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Frozen Synapse

Frozen Synapse

Brings the simultaneous turn-based strategy genre up-to-date and lets you give detailed, accurate orders to your squad.

Released May 26, 2011 Developer Mode 7 Platforms Windows · Mac · Linux StrategyTurn-BasedTacticalIndieAsynchronous Multiplayer
View on Steam ↗ $24.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

82.8%positive2,599 reviews
Recommended · 1 found this helpful

“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
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“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
Not recommended · 2 found this helpful

“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 played
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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.

16achievements
5.2%median completion
0.7%rarest: SO MANY LEVELINGS!!
46.1% of players 41.2% of players 28.3% of players 20.9% of players 17.1% of players 17.0% of players 15.4% of players 14.3% of players 5.2% of players 4.2% of players 4.0% of players 3.4% of players 3.3% of players 1.1% of players 0.7% of players 0.7% of players 46.1% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
46.1%True Focus Means Ignoring That Which is Irrelevant — Ignore an enemy.
41.2%Master of Clicking on Stuff — Finish the tutorial.
28.3%Die in a Fire — Lose a unit to a rocket.
Rarest badges of honor
0.7%SO MANY LEVELINGS!! — Get to level 100.
0.7%He Has a Better Beard Than You, Though — Defeat 'Bin' in multiplayer.
1.1%Old Stancher — Complete the Single Player Campaign.

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.

$24.99current · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$24.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-11
US24.99 USD
EU22.99 EUR
UK18.99 GBP
Australia35.95 AUD
Canada27.99 CAD
Japan2,480 JPY
Brazil45.99 BRL
China78.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

Brazil≈$9.0 China Japan Canada US Australia UK EU≈$26

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

$0 $25 $50 07-11 07-13 07-16 07-19 07-22 07-26

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Aug 29, 2018
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

Aug 03, 2018
Please Wishlist Frozen Synapse 2

Hi, If you're interested in Frozen Synapse 2, it would really help us out if you could Wishlist the game here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/445020/Frozen_Synapse_2/ Here's a big gameplay preview

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresIndie, Strategy
Player tagsStrategy · Turn-Based · Tactical · Indie · Asynchronous Multiplayer · Great Soundtrack · Cyberpunk · Multiplayer · Turn-Based Strategy · Sci-fi · Top-Down · Competitive (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Multi-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Turn Notifications · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish
Achievements16
Estimated owners500,000 – 1,000,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttp://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: