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Frostpunk
Frostpunk is the first society survival game. As the ruler of the last city on Earth, it is your duty to manage both its citizens and infrastructure. What decisions will you make to ensure your society's survival? What will you do when pushed to breaking point? Who will you become in the process?
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
63 of the 94 reviews raise this.
“i just finished the story play scenario of the game and it was fun, not easy. i ended up saving 559 citizens from the last storm (you can see the proof in my profile). honestly game is so good that you will get addicted…”
“Drawing upon my personal experience of playing Frostpunk, I have identified several benefits, which I will now outline. 1. The Development of Resilient Decision-Making Abilities In the context of Frostpunk, the player…”
“I first thought it was like one of those crappy mobile game ads but after beating it, it is not. It is a great base builder game that is brutal when it comes to trying to survive. I think that its great but personally I…”
31 of the 94 reviews raise this.
“i just finished the story play scenario of the game and it was fun, not easy. i ended up saving 559 citizens from the last storm (you can see the proof in my profile). honestly game is so good that you will get addicted…”
“A beautiful and incredibly atmospheric city builder from a Polish studio. Frost, snow, hunger, and the constant feeling of impending doom create an amazing survival atmosphere. The game offers excellent audiovisual…”
“I first thought it was like one of those crappy mobile game ads but after beating it, it is not. It is a great base builder game that is brutal when it comes to trying to survive. I think that its great but personally I…”
22 of the 94 reviews raise this.
“i just finished the story play scenario of the game and it was fun, not easy. i ended up saving 559 citizens from the last storm (you can see the proof in my profile). honestly game is so good that you will get addicted…”
“A beautiful and incredibly atmospheric city builder from a Polish studio. Frost, snow, hunger, and the constant feeling of impending doom create an amazing survival atmosphere. The game offers excellent audiovisual…”
“fire sound track, fire lore, fire artwork, fire gameplay mechanics (never even played a city builder before and I enjoyed it), amazing game, 10/10 no notes whatsoever. I haven't seen any devs move like this since no…”
20 of the 94 reviews raise this.
“A beautiful and incredibly atmospheric city builder from a Polish studio. Frost, snow, hunger, and the constant feeling of impending doom create an amazing survival atmosphere. The game offers excellent audiovisual…”
“Frostpunk is excellent. While the base game is just a single scenario, it is of such high quality that I was glued to my screen until I beat it. Absolutely riviting stuff. The score, setting, style and mood are all…”
“Absolutely INCREADIBLE game. The music, the atmosphere, the mounting pressure, the way the game flows...it's all so unreal. A lot of love went into this game. Once in a Decade kind of experience. YOU NEED TO PLAY THIS!”
19 of the 94 reviews raise this.
“A beautiful and incredibly atmospheric city builder from a Polish studio. Frost, snow, hunger, and the constant feeling of impending doom create an amazing survival atmosphere. The game offers excellent audiovisual…”
“Frostpunk is excellent. While the base game is just a single scenario, it is of such high quality that I was glued to my screen until I beat it. Absolutely riviting stuff. The score, setting, style and mood are all…”
“Absolutely INCREADIBLE game. The music, the atmosphere, the mounting pressure, the way the game flows...it's all so unreal. A lot of love went into this game. Once in a Decade kind of experience. YOU NEED TO PLAY THIS!”
12 of the 94 reviews raise this · 8 of them still recommend the game.
“This game is more like an RTS game without the need to control an army, you have to constantly micro manage your workforce and heating to min max your resource gain and race against the clock, meaning you will be…”
“A rigid puzzle game pretending to be a survival city builder. You have many options and paths you can take to build your city, but realistically you have no options, because doing it in any way other than the rigid path…”
“A different take on city building games. The gameplay can get a little repetative, but it's still a great game. Definitely a challenge. Highly recommended, especially if you catch it on sale.”
