Release Date: April 24, 2018
An adventure/strategy game with survival elements by Polish studio 11bit Studios. Frostpunk is set in a fictional icy-cold world, whose climate deeply affected the development of its society. To survive, people rely mostly on steam engines. However, it is not enough, and the society is falling apart, which means it needs to change.
Frostpunk is a real-time strategy and city builder, enriched with survival elements (the creators even talk about developing a new genre, which they call "society survival"). The game was developed by the Polish team 11 bit studios, which gained worldwide fame thanks to the bestselling This War of Mine.
The action of Frostpunk takes place in an alternative version of the 19th century, in which a new ice age has come to Earth. The handful of survivors you take control of seek refuge near a steam-powered heat generator - and in order to maintain the last bastion of humanity, the entire community must adapt to the frigid new reality.
The gameplay in Frostpunk takes place around a heat generator, which is the center of the survivors' settlement. We build not only houses for the inhabitants, but also various industrial buildings, hospitals, nursing homes and kitchens. Although at the beginning we have only a handful of people, with time more people come to us, so the village gradually transforms into a large post-apocalyptic city.
The gameplay consists mainly in managing the community in such a way as to keep it alive at all costs. Often this requires sacrificing the rights or even the lives of individuals for the good of the whole; sometimes this is the only way to ensure the survival of others. The game is driven by morally ambiguous decisions, implemented in the form of ing more laws. For example, we can send not only adults but also children to work, organize funerals for accident victims (thus wasting valuable time) or bury them in mass graves, or even drastically increase working hours. The key to success, however, is to balance the moods in such a way as not to escalate the dissatisfaction of the population, which may lead them to revolt and, as a result, overthrow the poor manager and end the game. During the game we spend a lot of time on the screen presenting an elaborate tree of rights, which contains mutually exclusive solutions to important problems; taking advantage of each of them brings both positive and negative effects, the impact of which can be felt long after their enactment.
But it doesn't end there, because with time our capabilities begin to grow - after building a workshop we gain access to new technologies, the discovery of which can make life easier for the residents, but also create additional problems. Investing in a navigation balloon will show other survivors where they can find a new home, in turn, developing the automatons (steam-powered robots that can work almost without rest) will significantly reduce the workload. But more people in the settlement is also a potential worry (after all, someone has to take care of them), while the breakdown of machinery can lead to dangerous accidents. Exploration of the ice-covered world is also important - sending scouts is associated with great risk, because the scouts sent to the frozen wastelands may encounter deadly security, but only in this way you can, for example, discover additional deposits of priceless coal.
In addition to the story mode, which consists of three extensive scenarios, Frostpunk also includes a sandbox module in which the player can expand the settlement at will, without having to complete specific tasks.
Frostpunk features 3D graphics based on contrasts, with cool colors representing nature on one side and warm colors symbolizing the remnants of an ancient civilization on the other. The whole game presents high quality and is complemented by an intuitive interface. It is worth noting that the game's cutscenes were created by the Platige Image studio, while the soundtrack is the work of Piotr Musial, whose portfolio includes works composed for Blood and Wine, the expansion pack to CD Projekt RED's hit game, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.
Platforms:
PC Windows April 24, 2018
PlayStation 4 October 11, 2019
Xbox One October 11, 2019
Developer: 11 bit studios
Publisher: 11 bit studios
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Thanks to the announcement of 11 bit studios on StockWatch, we found out that Frostpunk will be available on mobile devices with Android and iOS systems. However, for the time being we haven't learned any details about the release date or possible changes in the gameplay.
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11 bit studios has shared the details about the season for Frostpunk, and released the firsr paid DLC. The first (out of three) add-ons, The Rifts, introduces a new map that forces city builders to build bridges over rifts.
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System Requirements for Frostpunk Video Game:
PC / Windows
Minimum System Requirements:
Dual Core 3.2 GHz, 4 GB RAM, graphic card 2 GB GeForce GTX 660 / Radeon R7 370 or better, 8 GB HDD, Windows 7/8/10 64-bit.
Recommended System Requirements:
Quad Core 3.2 GHz, 8 GB RAM, graphic card 4 GB GeForce GTX 970 / Radeon RX 580 or better, 8 GB HDD, Windows 7/8/10 64-bit.
List of Game Expansions for Video Game:
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August 20, 2020
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Frostpunk: On the Edge is an expansion to the Frostpunk strategy game, introducing another map and a new role-playing campaign that follows the events from the main game. Polish 11 bit studios is responsible for the game.
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January 21, 2020
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The Last Autumn is the first large paid expansion to Frostpunk. The add-on introduces a new scenario that allows players to see what the world looked like before the end of eternal winter.
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List of Game Add-Ons and DLCs for Video Game:
DLC The Rifts July 21, 2021
DLC The Last Autumn January 21, 2020
DLC A Christmas Carol December 18, 2019
DLC The Fall of Winterhome September 18, 2018
Game Ratings for Frostpunk Video Game.
Game is Recomended by 95% of Critics. There are 103 Critic Reviews.
Destructoid: 8.5 / 10 by Patrick Hancock
Frostpunk is such a bizarre game. Playing through it mechanically and logistically leads to a relatively standard resource manager. However, by investing yourself in the town and the people within it, you allow in the crushing weight of the decisions you'll have to make and the emotional consequences that follow. They may not be affecting real people, but treating it as such is what this game is all about. It's an emotional roller coaster that will likely leave you more defeated after "winning" than when you first started, and that is incredible.
Shacknews: 8 / 10 by Brittany Vincent
The game does lose a bit of its luster after you beat the main scenario, but the two additional stories do put what you learned to the test. I'm eager to see what new situations 11 Bit Studios adds to the Frostpunk in the future, as the concept has a ton of untapped potential.
IGN: 9 / 10 by Caley Roark
Frostpunk deftly mixes a variety of thematic ideas and gameplay elements into an engaging and unique, if occasionally unintuitive, strategy game.
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