Frostpunk 2 Review: 50 Ratings, Pros and Cons

The many mechanics are tied together perfectly well and are relatively easy to understand.
The game is very immersive, with great music and thematic OSTs.
Each frame is very cinematic, and the UI is incredibly well-designed.
It provides tough choices, with each one having consequences.
The game seamlessly transitions from the world map to the individual cities.
Challenging gameplay with surprising amounts of replayability.

Scale & atmosphere
Gorgeous visuals and soundtrack
Impressive systems
Choices and consequences

Articulated, intriguing and impactful campaign mode
Mechanisms of decisions and factions
Utopia mode that makes the game almost infinite
Sublime artistic and sound sharing...

The voting system and technological advances add a certain depth.
Being able to create colonies gives you more strategic options for assembling supply chains.
The complicated decisions continue.
The campaign presents you well with all the new mechanics and they are also well explained in the tutorials section.

A truly enjoyable and dramatic story;
Well-stratified and sensational political system;
There will be many choices to make;
A new dimension compared to the first...
Fun gameplay with a well-placed user interface.

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Excellent story mode that teaches gameplay thoroughly
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Factions add a challenging political layer to the city building
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Clear communication around resource management

Excellent presentation
Compelling gameplay
Faction and zeitgeist system is interesting

Good set-up
difficult
interesting gameplay systems
gripping story
replayable
deep and rewarding

Political system is excellent
District planning and building works well
Resource management feels critical to success
Campaign and Utopia Builder offers replay value

Breathtaking visuals
Replayable story mode
Hard choices and diplomacy-centric gameplay
Fantastic soundtrack

Looks amazing
Deep and challenging
Addictive city building
Lots of replay value
Beautiful musical score

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The political system is very complex.
So many difficult choices
How much more brutal

Larger scale which introduces new conflicts and sometimes higher stakes
Council Hall leads to intriguing drama and intertwined interests
Excellent visual style and presentation
Compelling cause and effect situations, combined with the dismal Frostpunk atmosphere we know and love

Bigger scale than the first game
New interesting ideas

Great storytelling aspect
Exciting balancing act in the gameplay
Can be nice and challenging at higher difficulties
Utopia mode is great
Little bits of writing are appreciated

... if you like the Frostpunk/Banished/Endzone formula.
... you like dystopian worlds.
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Considerably expanded world thanks to the Frost break.
Deep political system
Challenging moral dilemmas
More refined resource management
Decisions with a lasting impact
Impressive immersive atmosphere

The fantastic artistic design creates a captivating dystopian atmosphere.
Innovative gameplay with immense appeal.
Highly tense political decision-making process with competing factions
Invites to experiment and allows for many creative strategies.
Announced mod editor

Very immersive narrative component
Deep and layered management gameplay
Each game element represents a significant advancement compared to its predecessor.

A great atmosphere and a wonderful variety of situations and choices, each more challenging than the last.
Great mix of genres, featuring a complete system of city management and construction.
Its artistic and sound aspects are carefully crafted down to the smallest detail.

Subtitled in Brazilian Portuguese
Political, ethical, and moral questions are even more stimulating.
Enhanced audiovisual since the first title

Compelling blend of city building and society survival elements
Evolves the original's formula in an interesting new direction
Factions react to your leadership
Larger scale requires planning on multiple fronts
Succesfully overcoming crises always feels rewarding

It remains unique in its kind
The inclusion of politics mixed with survival is a total success.
It fully maintains the post-apocalyptic essence of the original.
The limited margin of maneuver in decisions means that you weigh every move.

Engaging gameplay
Beautifully crafted world
Meaningful choices

More accessible
Bigger
Fantastic setting

Campaign mode features a layered story and impressive world
New district and faction features build on the foundations of the original Frostpunk
Impactful story choices and deep strategic challenges
Beautifully detailed visuals

Gameplay expanded compared to the previous chapter
I share a strong technical and artistic compartment.
He conveys very well the constant feeling of threat from a hostile world.
The weight of his own choices is felt...

Campaign functioning as a tutorial...
Overview of rules with free text search...
Four levels of difficulty; the lowest one greatly reduces the negative consequences.
Color coding for the construction screen and filter series
Elegant interface for problematic areas (black track dripping down)
Campaign with narrative arc and seven cards for sandbox mode
A variety of gear mechanisms around production, protection against the cold, and exploration.
Factions create a narrative context for votes on laws and research.
Interesting story about the Steampunk world in the ice apocalypse.
Texts of mainly atmospheric events, derived concretely from the action of the game, including important decisions for gameplay.
Modest system requirements with lower graphic settings...
Seamless zoom from world map to 3D graphics
Icy sound atmosphere
Speaker announcements tailored to gameplay and sometimes amusing
Translation in English:
Translation of German text
Dramatic orchestral music

There is already a very successful framework on which the game is based, which makes it good right from the start.
Expansion of the world
The intense introduction of political management
Visually and musically impressive

A well thought out management game
A top social dimension
Well-balanced difficulty

An expanded sequel
More approachable
Highly dynamic campaign
Lots of democracy options

Tough but rewarding gameplay
Positive evolution of the franchise
Tense music

Complex game
Different factions ensure great replayability.
High level of difficulty