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Frostpunk 2

11 bit studios · 2024-09-20

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SimulationStrategy

Modes: Single player

Releases: Sep 20, 2024 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Sep 18, 2025 (PlayStation 5), Sep 18, 2025 (Xbox Series X|S), Sep 20, 2024 (Mac)

Develop, expand, and advance your city in a society survival game set 30 years after an apocalyptic blizzard ravaged Earth. In Frostpunk 2, you face not only the perils of never-ending winter, but also the powerful factions that watch your every step inside the Council Hall.

705
playing now
75%
positive of 27k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam rating
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
2
twitch viewers (latest)
82/100
critic score (5 outlets, IGDB)
80/100
IGDB user rating (42 ratings)
21h
to beat · rushed 11h · completionist 63h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$44.99
steam price (US)

705 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 17:00 UTC (census sample)

Frostpunk 2 is a city-building survival video game developed and published by 11 Bit Studios. Set 30 years after the original game, Frostpunk 2 tasks players to take on the role of a leader in an alternate history early 20th century in order to build and manage a city during a catastrophic, worldwide volcanic winter that almost completely destroyed human civilization while making morally and politically controversial choices to ensure its survival. The game was released for macOS and Windows PC on September 20, 2024, with a later release for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X and Series S on September 18, 2025.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 705 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 624 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~78/week).
  • · Review velocity up 85% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (7,552 reviews).
  • · Top 4% of 6,689 Simulation games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 537k–1.2M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 26,862 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$18.95-58%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $17.03 at GameBillet (2026-04-07) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $44.99 · on sale 149 of 189 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
5.5k5.5k20242026Week of 2024-09-20: 5,515 positiveWeek of 2024-09-20: 2,037 negativeWeek of 2024-09-27: 1,454 positiveWeek of 2024-09-27: 497 negativeWeek of 2024-10-04: 578 positiveWeek of 2024-10-04: 225 negativeWeek of 2024-10-11: 280 positiveWeek of 2024-10-11: 146 negativeWeek of 2024-10-18: 252 positiveWeek of 2024-10-18: 100 negativeWeek of 2024-10-25: 205 positiveWeek of 2024-10-25: 60 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 156 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 69 negativeWeek of 2024-11-08: 95 positiveWeek of 2024-11-08: 57 negativeWeek of 2024-11-15: 124 positiveWeek of 2024-11-15: 44 negativeWeek of 2024-11-22: 723 positiveWeek of 2024-11-22: 68 negativeWeek of 2024-11-29: 1,116 positiveWeek of 2024-11-29: 81 negativeWeek of 2024-12-06: 135 positiveWeek of 2024-12-06: 52 negativeWeek of 2024-12-13: 125 positiveWeek of 2024-12-13: 37 negativeWeek of 2024-12-20: 151 positiveWeek of 2024-12-20: 59 negativeWeek of 2024-12-27: 233 positiveWeek of 2024-12-27: 62 negativeWeek of 2025-01-03: 115 positiveWeek of 2025-01-03: 54 negativeWeek of 2025-01-10: 67 positiveWeek of 2025-01-10: 30 negativeWeek of 2025-01-17: 80 positiveWeek of 2025-01-17: 39 negativeWeek of 2025-01-24: 101 positiveWeek of 2025-01-24: 52 negativeWeek of 2025-01-31: 83 positiveWeek of 2025-01-31: 58 negativeWeek of 2025-02-07: 72 positiveWeek of 2025-02-07: 29 negativeWeek of 2025-02-14: 61 positiveWeek of 2025-02-14: 21 negativeWeek of 2025-02-21: 54 positiveWeek of 2025-02-21: 29 negativeWeek of 2025-02-28: 51 positiveWeek of 2025-02-28: 26 negativeWeek of 2025-03-07: 43 positiveWeek of 2025-03-07: 18 negativeWeek of 2025-03-14: 61 positiveWeek of 2025-03-14: 47 negativeWeek of 2025-03-21: 69 positiveWeek of 2025-03-21: 36 negativeWeek of 2025-03-28: 76 positiveWeek of 2025-03-28: 30 negativeWeek of 2025-04-04: 46 positiveWeek of 2025-04-04: 27 negativeWeek of 2025-04-11: 39 positiveWeek of 2025-04-11: 17 negativeWeek of 2025-04-18: 50 positiveWeek of 2025-04-18: 14 negativeWeek of 2025-04-25: 33 positiveWeek of 2025-04-25: 24 negativeWeek of 2025-05-02: 59 positiveWeek of 2025-05-02: 35 negativeWeek of 2025-05-09: 140 positiveWeek of 2025-05-09: 102 negativeWeek of 2025-05-16: 120 positiveWeek of 2025-05-16: 34 negativeWeek of 2025-05-23: 62 positiveWeek of 2025-05-23: 31 negativeWeek of 2025-05-30: 41 positiveWeek of 2025-05-30: 22 negativeWeek of 2025-06-06: 34 positiveWeek of 2025-06-06: 22 negativeWeek of 2025-06-13: 34 positiveWeek of 2025-06-13: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-06-20: 38 positiveWeek of 2025-06-20: 17 negativeWeek of 2025-06-27: 50 positiveWeek of 2025-06-27: 18 negativeWeek of 2025-07-04: 44 positiveWeek of 2025-07-04: 26 negativeWeek of 2025-07-11: 32 positiveWeek of 2025-07-11: 20 negativeWeek of 2025-07-18: 27 positiveWeek of 2025-07-18: 19 negativeWeek of 2025-07-25: 57 positiveWeek of 2025-07-25: 21 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2025-08-08: 40 positiveWeek of 2025-08-08: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-08-15: 34 positiveWeek of 2025-08-15: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-08-22: 29 positiveWeek of 2025-08-22: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-08-29: 27 positiveWeek of 2025-08-29: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-09-05: 