and I failed the first attempt. Now I'm playing additional scenarios and I havn't started endless…
★ 5 / 5
Frostpunk does what it's supposed to, and does it well. Resource management, city planning, tough choices that force you to think ahead. If you want…
★ 5 / 5
First off, I don't consider myself a fan of resource management or whatever genre you would call Frostpunk, but man did this game surpass my…
★ 5 / 5
I've played it multiple times now across different platforms. Love it.
★ 5 / 5
The campaign is very good and challenging. The endless modes are very cozy and athmospheric when you play on lower difficulties.

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