Frostpunk 2 on PS5 was sent my way by the fine folks over at 11 Bit Studios, and I have to say, it is greatly appreciated. As a huge fan of the first Frostpunk, getting the chance to play this before release was a special treat.
Fans of the original will already know how it plays out, and it does continue the story of the first game. Now that you have saved your people, you are old, and the torch, so to speak, must be passed on. Things aren’t going great 30 years after the “great storm,” but your people are alive. Now it is up to someone else to expand the resources and keep the people alive.
The campaign consists of 5 chapters, which basically act as a tutorial for the real challenge of Frostpunk 2, which is the Utopia Builder. The game will even tell you when you try to play that it recommends playing the story first.
The actual gameplay is a bit different from the first one. For example, you no longer build individual buildings; you build districts, such as for housing or food, etc. At first, I didn’t like this, but after an hour or two, I realized this really freed me up to bite into the political and law systems.
These new systems take center stage in a lot of areas; for example, you can now pass entire edicts to change how your people behave or how they work. It will also improve your standing with the different factions within the game. Don’t ignore these factions, or you will find yourself out of a job and lose the game. Even one being too upset with you can have devastating consequences.
Another great piece of advice that it took me longer to notice than I would like to admit: if you think you have enough of anything, produce more of it. While you could get away with producing slightly more than was needed in the past, this won’t fly here. One snowstorm can ruin the entire run when it brings your economy to a crashing halt.
The one thing to touch on is how the game functions. Well, at first I was actually disappointed, there were some issues with the controls and cut scenes that made the game awful to play. These issues were sorted out well before release, however. This actually doesn’t surrpise me because 11 Bit Studios has always been solid about fixing issues. Frostpunk 2 is on my list of games I will be playing for a long time to come. 8/10, and well worth the wait. Best wishes, and may the gaming gods bring you glory.
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