Frozen Synapse
Turn-based squad tactics built around predicting your opponent's next move
Mode 7 · Released May 26, 2011
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 89% of 1,122
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 2
- daily peak, Nov 1, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Unsupported
- Last update on Steam
- 8 years ago
- Mar 2, 2018
Metacritic: 85/100 (critic reviews)
What is Frozen Synapse?
A top-down tactics game set in a near-future cyberpunk world. You plot and test a squad's orders before both sides act simultaneously. Play spans a mission-based single-player campaign, generated skirmishes, and competitive multiplayer matches.
For you if...
- +you enjoy methodical positioning rather than reflex-based combat
- +you want asynchronous matches against other players
Not for you if...
- −you dislike fine-tuning individual soldiers' movements and orders
What players say
89% of 1,122 reviews are positive
Players praise the tactical depth and electronic soundtrack. Recent reviewers report login and account-recovery problems, along with unanswered support requests.
Screenshots and trailer
Frozen Synapse system requirements
Minimum: Netbook integrated, 0.5 GB RAM, 0.2 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Frozen Synapse?
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- OS
- Windows XP, Vista, 7
- Processor
- 1.6 GHz
- Graphics
- Netbook integrated graphics
- Memory
- 512 MB
- Storage
- 220 MB
Does Frozen Synapse have co-op or multiplayer?
Yes: multiplayer (mode not specified). It also has a single-player mode.
Does Frozen Synapse run on Steam Deck?
Unsupported No: Valve rates it Unsupported on Steam Deck.
- Not supported on SteamOS
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Achievements
- 16
- Steam features
- Family Sharing, Trading cards
- Languages
- Text only: English.
Does Frozen Synapse 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 Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
Tags
- Strategy
- Turn-Based
- Tactical
- Indie
- Asynchronous Multiplayer
- Great Soundtrack
- Cyberpunk
- Multiplayer
- Turn-Based Strategy
- Sci-fi
- Top-Down
- Competitive
- Singleplayer
- Addictive
- Difficult
- Chess
Recent updates
- Mar 2, 2018 · Frozen Synapse 2 update
- Mar 2, 2018 · Frozen Synapse 2 update
- Jan 12, 2017 · Frozen Synapse Update #35
- Jan 12, 2017 · Frozen Synapse Update #35
- Jun 3, 2016 · Frozen Synapse 2 Dev Update #1: Incursions
2 DLC available.
