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Frostpunk

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

11 bit studios · Released Apr 24, 2018

SimulationStrategy

Reviews
Very Positive
92% of 120K
Recent reviews
Very Positive
92% of 507 in 30 days
Players
2,582
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
1 year ago
Oct 20, 2025
Minimum PC
GeForce GTX 660
4 GB RAM · 8 GB disk
Full requirements

Metacritic: 84/100 (critic reviews)

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

92% of 119,798 reviews are positive · 92% of 507 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.

Players over time

▲ +26% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 2,582 players on Nov 7, 2026.

Show the data
DayPlayers
Nov 7, 20262,582
Nov 6, 20261,934
Nov 5, 20261,787
Nov 4, 20261,718
Nov 3, 20261,348
Nov 2, 20261,105
Nov 1, 20261,385
Oct 31, 20261,376
Oct 30, 20261,089
Oct 29, 20261,078
Oct 28, 20261,164
Oct 27, 20261,072
Oct 26, 20261,153
Oct 25, 20261,466
Oct 24, 20261,204
Oct 23, 20261,034
Oct 22, 2026989
Oct 21, 20261,037
Oct 20, 20261,018
Oct 19, 20261,043
Oct 18, 20261,326
Oct 17, 20261,226
Oct 16, 2026999
Oct 15, 20261,021
Oct 14, 2026967
Oct 13, 20261,117
Oct 12, 20261,193
Oct 11, 20261,440
Oct 10, 20261,295
Oct 9, 20261,265
Oct 8, 20261,265
Oct 7, 20261,317
Oct 6, 20261,341
Oct 5, 20261,407
Oct 4, 20261,515
Oct 3, 20261,362
Oct 2, 20261,072
Oct 1, 20261,102
Sep 30, 20261,010
Sep 29, 20261,120
Sep 28, 20261,216
Sep 27, 20261,390
Sep 26, 20261,352
Sep 25, 20261,253
Sep 24, 20261,095
Sep 23, 20261,657
Sep 23, 20261,094
Sep 22, 20261,074
Sep 21, 20261,897

How many players finish Frostpunk?

41% of Steam players have unlocked «Leader», the achievement for finishing the main story.

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Screenshots and trailer

Frostpunk screenshot 1

Frostpunk system requirements

Minimum: GeForce GTX 660, 4 GB RAM, 8 GB of disk space.

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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.

Recommended

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.

Does Frostpunk have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Does Frostpunk run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

  • 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

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
115
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Age rating
17+
Languages
Full audio: English. Text only: French, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Portuguese - Brazil, Turkish, Italian, Japanese, Korean.

Does Frostpunk use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Nov 6, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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Recent updates

7 DLC available.

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