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Frozen Synapse
Brings the simultaneous turn-based strategy genre up-to-date and lets you give detailed, accurate orders to your squad.
In short, Steam reviewers most often praise “Deep tactical planning” (36 of 85 reviews) and “Steep, unforgiving learning curve” (16); the most common complaint is “Clunky tactical execution” (17). What reviewers agree on ↓
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-26 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
36 of the 85 reviews raise this.
16 of the 85 reviews raise this.
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7 of the 85 reviews raise this.
17 of the 85 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
6 of the 85 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
6 of the 85 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
5 of the 85 reviews raise this · 1 of them still recommend the game.
“I like the concept and overall is okay but is a bit fiddly in the way it's implemented and I really dislike the pause with progress bar while it processes each turn. I played through the whole campaign and there is not…”
3 of the 85 reviews raise this · 1 of them still recommend the game.
Counted across 85 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 82.8% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“Frozen Synapse is the closest thing to chess I've played with actual soldiers — every five-second turn demands careful prediction of your opponent's moves, and the satisfaction of watching a perfectly laid plan execute flawlessly is unlike anything else in the genre. The…”
— a player, Steam review · 26 hrs played“This tactical turn based combat simulator lets you command a squad's every move. Satisfying to predict your opponent's move and have a rocket waiting...”
— a player, Steam review · 18 hrs played“Linux port doesn't work - No sound -> Go to windows - The sign in doesn't work - Why this game even needs a sign in? - No one knows. - You try sending emails to the support team and no one answers - and all of these problems have persisted for years Overall just an unbearable…”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players, self-collected from the Steam API since Aug 2026.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-10-21.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
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Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
FS2 is coming really soon...please hang on a little bit longer!
Sorry for lack of a confirmed release date - at the moment we're working really hard on trying to get the last remaining bugs. Our testers are doing a great job and we've brought on some external QA t
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.
| Genres | Indie, Strategy |
| Player tags | Strategy · Turn-Based · Tactical · Indie · Asynchronous Multiplayer · Great Soundtrack · Cyberpunk · Multiplayer · Turn-Based Strategy · Sci-fi · Top-Down · Competitive (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Turn Notifications · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English |
| Achievements | 16 |
| Official site | http://www.frozensynapse.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
OS *: Windows XP, Vista, 7 Processor: 1.6 GHz Memory: 512 MB Graphics: Netbook integrated graphics DirectX®: Hard Drive: 220 MB Sound: