You'll have your encampment which you have to build, develop and fortify. For future updates on Frostpunk 2, stick with us here on Shacknews.It goes without saying this is very much pure speculation, but I get the feeling that Frostpunk 2 has been inspired quite a bit by Mad Max 2, but in a frozen wasteland setting. In celebration of the announcement, Frostpunk will be free for all users on Steam from August 12-16. What we aim to deliver to players is an experience that goes vastly beyond that of the original Frostpunk,” said Jakub Stokalski, Frostpunk 2 Co-Director.įrostpunk 2 is currently in development, and does not have a release window. Our ambition is to do more than a straight-up sequel. “We have more manpower available to focus on all aspects of the game from the scale and the production value, to the quality of UX. The team at 11 Bit Studios has grown a good amount since when it was working on the previous game, which it says will help it increase the scope of Frostpunk 2. The description provided by 11 Bit Studios sets the course for a new story direction in Frostpunk 2. However, change does not come easily, and not everyone in this new multi-layered society will welcome this new direction,” they continue. “After the age of coal, conquering Frostland for the oil extraction industry is expected to be the new salvation of what’s left of humanity. “Players are once again tasked with playing as the leader of a resource-hungry metropolis where the expansion and search for new sources of power is an unavoidable reality,” the developers say in their announcement. Now, developer 11 Bit Studios is looking to expand upon that universe, as the studio has announced Frostpunk 2.ġ1 Bit Studios announced Frostpunk 2 in a press release on August 12, 2021. Set in an alternate version of the 19th century, the game tasked players with navigating and raising a society through a volcanic winter. Frostpunk introduced players to a new universe of city-building and survival back in 2018.

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