Matt Purslow is IGN's UK News and Entertainment Writer.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. Originally launched on PC, it has since come to consoles, and this year saw all three expansions made available for PS4 and Xbox One. The original Frostpunk is a critical darling, having received a glowing 9/10 review from us, and been nominated for a BAFTA. If you've never played Frostpunk and would like to see what it's all about, it can be played for free on Steam this weekend, from August 12 to 16.

Behind him are a bank of oil pumpjacks, indicating the change from coal to oil as the focus of Frostpunk 2's resource management layer.įrostpunk 2 will be available on Steam, GOG, and Epic Games Store, and can be wishlisted now. But most importantly, it adds a new layer that is present in many aspects of the game - be it politics, be it society, be it technological progress - the conflict between humans and their nature”.Ī new cinematic trailer reminds us all of the brutal methods of survival and society that was seen in the original, with a man left to freeze to death beyond the city limits, his chest painted in blood with the word 'liar'.

'Frostpunk 2 builds on the conflicts of its predecessor - survival vs human values, life vs the arctic frost.

“What players should expect is a wide universe of choices, freedom to shape the society and the city however they see fit - and reap the consequences,' said Frostpunk 2's co-director, Jakub Stokalski, in a press release.

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