Satisfying challenge and survival pressure
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“Unforgiving, but satisfying once you understand what to do”
Steam review · 34.4 h played ↗
Frostpunk
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Very Positive · 93%Very Positive · 93%11 bit studios2018City Builder · Survival · Strategy
The verdict
A bleak, tense survival city builder driven by brutal moral choices and superb atmosphere. Skip it if you want a relaxed, freeform builder or dislike trial and error.
Great for
Players who like tense, challenging strategy with moral dilemmas and strong atmosphere
Main risk
Punishing trial and error with a weak tutorial can feel like a scripted puzzle
What players love
Immersive, tense atmosphere
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“Frost, snow, hunger, and the constant feeling of impending doom create an amazing survival atmosphere.”
Steam review · 76.6 h played ↗
Tough moral choices with real weight
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“Nothing is presented as good or evil, just necessary or not, and that ambiguity is what makes it stick with you long after you've closed the game.”
Steam review · 32.4 h played ↗
Excellent music and sound design
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“The music is hauntingly beautiful and it manages to make you feel completely overwhelmed”
Steam review · 14.2 h played ↗
Replayable scenarios and DLC
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 positive reviews
“The scenarios are highly replayable, as one can make tweaks based on prior runs, or simply experiment with new strategies.”
Steam review · 1136.9 h played ↗
Addictive and great value
Mentioned in ~1 in 15 positive reviews
“Simple, accessible and an incredibly addictive city builder.”
Steam review · 39.4 h played ↗
What players complain about
Too punishing, citizens never satisfied
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“Wayyyyy too harsh and resource heavy in the beginning, spare your sanity and stay away.”
Steam review · 6.3 h played ↗
Crashes and bugs, poor Mac port
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“FREQUENT EXTREME SLOWDOWN LEADING TO CRASH EVERY 2-4 HOURS DURING GAMEPLAY”
Steam review · 15.7 h played ↗
Scripted, one correct path, puzzle-like
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“Frostpunk pretends to give you choices. There is in fact, a correct path.”
Steam review · 13.5 h played ↗
Weak tutorial, steep learning curve
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“tutorials are just... awful. They don't explain how the game works... like... at all.”
Steam review · 0.3 h played ↗
Low replayability, short content
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 negative reviews
“It only has content for 10 hours and then it basically just repeats itselve.”
Steam review · 11 h played ↗
Tiny text and UI, no scaling
Mentioned in ~1 in 19 negative reviews
“The game is unplayable due to the font and UI size even on a 17' screen of my laptop.”
Steam review · 0.1 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Playable8 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 7/8/10 64-bit
Processor3.2 GHz Dual Core Processor
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsGeForce GTX 660, Radeon R7 370 or equivalent with 2 GB of video RAM
Storage8 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 7/8/10 64-bit
Processor3.2 GHz Quad Core Processor
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsGeForce 970, Radeon RX 580 or equivalent with 4GB of video RAM
Storage8 GB available space
OSWindows 7/8/10 64-bit
Processor3.2 GHz Dual Core Processor
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsGeForce GTX 660, Radeon R7 370 or equivalent with 2 GB of video RAM
Storage8 GB available space
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