Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
$44.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 5 h ago
A big, political, macro-scale sequel that plays very differently from Frostpunk 1. Rewarding for faction-politics fans; skip it if you want the intimate original.
Great for
Players who enjoy political strategy, faction juggling and tough resource management, and accept it isn't Frostpunk 1
Main risk
Expecting Frostpunk 1 and getting an abstract, spreadsheet-like politics sim with a confusing UI and bugs
112 recent reviews
Recent negative reviews report crashes (including Mac load crashes), mod loader problems and game-breaking bugs. Fairly sure bugs drive the dip, but evidence is modest.
112 recent reviews
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 positive reviews
“I love when developers make sequels that are not just "the previous game but better", but instead bring it into a new direction and experiment new concepts.”
Steam review · 33.4 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“the political factions introduce a depth to the game system that is second to none”
Steam review · 12.4 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“I'm almost 45 years old and twice now I've stayed up pretty much all night on a work night playing this.”
Steam review · 77 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“Amazong game, incredible soundtrack.”
Steam review · 59.6 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 positive reviews
“One thing that Frostpunk 2 does better than the first game is replayability.”
Steam review · 222 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 positive reviews
“This game has made me question morality and the consequences of my actions more than any other.”
Steam review · 19.4 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 2 negative reviews
“I feel like I'm playing a spreadsheet and it's not fun.”
Steam review · 4.7 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“The tutorial is remarkably poor.”
Steam review · 0.6 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“a faction of the population consisting of 3% can randomly completely freeze the most important production building”
Steam review · 26.5 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“game crashed twice when attempting to start a new playthrough after the prologue”
Steam review · 1.7 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 negative reviews
“If you see one of your housing districts with a negative number, that save file / playthrough is broken.”
Steam review · 48.3 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 15 negative reviews
“All content beyond 5h playtime is locked behind dlc”
Steam review · 14.9 h played ↗
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