32 positiveWeek of 2025-09-05: 15 negativeWeek of 2025-09-12: 31 positiveWeek of 2025-09-12: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-09-19: 55 positiveWeek of 2025-09-19: 43 negativeWeek of 2025-09-26: 48 positiveWeek of 2025-09-26: 26 negativeWeek of 2025-10-03: 30 positiveWeek of 2025-10-03: 26 negativeWeek of 2025-10-10: 45 positiveWeek of 2025-10-10: 26 negativeWeek of 2025-10-17: 28 positiveWeek of 2025-10-17: 25 negativeWeek of 2025-10-24: 26 positiveWeek of 2025-10-24: 16 negativeWeek of 2025-10-31: 68 positiveWeek of 2025-10-31: 34 negativeWeek of 2025-11-07: 66 positiveWeek of 2025-11-07: 21 negativeWeek of 2025-11-14: 26 positiveWeek of 2025-11-14: 19 negativeWeek of 2025-11-21: 95 positiveWeek of 2025-11-21: 17 negativeWeek of 2025-11-28: 57 positiveWeek of 2025-11-28: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-12-05: 61 positiveWeek of 2025-12-05: 54 negativeWeek of 2025-12-12: 102 positiveWeek of 2025-12-12: 57 negativeWeek of 2025-12-19: 91 positiveWeek of 2025-12-19: 51 negativeWeek of 2025-12-26: 96 positiveWeek of 2025-12-26: 51 negativeWeek of 2026-01-02: 58 positiveWeek of 2026-01-02: 33 negativeWeek of 2026-01-09: 34 positiveWeek of 2026-01-09: 20 negativeWeek of 2026-01-16: 45 positiveWeek of 2026-01-16: 28 negativeWeek of 2026-01-23: 56 positiveWeek of 2026-01-23: 26 negativeWeek of 2026-01-30: 67 positiveWeek of 2026-01-30: 21 negativeWeek of 2026-02-06: 33 positiveWeek of 2026-02-06: 21 negativeWeek of 2026-02-13: 32 positiveWeek of 2026-02-13: 13 negativeWeek of 2026-02-20: 39 positiveWeek of 2026-02-20: 19 negativeWeek of 2026-02-27: 26 positiveWeek of 2026-02-27: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-03-06: 42 positiveWeek of 2026-03-06: 20 negativeWeek of 2026-03-13: 26 positiveWeek of 2026-03-13: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-03-20: 34 positiveWeek of 2026-03-20: 17 negativeWeek of 2026-03-27: 35 positiveWeek of 2026-03-27: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-04-03: 57 positiveWeek of 2026-04-03: 22 negativeWeek of 2026-04-10: 97 positiveWeek of 2026-04-10: 57 negativeWeek of 2026-04-17: 77 positiveWeek of 2026-04-17: 26 negativeWeek of 2026-04-24: 50 positiveWeek of 2026-04-24: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-05-08: 23 positiveWeek of 2026-05-08: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-05-15: 30 positiveWeek of 2026-05-15: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-05-22: 20 positiveWeek of 2026-05-22: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-05-29: 18 positiveWeek of 2026-05-29: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-06-05: 25 positiveWeek of 2026-06-05: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-06-12: 51 positiveWeek of 2026-06-12: 21 negativeWeek of 2026-06-19: 70 positiveWeek of 2026-06-19: 44 negativeWeek of 2026-06-26: 78 positiveWeek of 2026-06-26: 52 negativeWeek of 2026-07-03: 70 positiveWeek of 2026-07-03: 22 negativeWeek of 2026-07-10: 49 positiveWeek of 2026-07-10: 21 negativeWeek of 2026-07-17: 20 positiveWeek of 2026-07-17: 17 negativeWeek of 2026-07-24: 32 positiveWeek of 2026-07-24: 20 negativeWeek of 2026-07-31: 48 positiveWeek of 2026-07-31: 32 negativeWeek of 2026-08-07: 33 positiveWeek of 2026-08-07: 16 negativeWeek of 2026-08-14: 6 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1.1k2802026-08-06 22:00 — 543 players2026-08-07 06:00 — 436 players2026-08-07 14:00 — 824 players2026-08-07 22:00 — 609 players2026-08-08 06:00 — 606 players2026-08-08 14:00 — 945 players2026-08-08 22:00 — 652 players2026-08-09 06:00 — 669 players2026-08-09 14:00 — 1,091 players2026-08-09 22:00 — 622 players2026-08-10 06:00 — 425 players2026-08-10 15:00 — 828 players2026-08-10 23:00 — 506 players2026-08-11 07:00 — 393 players2026-08-11 15:00 — 787 players2026-08-12 22:00 — 422 players2026-08-14 06:00 — 335 players2026-08-15 13:00 — 774 players2026-08-16 21:00 — 640 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 327 players2026-08-19 12:00 — 522 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 508 players2026-08-22 03:00 — 382 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 675 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 575 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 317 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 391 players2026-08-28 18:00 — 557 players2026-08-30 01:00 — 383 players2026-08-30 17:00 — 705 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$99.99$15.222022-06-102026-08-182022-06-10 — best price $99.992024-09-20 — best price $35.592024-10-06 — best price $44.992024-11-02 — best price $31.492024-11-28 — best price $30.232024-12-16 — best price $26.992025-01-05 — best price $33.062025-01-22 — best price $44.992025-02-08 — best price $27.992025-03-10 — best price $44.992025-03-26 — best price $31.492025-04-08 — best price $44.992025-04-22 — best price $31.492025-05-15 — best price $31.492025-06-03 — best price $33.062025-06-28 — best price $21.562025-07-15 — best price $24.062025-07-31 — best price $29.242025-08-21 — best price $22.432025-09-08 — best price $32.292025-10-01 — best price $25.492025-10-18 — best price $29.242025-11-04 — best price $44.992025-11-21 — best price $20.302025-12-06 — best price $44.992025-12-22 — best price $18.572026-01-13 — best price $37.322026-02-01 — best price $20.992026-03-03 — best price $26.992026-03-25 — best price $44.542026-04-10 — best price $16.712026-04-27 — best price $17.752026-05-20 — best price $19.982026-06-10 — best price $22.502026-06-25 — best price $17.502026-07-14 — best price $37.912026-07-30 — best price $44.992026-08-13 — best price $17.782026-08-18 — best price $18.95
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