7 of the 94 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“A rigid puzzle game pretending to be a survival city builder. You have many options and paths you can take to build your city, but realistically you have no options, because doing it in any way other than the rigid path…”
“Great play for few hours, but you lose and do the same (until you try different scenarios). After 7 hours I don't feel that I want to finish this game though, seems to repetitive. Also somewhat depressing, I prefer…”
“9/10 A progenitor for a genre Brutal post-apocalyptic steampunk city builder. It's hard, managing resources incorrectly or making the wrong policy choices could result in a downward spiral where you lose everything, or…”
6 of the 94 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“Frostpunk is excellent. While the base game is just a single scenario, it is of such high quality that I was glued to my screen until I beat it. Absolutely riviting stuff. The score, setting, style and mood are all…”
“Great play for few hours, but you lose and do the same (until you try different scenarios). After 7 hours I don't feel that I want to finish this game though, seems to repetitive. Also somewhat depressing, I prefer…”
“A great dystopian survival city-building game where you must keep your population safe and warm in a devastating, never-ending winter while managing scarce resources. It’s a fun and engaging game, but it feels a bit…”
5 of the 94 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“if we smooth one launch but then the next launch it will be jittery and broken and crackling in your headphones. some dude in the discussion says when he message the team they said turn off spatial sound but I don't…”
“I'm getting really tired of the opening videos not playing because my laptop is too new / good.... like what! Fix that please. Otherwise, I love this game.”
“This game is very good and i like it but be awere !! Maybe your pc gona freze! From the cold! It hapened 7 times in one day so.... Be avere of The COLD....”
4 of the 94 reviews raise this · 1 of them still recommend the game.
“if we smooth one launch but then the next launch it will be jittery and broken and crackling in your headphones. some dude in the discussion says when he message the team they said turn off spatial sound but I don't…”
“i thought i will play it for 2 hours but i guess they proved i am wrong. the only thing that disappointed me was that the game is taking so much power from my pc even though it it a good pc and i have to play on low”
“OFTEN FAILS TO BOOT WITHOUT CRASHING, FREQUENT EXTREME SLOWDOWN LEADING TO CRASH EVERY 2-4 HOURS DURING GAMEPLAY - DEV BUG GUIDES FIX NOTHING. When not ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ the bed it excutes on its premise well and its a…”
Counted across 94 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 92.5% positive rating · as of 2026-05-20
“---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☑ Beautiful ☐ Good ☐ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☑ Very good ☐ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just don't ---{ Audio }--- ☑ Eargasm ☐ Very good ☐ Good ☐ Not too…”
— a player, Steam review · 23 hrs played“Frostpunk is a masterclass in tension. The music is hauntingly beautiful and it manages to make you feel completely overwhelmed while giving you just enough tools to pull off a miracle. It’s a game that asks, "What are we willing to become to survive?" Finding the answer is one…”
— a player, Steam review · 34 hrs played“decently enjoyable, though i think it lacks a certain emotional depth i did find in their previous game This War of Mine. In its essence it's nothing more than a resource management game in a frosty winter jacket.”
— a player, Steam review · 19 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 12:16 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.
Price tracking
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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 | City Builder · Survival · Resource Management · Strategy · Post-apocalyptic · Steampunk · Colony Sim · Building · Base-Building · Singleplayer · Simulation · Management (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Remote Play on Phone · Remote Play on Tablet · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , French, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Portuguese - Brazil, Turkish, Italian, Japanese, Korean * |
| Achievements | 115 |
| Estimated owners | 2,000,000 – 5,000,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | http://www.frostpunkgame.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 7/8/10 64-bit Processor: 3.2 GHz Dual Core Processor Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: GeForce GTX 660, Radeon R7 370 or equivalent with 2 GB of video RAM DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 8 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX compatible Additional Notes: Please make sure that you have the latest VC package installed, and - if you're using Windows 7 or 8 - that you have the KB4019990 update applied.