Frostpunk is an indie developed by 11 bit studios, released 24 April 2018 on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Mac. It currently starts at $3.69 at GreenManGaming. The main story takes about 37.7 hrs to finish.
What Frostpunk is
Frostpunk is an indie game developed by 11 bit studios and released in 2018. It is available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Liquid Engine.
The premise, in the publisher's words
In an entirely frozen world, people develop steam-powered technology to oppose the overwhelming cold. The city’s ruler has to manage both the citizens and the infrastructure they live in. The leader’s tactical skills face challenges that will frequently question morality and the basic foundations of what we consider organized society. Optimization and resource management often clash with empathy and thoughtful decision-making. While city and society management will consume most of the ruler’s time, at some point exploration of the outside world is necessary to understand its history and present state. What decisions will you make to ensure the survival of your society? What will you do when…
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are drama and survival. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 115 achievements to unlock.
How it was received
Frostpunk holds a critic score of 86 out of 100. That places it above 88% of the 5,098 rated indie games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2018 averaged 69, so it scored 17 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 85, across 442 votes.
How long it takes, and what that costs
The main story runs about 37.7 hrs. At its current cheapest price of $3.69, that works out to about $0.10 per hour of the main story.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for 3.2 GHz Dual Core Processor, 4 GB RAM and GeForce GTX 660, Radeon R7 370 or equivalent with 2 GB of video RAM. At 4GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 8GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.
What it costs, and where
The cheapest verified price right now is $3.69 at GreenManGaming, 88% below its usual price.
What it launched against
Frostpunk launched on 24 April 2018, within three weeks of God of War, God of War (2018), The Forest and Beat Saber. It reviewed better than 1 of the 4. It arrived 5 years into the PlayStation 4's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: God of War, God of War (2018), The Forest, Beat Saber.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Frostpunk yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
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