463802026-05-17 — 122 pageviews2026-05-20 — 117 pageviews2026-05-23 — 90 pageviews2026-05-26 — 101 pageviews2026-05-29 — 110 pageviews2026-06-01 — 142 pageviews2026-06-04 — 119 pageviews2026-06-07 — 126 pageviews2026-06-10 — 113 pageviews2026-06-13 — 100 pageviews2026-06-16 — 154 pageviews2026-06-19 — 97 pageviews2026-06-22 — 130 pageviews2026-06-25 — 234 pageviews2026-06-28 — 185 pageviews2026-07-01 — 413 pageviews2026-07-04 — 177 pageviews2026-07-07 — 181 pageviews2026-07-10 — 152 pageviews2026-07-13 — 163 pageviews2026-07-16 — 140 pageviews2026-07-19 — 150 pageviews2026-07-22 — 130 pageviews2026-07-25 — 141 pageviews2026-07-28 — 158 pageviews2026-07-31 — 100 pageviews2026-08-03 — 187 pageviews2026-08-06 — 107 pageviews2026-08-09 — 127 pageviews2026-08-12 — 97 pageviews2026-08-15 — 110 pageviews2026-08-18 — 101 pageviews2026-08-21 — 123 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

4902026-08-26 19:15 — 0 viewers2026-08-26 21:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 01:34 — 45 viewers2026-08-27 04:34 — 18 viewers2026-08-27 07:33 — 1 viewers2026-08-27 10:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 13:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 16:34 — 9 viewers2026-08-27 19:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 23:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-28 02:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-28 05:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 08:34 — 2 viewers2026-08-28 11:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-28 14:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 17:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 20:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 23:34 — 5 viewers2026-08-29 02:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 05:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 08:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 11:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 14:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-29 17:34 — 5 viewers2026-08-29 21:34 — 7 viewers2026-08-30 00:34 — 32 viewers2026-08-30 03:34 — 2 viewers2026-08-30 06:34 — 2 viewers2026-08-30 09:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 12:34 — 3 viewers2026-08-30 15:34 — 2 viewers2026-08-30 17:34 — 2 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
77.4%
earned "The End is Just the Beginning"
10%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam WorkshopAdjustable Text SizeCustom Volume ControlsAdjustable DifficultyDualShock Controller SupportDualShock Controller Support3 DLC

13 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Turkish…

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)7,1210%79
Windows (Xbox)4,9810%79
PS5 (PlayStation)5211%80

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

SequelStrategySurvivalSteampunkManagementSimulationAtmosphericCity BuilderSingleplayerBase-Building

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Recent updates

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