Frostpunk

Survival city builder where heat, resources, and laws decide lives

11 bit studios · Released Apr 24, 2018

Reviews: Very Positive; 93% of 138K
Recent reviews: Very Positive; 93% of 465 in 30 days
Playing now: 1,657; right now
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update: 11 months ago; Oct 20, 2025

What is Frostpunk?

A single-player survival city builder set in a frozen, steam-powered world. You construct the last city on Earth, manage heat, food, resources, workers, health, hope, and discontent, pass laws, and send expeditions beyond the settlement. It includes story scenarios and an Endless Mode.

For you if...

+you enjoy optimizing heat, labor, and scarce resources
+you want hard survival scenarios with consequential choices
+you like replaying scenarios to refine your strategy

Not for you if...

−you want multiplayer or cooperative city building
−you prefer forgiving management with minimal resource pressure

What players say

93% of 137,509 reviews are positive · 93% of 465 in the last 30 days

Players praise the frozen setting, music, moral decisions, and satisfaction of surviving a crisis. The most common complaint is that limited guidance and scripted setbacks make early attempts feel like trial and error, often ending in a full restart.

Screenshots and trailer

Frostpunk system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: Windows 7/8/10 64-bit
Processor: 3.2 GHz Dual Core Processor
Graphics: GeForce GTX 660, Radeon R7 370 or equivalent with 2 GB of video RAM
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Storage: 8 GB available space
DirectX: Version 11
Notes: Please make sure that you have the latest VC package installed, and - if you're using Windows 7 or 8 - that you have the KB4019990 update applied.

OS: Windows 7/8/10 64-bit
Processor: 3.2 GHz Quad Core Processor
Graphics: GeForce 970, Radeon RX 580 or equivalent with 4GB of video RAM
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Storage: 8 GB available space
DirectX: Version 11
Notes: Please make sure that you have the latest VC package installed, and - if you're using Windows 7 or 8 - that you have the KB4019990 update applied.

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 115
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Age rating: 17+

Steam Deck: Playable

Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
External controllers are not supported for the primary player

Multiplayer and co-op

Single-player

Languages

Full audio: English. Text only: French, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Portuguese - Brazil, Turkish, Italian, Japanese, Korean.