Brutal strategy game Frostpunk is being completely rebuilt and relaunched

Among a crowded strategy genre, dominated by giants like Civilization 7, Stellaris, and Age of Empires 4, Frostpunk remains unique. Rather than a sprawling, epochs-old society, you’re in charge of a single, tiny settlement, and a mere handful of settlers. You don’t build up and outward. You pour all of your efforts into maintaining a single, life-giving town center. In Cities Skylines 2, success means skyscrapers, road networks, mass industry. In Frostpunk, it means having enough wood to last through the winter. Frostpunk 2 may have taken the spotlight, but 11 bit hasn’t forgotten about the 2018 original. In fact, the studio is rebuilding the entire game from the bottom up. This is Frostpunk 1886. Continue reading Brutal strategy game Frostpunk is being completely rebuilt and relaunched MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best strategy games, Best survival games, Best city-building games

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Brutal strategy game Frostpunk is being completely rebuilt and relaunched
Brutal strategy game Frostpunk is being completely rebuilt and relaunched

Among a crowded strategy genre, dominated by giants like Civilization 7, Stellaris, and Age of Empires 4, Frostpunk remains unique. Rather than a sprawling, epochs-old society, you’re in charge of a single, tiny settlement, and a mere handful of settlers. You don’t build up and outward. You pour all of your efforts into maintaining a single, life-giving town center. In Cities Skylines 2, success means skyscrapers, road networks, mass industry. In Frostpunk, it means having enough wood to last through the winter. Frostpunk 2 may have taken the spotlight, but 11 bit hasn’t forgotten about the 2018 original. In fact, the studio is rebuilding the entire game from the bottom up. This is Frostpunk 1886.

MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best strategy games, Best survival games, Best city-building games