Frostpunk 2 developer and publisher 11 bit studios has announced that the game has recouped its development and marketing costs, which means that after just a few days on sale, it's already profitable.
In a message on X (formerly Twitter), 11 bit says that in the three days since Frostpunk 2 was released, the game has crossed 350,000 sales, which is pretty impressive for what is essentially a fairly niche title.
The studio goes on to say that the total estimated revenue from the sales Frostpunk 2 has accrued so far "has already covered the costs we spent on producing and marketing the game", so everything that comes in from sales now is profit rather than cost recouping.
11 bit says that although it's touched by players' support for Frostpunk 2, "the work doesn't stop here". The studio says it's "continuously working on improving" the Frostpunk 2 experience with hotfixes and updates, so development is still very much ongoing.
So, what does Frostpunk 2's success mean for the game? Well, it's too early to call just yet, of course, but Frostpunk 3 seems like it's probably on the cards now, if it wasn't already.
Additionally, given that 11 bit...
