Frostpunk

Product Features

Frostpunk distinguishes itself through its unique blend of city-building and social management in a desperate survival setting. The core gameplay revolves around maintaining a heat-generating generator that keeps citizens alive in the extreme cold. Players must carefully balance coal consumption with other vital resources while expanding their city's infrastructure through concentric rings around this central lifeline. The social management system forces players to make morally challenging decisions that affect their society's development. Laws and policies can be enacted to help survival, but each comes with social consequences. Players might choose between child labor to increase workforce or schools to maintain hope, or decide between harsh authoritarian control versus democratic principles, with each choice affecting citizens' hope and discontent levels. Resource management becomes increasingly complex as the temperature drops and citizens' needs grow. Players must coordinate expeditions to gather resources, rescue survivors, and explore the frozen wasteland. The game's economy system requires careful management of coal, wood, steel, and food, while also considering medical supplies and steam cores for advanced buildings. Weather plays a crucial role in gameplay, with temperature drops forcing players to adapt their strategies rapidly. The dynamic weather system creates intense moments where players must choose between pushing workers harder in dangerous conditions or risking resource shortages. Storm events test players' preparation and resource management skills to their limits. The campaign structure presents various scenarios, each with unique challenges and narrative elements. From establishing the first city to facing specific crisis events, each scenario offers different starting conditions and objectives. The narrative unfolds through discoveries made by expeditions, survivor stories, and the consequences of player choices, creating a rich, atmospheric experience that combines survival gameplay with compelling storytelling.