Frostpunk 2

Frostpunk 2

September 20, 2024

SimulationStrategy PCPlayStation 5Xbox Series X/S

Frostpunk 2 is the sequel to the highly acclaimed, BAFTA-nominated society survival game that blended city building, strategy and management gameplay, creating a brand new genre. Its successor takes place 30 years after the apocalyptic blizzard storm, and Earth is still overwhelmed by the icy climate of neverending frost and …

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Alessandro Preziosi Everyeye.it Sep 2024
87.0 /100

"Frostpunk 2 is a great experience, between a solid graphic sector, improvements to the interface and an enviable strategic depth."

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Alfonso Cánovas Areajugones Sep 2024
88.0 /100

Graphics

75.0

Gameplay

90.0

Story

85.0

"This new installment is full of promise and expectations, seeking not only to improve the original formula, but to completely reinvent it."

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Andrew Stretch TechRaptor Sep 2024
70.0 /100

Graphics

70.0

Gameplay

80.0

Story

60.0

"Frostpunk 2 takes everything that made the first game challenging and scales it up. Bigger cities, more mechanics, and larger expansions will push a player&s;s ability to balance so many resources and the consequences of their own actions. Overcoming these …"

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Bogdan Robert Mateș GameWatcher Sep 2024
85.0 /100

Graphics

70.0

Gameplay

85.0

Story

80.0

"As was the case with its predecessor, Frostpunk 2&s;s city building and society management layers aren&s;t particularly deep on their own but fuse into a cohesive whole that grips you soon after you arrive in its frozen wasteland."

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Camille Allard Gameblog Sep 2024
80.0 /100

Graphics

70.0

Gameplay

95.0

Story

80.0

"Frostpunk 2 brilliantly continues the legacy of the first game by deepening moral dilemmas and adding complex political mechanisms. Every decision matters, whether it&s;s to satisfy a faction or meet the immediate needs of the city. The game asks a …"

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Christopher Hutton MMORPG.com Sep 2024
85.0 /100

Graphics

78.0

Gameplay

84.0

Story

88.0

"The original Frostpunk presented players with a simple puzzle: what are you willing to do as a society to survive the apocalypse? Its mechanics explored this magnificently, presenting us with challenges and ideas that made us second-guess what we’d do …"

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Christopher Livingston PC Gamer Sep 2024
85.0 /100

Graphics

70.0

Gameplay

70.0

Story

70.0

"Not as satisfying a city builder as the original, but the society simulation is still on point."

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Chris White God is a Geek Sep 2024
90.0 /100

"Frostpunk 2 requires your patience and ability to make tough decisions, but rewards you for sticking with it and respecting its systems."

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Chris Wray Wccftech Sep 2024
90.0 /100

Graphics

85.0

Gameplay

92.0

Story

93.0

"Frostpunk is an excellent looking, excellent sounding, and great playing organic growth and succession from the original. Spreading further along the wasteland, you have to balance more as you deal with politics, resources, factions, and ever more challenges, often including …"

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Dan Stapleton IGN Sep 2024
80.0 /100

Graphics

60.0

Gameplay

90.0

Story

75.0

"Thanks to a ground-up rethinking of its ice-age city builder mechanics, Frostpunk 2&s;s larger scale is less intimate but more socially and politically complex than the original."

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Derek Johnson Jump Dash Roll Sep 2024
80.0 /100

Graphics

75.0

Gameplay

85.0

Story

60.0

"Frostpunk 2, while not as depressingly winter wonderland-y wonderful as its predecessor, is still as solid as ice in a pre-global warming whiteout.‍"

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Deven McClure Screen Rant Sep 2024
80.0 /100

Graphics

75.0

Gameplay

85.0

Story

70.0

"Frostpunk 2 is an innovative take on management."

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Gabriele Barducci The Games Machine Sep 2024
90.0 /100

Graphics

75.0

Gameplay

85.0

Story

92.0

"Frostpunk 2 combines the solidity of the mechanics of the first chapter, with some excellent additions to make the game truly one of a kind. Not just an excellent management software, but a real gaming experience."

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Jarrett Green IGN Sep 2024
90.0 /100

Graphics

70.0

Gameplay

95.0

Story

85.0

"Frostpunk 2 successfully expands on everything that the original brutal city builder had, and its larger scale, great story campaign, and new faction system are as "fun" as a calamity reduction simulator can get."

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Jason Moth Hardcore Gamer Sep 2024
90.0 /100

Graphics

90.0

Gameplay

85.0

Story

80.0

"We do what we must for the greater good."

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Jason Rodriguez PC Invasion Sep 2024
80.0 /100

Graphics

75.0

Gameplay

85.0

Story

70.0

"Frostpunk 2 scales up the drama with a bigger, more strategic sequel that&s;s easy to get lost in."

