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Frostpunk 2
Develop, expand, and advance your city in a society survival game set 30 years after an apocalyptic blizzard ravaged Earth. In Frostpunk 2, you face not only the perils of never-ending winter, but also the powerful factions that watch your every step inside the Council Hall.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
What reviewers agree on
49 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“If you're going into this game expect it to be a clone of the original frostpunk [strike]you are an idiot[/strike] then you should go play the original frostpunk. The purpose of a sequel is to do something new, and…”
“You can throw the elderly into the oncoming whiteout and traumatize multiple people by making them say their final goodbyes to their parents, just to realize that you forgot to even get food for the people! 10/10, best…”
“Frostpunk 2 is a cool game, it's also completely different from Frostpunk 1 they've got the same aesthetics and style but the gameplay isn't really even close. The original Frostpunk is a city builder and Frostpunk 2 is…”
16 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“Premise is excellent. Backstory is interesting. UI is terrible. "Frost-breaking" becomes so tedious it's almost painful. Gameplay is *NOT* enjoyable whatsoever. They have a great premise about a small colony trying to…”
“If you bought this expecting to get Frostpunk, but with some tweaks and new features, that's not what this game is about. This game is the thematic sequel of the original Frostpunk, asking the same questions but on a…”
“Disregard the negative reviews, it comes from previous Frostpunk players who just wanted the copy paste of last game. Honestly, Frostpunk 2 is a best executed sequel I've ever seen. It perfectly builds upon the end of…”
16 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“Frostpunk 2 is a cool game, it's also completely different from Frostpunk 1 they've got the same aesthetics and style but the gameplay isn't really even close. The original Frostpunk is a city builder and Frostpunk 2 is…”
“Disregard the negative reviews, it comes from previous Frostpunk players who just wanted the copy paste of last game. Honestly, Frostpunk 2 is a best executed sequel I've ever seen. It perfectly builds upon the end of…”
“Beautiful city builder and very challenging! It is far more different from frostpunk 1, but i honestly still love it. Don't come into this game thinking it's anything like the first one. It has many new and different…”
7 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“Took me like 20 hours to fully understand this game and how to keep a city alive for extended periods of time. I honestly almost gave up a few times; but the game tells you early on that this game isnt about succeeding…”
“I liked it. The story mode got a little repetitive, but utopia mode looks like it has a lot more replayability.”
“Cold=no good! Great game all around, A lot of replayabilty!”
5 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“Beautiful city builder and very challenging! It is far more different from frostpunk 1, but i honestly still love it. Don't come into this game thinking it's anything like the first one. It has many new and different…”
“-Updated Review after 50hrs Honest opinion: The game is surprisingly difficult, every choice and challenge could be your last. Hours can be spent on figuring out the optimal layout and most efficient route. This game is…”
“some people who played frost punk 1 dont like this game because its not frost punk 1 but its a great game for fans of RTS games and I like the new challenge its alot more macro and its a lot of fun to play stoned out of…”
24 of the 104 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“Unlike Frostpunk 1, I have been dreading to continue playing Frostpunk 2. And not for any reason that feels intentional by the developers. There is just so much more for me to handle that I felt like I was doing stuff…”
“I’ve played FP1 for over 500 hours, so I really wanted to love FP2, but honestly, it’s just meh. They should have called it something else entirely, because the resemblance to the first game mostly stops at the name.…”
“Premise is excellent. Backstory is interesting. UI is terrible. "Frost-breaking" becomes so tedious it's almost painful. Gameplay is *NOT* enjoyable whatsoever. They have a great premise about a small colony trying to…”
13 of the 104 reviews raise this · 9 of them still recommend the game.
“Unlike Frostpunk 1, I have been dreading to continue playing Frostpunk 2. And not for any reason that feels intentional by the developers. There is just so much more for me to handle that I felt like I was doing stuff…”
“I played a lot of Frostpunk 1 and loved it. It was addicting, had a front loaded challenge curve, and in the very late game you could reach a genuine point of stability where most of your major problems were solved.…”
“A bit of a steep learning curve but once you master the basics it's quite enjoyable. Keeps you always thinking two steps ahead.”
11 of the 104 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“I’ve played FP1 for over 500 hours, so I really wanted to love FP2, but honestly, it’s just meh. They should have called it something else entirely, because the resemblance to the first game mostly stops at the name.…”
“The magic is gone. Having absolutely loved the first game in the series, this one is an absolute let down. They've really managed to destroy most of what made the first one soooo good. One of the main things that made…”
“A big fan of the original, pre ordered this one (I HAVE NEVER PRE ORDERED ANY OTHER GAME IN 20 years). Unfortunately, the game never gripped. Too many elements, too many mechanisms, too little storytelling. The original…”
10 of the 104 reviews raise this · 7 of them still recommend the game.
“Too many glitches within the game still. The sawmill and several other items in the game are always not placeable for some reason. I do get it to work but most of the times it does not. Really frustrating when they…”
“an incredible improvement from the first game. i was truly blown away by how much more in-depth this game goes compared to the first. there was an annoying bug which added like a million people to my city which cause me…”
“-Updated Review after 50hrs Honest opinion: The game is surprisingly difficult, every choice and challenge could be your last. Hours can be spent on figuring out the optimal layout and most efficient route. This game is…”
8 of the 104 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“Premise is excellent. Backstory is interesting. UI is terrible. "Frost-breaking" becomes so tedious it's almost painful. Gameplay is *NOT* enjoyable whatsoever. They have a great premise about a small colony trying to…”
“A big fan of the original, pre ordered this one (I HAVE NEVER PRE ORDERED ANY OTHER GAME IN 20 years). Unfortunately, the game never gripped. Too many elements, too many mechanisms, too little storytelling. The original…”
“The U.I. is very clunky, and very unintuitive for a first-time play-through. Even on the easiest difficulty, the faction system is aggressively annoying. The idea of factions is pretty neat, but the execution is rather…”
Counted across 104 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 76.2% positive rating · as of 2026-05-20
“Frostpunk 2 is a logical conclusion to what happened in the story of Frostpunk and not Frostpunk+. These 2 game are totally different in term of gameplay but make sense to term of what logically happen next in the story. In the first game, you try to establish a village, in this…”
— a player, Steam review · 44 hrs played“Frostpunk 2 is that kind of game which I wish to recommend so much, yet I’m left with deep unresolved mixed feelings about some of its design choices. My favorite thing, without doubts, is the epic Launch Trailer. It is the single best [b]in-engine[/b] trailer I have ever seen.…”
— a player, Steam review · 19 hrs played“Frostpunk 2 trades the first game’s intimate survival tension for a detached, macro-scale political simulation. By replacing individual citizens with abstract "Districts" and constant faction bickering, the game loses its emotional soul and feels more like managing a cold…”
— a player, Steam review · 38 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 13:46 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Simulation, Strategy |
| Player tags | Strategy · City Builder · Survival · Resource Management · Post-apocalyptic · Simulation · Singleplayer · Steampunk · Sequel · Management · Atmospheric · Base-Building (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Workshop · Adjustable Text Size · Custom Volume Controls · Adjustable Difficulty |
| Languages | English * , French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese * , Turkish, Traditional Chinese, Ukrainian * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 71 |
| Estimated owners | 500,000 – 1,000,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | http://www.frostpunk2.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10/11 (64-bit) Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 1600 / Intel Core i5-8400 Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: AMD RX 550 4 GB VRAM / NVIDIA GTX 1050Ti 4 GB VRAM / INTEL ARC A310 4GB VRAM DirectX: Version 12 Storage: 30 GB available space Additional Notes: SSD required.