Frostpunk

GameWatcherMarcello Perricone

9/10

Frostpunk is definitely one of the most engaging strategy games around, and one that deserves to be experienced.

TheSixthAxisJason Coles

9/10

Frostpunk is a horrifyingly playable post-apocalyptic survival game that demands more out of you than most games ever could. Each decision and each sacrifice you make is hard on your city and on you. There are so many impossible choices and no win situations that the game is almost hard to play, but it’s so compelling that you will be unable to step away from it. The only real negative is the sheer overwhelming nature of the world the game is set in, and really that is more of a compliment to the designers than anything else. Frostpunk is a truly harrowing game in the best possible way and one...

GamingBoltRavi Sinha

9/10

Frostpunk is a captivating experience, whether you're seeking an emotionally effective story or a solid city-building survival game. Even with all the despair, each decision feels like it matters and had weight.

TechRaptorDon Parsons

8.5/10

Frostpunk is a compelling experience with a smart and interesting take on the genre that might not have the emotional punch you were looking for.

DestructoidPatrick Hancock

8.5/10

Frostpunk is such a bizarre game. Playing through it mechanically and logistically leads to a relatively standard resource manager. However, by investing yourself in the town and the people within it, you allow in the crushing weight of the decisions you’ll have to make and the emotional consequences that follow. They may not be affecting real people, but treating it as such is what this game is all about. It’s an emotional roller coaster that will likely leave you more defeated after “winning” than when you first started, and that is incredible.

GameSpotAlessandro Barbosa

8/10

Victory, no matter the cost.

VGChartzJacob James

8/10

A brutal game where every choice comes at a price.11 Bit Studios brings its bleak and frozen city-building/survival game to consoles, with all its micromanagement glory. Frostpunk: [...]

Gamers HeroesJohnny Hurricane

80/100

Frostpunk is not for the faint of heart. However, if you think you can handle the stressful job of being a leader, you can easily lose a couple of nights to the game.

ShackNewsBrittany Vincent

8/10

Frostpunk is a unique take on city-building and crisis management that manages to make you care about the simulated humans that make up your workforce and citizenry in a way that other games in the genre don't. Each person is an integral cog in the machine that keeps your city warm and alive and managing their needs along with the resources that you require made for a frantic and rewarding experience. The game does lose a bit of its luster after you beat the main scenario, but the two additional stories do put what you learned to the test. I'm eager to see what new situations 11 Bit Studios ad...

GameSpewChris McMullen

8/10

If doom and gloom isn’t your thing then Frostpunk won’t appeal and you’re better off with a less misery-drenched city-builder such as the excellent Cities: Skylines. But if you’re a sucker for the punishing post-apocalyptic (and this game can certainly dish it out) then Frostpunk‘s bleak winter wonderland will keep you hooked, turning you into a horrible, horrible person in the process.

GamepurAidan O'Brien

0/10

Frostpunk is a carefully balanced, tightly focused and deeply considered game. No sacrifices to its primary aim have been made, no areas of bloated design have been permitted. The focus is always on the idea of surviving, and the physical and emotional cost that this can have in a hard and unforgiving environment. It is a game that challenges you to consider your humanity, and weigh carefully the fate of those who trust you. It is also a game that rewards experimentation in different playthro...

StartMenuDan Baker

Unscored

It’s a dark game where few decisions are good, and survival is a tenuous proposition. Yet despite being set in a frozen wasteland, it’s the freshest take on the survival city builder I’ve seen in a long time. Whether you like city builders or not, Frostpunk will give you a lot to sink your teeth into, not sticking with the traditional values they are built on. Its performance could be improved however, slight freezes and the rare but infuriating crash can ruin quite a bit of work.