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2020-07-19 10h 33m First Time
Very cool game. Good UI, great atmosphere, a ton of content and options. Beat the main story on the third try- knowing what's coming really helps guide decisions. Super fun though, and i'm glad there are a lot of map options.
DLC, etc.
2026-05-08 17h 36m DLC
Played all the base scenarios and some of the DLC (The Last Autumn). I had forgotten how well this game flows. City builders can get bogged down in minutia, but Frostpunk manages to strike the perfect balance between micro (managing work assignments) and macro (developing your economy, building buildings). Mix that with some tough narrative choices and general resource management and you've got a heck of a time. There's great variation between the scenarios, too. They each require different priorities and brought a good mix of mechanics to each outing. There's nothing that makes me feel quite as hopeless as my already suffering population staring down the barrel of more temperature drops. Enjoyed every minute of it.