Summary
Frostpunk 2has rolled out a major free update that adds tons of new content, ranging from a new map to improved visuals. It is the first big update forFrostpunk 2since the game’s release on PC on July 21, 2025.
Building upon the success of 2018’sFrostpunk, the sequel developed by 11 Bit Studios was met with a positive critical reception, with an average rating of 85 on OpenCritic.Frostpunk 2also experienced remarkable sales at launch, recouping its total budget within four days. While the city-builder got off to a great start engagement-wise on Steam, roping in a peak concurrent player count of over 35K, this number dwindled steadily to under 1K by February 2025. To put things into context, this drop took the game’s Steam player engagement to below that of its predecessor, whose peak concurrent player count still averages above 2K on most days even after seven years. In a bid to remedy this, the devs recently shipped a brand-new update forFrostpunk 2players.
On May 8, another milestone on theFrostpunk 2developers' content roadmapwas reached, with the arrival of afree updatechock-full of fresh content. First off, there’s a new map named “The Pit” available in the game’s Utopia Builder mode, which the player can either choose as the starting location or can use as a Frostland colonization site. New Tales have also been added, offering the player a chance to unlock the Monument Hub and decorate their city. Moreover, the Generator UI has received a makeover and a new Heatmap View has been incorporated into a new gameplay change that lets the player manage heat locally for each district. The way players manage the heat would lead to unique reactions from the residents, from praise to protests.
MakingFrostpunk 2’s survival experiencesuitable for a wider range of players, the new Serenity Mode has been introduced, which dials down the game’s difficulty with better weather conditions, plentiful resources, shorter whiteouts, and the omission of Fervour System. The update also brings fresh additions to the game’s Idea Tree and laws, with nine new research topics, two new buildings, three rebalanced technologies, and more. Furthermore, a bunch of visual upgrades have been made to areas affecting the game’s population density, building visibility, and roadfinding. Finally, Frostkit 1.0, the game’s official modding tool, has also been made available to the community.
Although these features should keep players on PC busy for the foreseeable future, fans on other platforms will be eagerly waiting to dive into the game’s city-building scenarios soon. As previously confirmed by 11 Bit Studios,Frostpunk 2is expected to hit PS5 and Xbox Series X/Sin Summer 2025.
Frostpunk 2
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The game takes place 30 years after the apocalyptic blizzard that has taken place in Frostpunk. Earth is still overwhelmed by the neverending frost and harsh, icy climate. You play as the leader of a resource-hungry metropolis where expansion and internal conflicts are an unavoidable reality. It’s up to you to make decisions about your City’s future and face their consequences.In Frostpunk 2 you can build your City on a new scale by creating entire districts with different purposes. Make sure that all parts of the City work well together as well as research technologies that will set the direction for your citizens’ progress.THE CITY MUST NOT FALL “Frostpunk 2 is still a game about the City and its society,” states Jakub Stokalski, game Co-Director and Design Director at 11 bit studios. “But inner turmoils, sparked by rising social differences, mean that players will be facing new kinds of threats. We use a post-apocalyptic setup to tell a meaningful story about human ambition. Because ultimately, what can end us is not nature itself – it’s human nature.”NAVIGATE BETWEEN FACTIONS AS A STEWARD As the City grows, creating and passing new laws becomes a more complex matter. The people slowly divide into factions with different, often contradictory visions of the future. The Council is a place where these ideas clash, sometimes violently. It’s your role as a Steward to ensure that the city will not fall because of those conflicts. Manage emerging crises while at the same time steering humanity towards a new destiny.