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Jessica Filby Dexerto Sep 2024
80.0 /100

Graphics

75.0

Gameplay

90.0

Story

65.0

"Frostpunk 2 doubles down on all the harsh, ruthless, and disturbing choices needed to save humanity from destruction, but leaves itself vulnerable to some key pacing problems."

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Justin Wood CGMagazine Sep 2024
80.0 /100

Graphics

78.0

Gameplay

86.0

Story

72.0

"Frostpunk 2 expands on what made the original so fresh. While a harsh difficulty might turn some players off, forging through is the name of the game in Frostpunk 2."

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Keenan McCall Twinfinite Sep 2024
80.0 /100

"While it might not be the most approachable city builder in the world, Frostpunk 2 is still an exemplary entry in the genre."

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Konrad Sarzyński GRYOnline.pl Sep 2024
75.0 /100

Graphics

60.0

Gameplay

70.0

Story

40.0

"Frostpunk 2 is different that its predecessor. It too experiments with gameplay and tries to create a thrilling system of making difficult decisions, but the bigger scale of governing an entire region looks a bit uninished. Great potential to create …"

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Kurt Indovina GameSpot Sep 2024
80.0 /100

"Frostpunk 2&s;s challenging gameplay makes for a compelling experience despite a dour and cynical view of human nature."

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Marc Rigg Impulsegamer Sep 2024
90.0 /100

Graphics

70.0

Gameplay

90.0

Story

65.0

"The challenge of the original is largely still there, though it didn&s;t feel as punishing this time around. I remember my early attempts at the first game all stalling and getting everyone killed relatively early on, and while I came …"

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Mark Steighner Hardcore Gamer Sep 2024
90.0 /100

Graphics

70.0

Gameplay

95.0

Story

85.0

"Frostpunk 2 broadens the scope and deepens the mechanics of the first game, adding even greater complexity to puzzle-like city building that remains addictive and unique in the genre."

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Max Borman Game Rant Sep 2024
90.0 /100

Graphics

93.0

Gameplay

95.0

Story

92.0

"Frostpunk 2 has once again whisked players away to an apocalyptic Earth for a city building experience that many may not soon forget."

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Ravi Sinha GamingBolt Sep 2024
90.0 /100

Graphics

60.0

Gameplay

75.0

Story

85.0

"Frostpunk 2 is much more ambitious than the original, which may dissuade some fans. Nevertheless, it&s;s a brutal experience that reminds one of humanity&s;s illogical yet endearing social turmoils."

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Reid McCarter PCGamesN Sep 2024
80.0 /100

Graphics

85.0

Gameplay

90.0

Story

85.0

"Frostpunk 2 makes clever reconsiderations of, and expansions on, the first game&s;s design, offering a better rounded, even harsher follow-up to the original&s;s concept."

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Robert Purchese Eurogamer Sep 2024
100.0 /100

Graphics

100.0

Gameplay

100.0

Story

100.0

"A sequel that takes the thrilling cold-survival city-building heart of Frostpunk and evolves it in every way, while losing none of what made the series so special to begin with."

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Sam Chandler Shacknews Sep 2024
90.0 /100

Graphics

60.0

Gameplay

90.0

Story

70.0

"Every single decision you make in Frostpunk 2 is like taking a step out onto a frozen lake. You might shift your weight onto a foot, only to see a tiny crack race out ahead of you. Is this the …"

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Samuel Tolbert Windows Central Sep 2024
90.0 /100

Graphics

75.0

Gameplay

92.0

Story

68.0

"Frostpunk 2 pushes the boundaries on what a city-building game and a survival experience can be, telling stories of human hope and despair in tandem. With beautiful visuals and a radically increased gameplay scope over its predecessor, only a handful …"

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Sean Weeks GamingTrend Sep 2024
75.0 /100

Graphics

65.0

Gameplay

68.0

Story

62.0

"Frostpunk II has lovely and intimate details, but the big picture is chilly and rigid. The promise of pioneering a new culture becomes yet another tale of survival at all costs."

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Stefano Castagnola IGN Italy Sep 2024
85.0 /100

Graphics

70.0

Gameplay

90.0

Story

80.0

"An ambitious sequel that doesn&s;t just offer more of the same old Frostpunk experience but brings the series in a new direction. If you are a veteran of the first game, you may initially feel disoriented by the new gameplay …"

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Tessa Kaur TheGamer Sep 2024
90.0 /100

Graphics

82.0

Gameplay

90.0

Story

70.0

"Frostpunk 2 has shaped up to be a hefty sequel that built intelligently on the bones of its already excellent predecessor, capturing all the most compelling parts of the first game while exploring human nature and morality with deftness."

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Tom Bardwell VideoGamer Sep 2024
80.0 /100

Graphics

72.0

Gameplay

68.0

Story

74.0

"Frostpunk 2 is a worthy sequel that ramps up the grit and immersion, but sheds some of the original&s;s magic in the pursuit of innovation."

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