It wasn’t long ago that the city-building genre was more relaxed—a tame experience overall that felt like it was meant to ease new players into the strategy genre as a whole. But then titles such as Banished launched and took the genre by storm, creating a subgenre that melded survival with city-building for a more hardcore experience. Then, along came Frostpunk. It ramped up the core mechanics of the survival city-building genre tenfold. Now, we’re about to dive into Frostpunk 2 this year. Here’s everything we know about Frostpunk 2!
What is Frostpunk 2?
Frostpunk 2 is a survival city-building strategy game set 30 years after the first title, in which an apocalyptic winter takes hold of the planet and won’t release its grip. As humanity struggles to survive in settlements across the world, utilizing coal and oil to power heating mechanisms and generators, the world worsens, and people become desperate.
As in the first game, Frostpunk 2 will heavily focus on morals. Will you provide equality for your citizens? Will you force children to work instead of investing time in classrooms? Do your citizens deserve full rations after a hard day at work? You must decide how best to guide your civilization through the end times, even if that means upsetting a few groups along the way.
Do We Know the Frostpunk 2 Release Date?
Following a few delays during development, 11 bit studios finally unveiled the official release date of Frostpunk 2 as September 20. At the time of this writing, we’re just a few weeks away from the game’s launch.
If you’re a fan of the previous title, this new iteration promises completely overhauled gameplay. It continues the story of the world’s end as we know it during a winter apocalypse!
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What Are the Frostpunk 2 System Requirements
While certainly not the most demanding genre in gaming, strategy does have its exceptions. Frostpunk 2 is a genuinely gorgeous, albeit bleak, game that pushes the genre’s envelope. But based on its system requirements, you should have no trouble running the game on current hardware norms.
Minimum System Requirements
- OS: Windows 10/11 (64-bit)
- Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 / Intel Core i5 2.5 GHz
- Graphics: AMD RX 550 4 GB / Nvidia GTX 1050 Ti 4 GB / Intel ARC A310 4 GB
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- DirectX: Version 12
- Storage: 30 GB (SSD Required)
Recommended System Requirements
- OS: Windows 10/11 (64-bit)
- Processor: AMD Ryzen 7 / Intel Core i7 2.8 Ghz
- Graphics: AMD RX 5700 8 GB / Nvidia 2060 Super RTX 8 GB / Intel ARC A770 8 GB
- Memory: 16 GB RAM
- DirectX: Version 12
- Storage: 30 GB (SSD Required)
What Platforms is Frostpunk 2 Releasing On?
It’s uncommon for a strategy game to launch simultaneously on PC and consoles, but Frostpunk 2 aims to reach as broad an audience as possible in September. Here’s what platforms you can play Frostpunk 2 on at launch:
- PC
- PlayStation 5
- Xbox Series X|S
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