Banished/Frostpunk-like city builder done well
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 positive reviews
“Endzone is better balanced, the housing AI works and its actually possible to hit a stable population.”
Steam review · 53.8 h played ↗
Endzone - A World Apart
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Mostly Positive · 76%Mostly Positive · 76%Gentlymad Studios2021City Builder · Survival · Strategy
$24.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 4 h ago · Lowest we’ve seen since Oct 21, 2026: $1.99
The verdict
A Banished/Frostpunk-style post-apocalyptic city builder with satisfying survival management, but fiddly, repetitive and weak on late-game content. Skip if you want story or low-stress play.
Great for
Banished/Frostpunk fans who like slow, challenging resource management and survival planning
Main risk
Dumb settler AI, tool/clothing/water shortages and runaway population feel unfair, then it gets repetitive
What players love
Satisfying survival management challenge
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 positive reviews
“But when everything finally starts working, there is something incredibly satisfying about watching your little community thrive.”
Steam review · 81.7 h played ↗
Strong post-apocalyptic atmosphere
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 positive reviews
“Watching a little settlement claw its way through radiation and dust storms into something that looks like a future never gets old.”
Steam review · 28.3 h played ↗
Great value on sale
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 positive reviews
“Fun little survival game, I got it on sale for $3 and it's totally worth it.”
Steam review · 1.7 h played ↗
Fun expeditions and customizable settings
Mentioned in ~1 in 17 positive reviews
“Good game, well balanced, very customizable (weather, drought, bandits, etc).”
Steam review · 242.4 h played ↗
Runs well with few bugs
Mentioned in ~1 in 19 positive reviews
“the performance of the game is great its a well optimized game”
Steam review · 11.5 h played ↗
What players complain about
Slow, boring, shallow and repetitive
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 negative reviews
“the pacing is GLACIALLY slow.”
Steam review · 1.2 h played ↗
Buildings look alike, UI hides information
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“Buildings are virtually indistinguishable, making it very difficult to know how many of what facilities you've built and where they are.”
Steam review · 10.7 h played ↗
Unbalanced economy: water, tools, clothing shortages
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“No matter how many resources you acquire, or how many people you have dedicated to the production of these two resources, you will NEVER have enough.”
Steam review · 52.8 h played ↗
Overlong, dry tutorial
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“I spent a painful 9 hours on it (counting breaks and idle time).”
Steam review · 9 h played ↗
Dumb settler AI ignores priorities
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 negative reviews
“For no reason at all, people assigned to specific jobs decide to go do other jobs, ignoring their assigned one.”
Steam review · 28.3 h played ↗
Runaway population control
Mentioned in ~1 in 14 negative reviews
“Population control is a nightmare.”
Steam review · 14 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Playable6 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 10 64-Bit
ProcessorI5-2500K, 4-Cores @3.30 GHz or equivalent AMD-Hardware
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsGeForce GTX 760
Storage6 GB available space
OSWindows 10 64-Bit
ProcessorI5-2500K, 4-Cores @3.30 GHz or equivalent AMD-Hardware
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsGeForce GTX 760
Storage6 GB available space
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