Frostpunk 2 Reviews
Frostpunk 2 puts its gameplay at the service of the story and, through simple game mechanics, manages to make the player experience strong emotions and a constant moral dilemma.
Review in Italian | Read full review
Frostpunk 2 takes the already excellent original and improves on it in some suitably satisfying ways. It's an excellent city-builder, especially if you're prepared to take lessons from failure.
Frostpunk 2 is a worthy successor to the original Frostpunk in every single way. It keeps the systems that made the original great while further expanding on the concept by including new governance mechanics that make the game feel fresh and new. It's a must-play for existing Frostpunk fans and a good entry point into the series for newcomers to the franchise.
It’s unfortunate because the foundation of Frostpunk 2 is fun and challenging. Managing resources and relationships throughout the campaign is a satisfying process, and the story itself is engaging. But the performance issues on Xbox bring the experience down significantly.
Frostpunk 2, like its predecessor, has managed to offer a different and difficult experience in the city-building genre with the element of "survival". However, the complexity of the gameplay mechanisms can be mind-boggling. Especially since every decision you make here may somehow change the path of progress and the fate of your city.
Review in Persian | Read full review
It's a hazy shade of winter...
In short, Frostpunk 2 is a brave step forward, unafraid to reinvent its own formula. While returning players might feel the absence of some predecessor's elements, sticking with it makes the sequel's depth and meticulous design evident. For rookies, no prior knowledge is needed, making it a fascinating gateway to this universe. The only drawbacks are a considerable amount of bugs, the usual (and frustrating) performance hiccups associated with Unreal Engine 5, and menus that can be tricky to navigate at times.
Review in Portuguese | Read full review
Frostpunk 2 challenges both the player's mind and morals, putting a premium on difficult choices and complex management. The game impresses with its grandeur, political mechanics and audio-visual design, but at the same time requires players to be strategic and quite committed.
Review in Polish | Read full review
Frostpunk 2 isn't afraid to shake things up and bring a different kind of experience to the franchise, although that new design philosophy leaves a bit more to be desired in mechanics, UI and narrative elements.
With its unique blend of strategy, survival, and city building, Frostpunk 2 stands as one of the best titles of 2024.
Frostpunk 2 has evolved to be an ultimate city-building simulation with a focus on survival, massively improving on its predecessor by introducing tons of new elements such as social classes, city council and voting systems, and giving players full control when it comes to making vital decisions to make sure the survival of the people in the brutally cold universe of the game.
Review in Persian | Read full review
Frostpunk 2 is one of those games that fans of the strategy genre and city-building games "must" experience; We are faced with a multi-layered deep experience with different moral and political approaches, which is in many ways bigger and better than its original version. The expansion of the scale of cities compared to the first version, as well as the presence of mechanisms such as Council Hall, present attractive challenges to the player. Distinct factions with different ideologies have a significant impact on the political dimensions of New London governance, and its extensive and influential skill tree adds several strategic twists to the city's progression.
Review in Persian | Read full review
Overall, 11 Bit Studios has managed to create a highly respectable and valuable sequel for the first installment of this series in Frostpunk 2. The game has become significantly more extensive and detailed in almost every aspect, and in terms of content delivery, it reaches a more desirable level. This allows players to enjoy it for a longer period of time. If you’re interested in strategy and city-building games or if you were a fan of the previous version, Frostpunk 2 is something you must play.
Review in Persian | Read full review
A post-apocalyptic world with an eternal winter will once again entrust us with the fight for the survival of the survivors, whose fate will this time be strongly influenced by civil factions. A complex system of voting and negotiation is involved, which makes the game unique, but also challenging and sometimes frustrating.
Review in Slovak | Read full review
Frostpunk 2’s emphasis on intensity and foresight makes it a worthy sequel to the first game. While it treads well-worn paths, the game takes everything we’ve come to expect from the series and expands upon the idea in every way possible. I highly recommend the game for fans of the series. First-time players may find it too daunting but that’s all part of the Frostpunk experience.
It certainly can’t be said that Frostpunk 2 simply blindly copies the previous installment without attempting any changes. Instead, it shifts the focus from individuals to the collective, and if this shift in gameplay—along with the political aspect—doesn’t put you off, you’ll have at least as much fun as you did with the original game. However, given the number of bugs and unfinished elements, as well as the relatively sparse content, it will be interesting to see what the developers come up with in the coming months.
Review in Czech | Read full review
Frostpunk 2 expands survival into politics, turning city-building into a brutal and deeply rewarding struggle for power, compromise, and long-term hope.
Review in Portuguese | Read full review
Frostpunk 2 is, for the most part, the same great experience that was released on PC last year. A city-building management sim based around the worst possible choices that, in a normal society, we might frown on, but in one where you are one day away from death, it might just be the best choice. Do you bury your dead or burn them for fuel? Do you train the children to be part of the workforce, or allow them to just be kids, even when your workforce is dwindling and the resources are too?
Frostpunk 2 is a unique city builder in the genre, which manages to evolve from an already excellent title, offering an even more complete, fun and challenging experience.
Review in Italian | Read full review