Frostpunk

Buy93%

Very Positive · 138k player reviews · High confidence

Yes, worth buying.

11 bit studios · City Builder · Apr 24, 2018

Player review score
93%
Very Positive
Price
$5.99−80%
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
115
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
12
Full audio1 of 12
Subtitles12 of 12

Should I buy Frostpunk?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 120 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story: 66 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Difficulty: 39 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Crashes: 9 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Performance: 7 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Accessibility: 4 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 138k player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
42% of themes are praise33% are divided25% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
120 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The DLCs also change up the gameplay a lot, including providing a beautiful and refreshing visual overhaul for The Last Autumn.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
66 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
There's usually great hidden consequences for a lot of the choices in the game, like whether you let a citizen break the rules or not, which often leads to branching story arcs that can be resolved in different ways.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
39 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I felt really satisfied completing the game on Normal, and there's harder difficulties available which is great for fans - I always get frustrated when I enjoy a game but even the hardest difficulty feels a bit too easy.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
33 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The soundtrack ramps up masterfully to match the intense stress near the end of a run, though it can get a bit repetitive after multiple playthroughs.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
25 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The graphics are beautiful, and the level of detail in every environment, building, and animation is remarkable.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay120 reviews
Story66 reviews
Difficulty39 reviews
Audio33 reviews
Graphics25 reviews
Divided opinion
Monetization
80% still recommend
Optimization
80% still recommend
Interface
50% still recommend
Steam Deck
75% still recommend
Players complain
Crashes
44% still recommend
Performance
71% still recommend
Accessibility
75% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

Steam lists no controller support.

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Remote Play on Phone
  • Remote Play on Tablet
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Trading Cards

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

On sale, not the lowest
$5.99$29.99−80%

The lowest we've tracked is $2.99.

9 points recordedtoday · $5.99

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