Itll be on PC Game Pass from day one
Its been coming up on three years sinceFrostpunk 2was revealed asa full-blown sequel to the frosty survival city-management game, which itself turns six years old (!!)
next month.
After we finally got a proper look at 11 bit Studios' beautifully brutal follow-up last year, we now know when well be able to brave the unforgiving tundra and the nightmarish climate of, uh, July?
Frostpunk 2s release date has been revealed as July 25th this year, putting it just shy of the actual three-year mark from reveal to release.
In its date reveal trailer, shown during todays Xbox Partner Preview event, we were given a further glimpse of the way thatyour fellow humans will become the primary threat to your survival, rather than the unforgiving weather outside (though no doubt therell be plenty of that to deal with, too).
With factions such as the survivalist Icebloods and progression-driven Technocrats demanding different things of your city, youll have to juggle their wants against the needs of your citizens as you expand through a tech tree of possible advancements and laws, from managing worker shifts to dealing with your inhabitants waste.
Of course, theres no pleasing everyone, so prepare to deal with protests and choose how harshly you gotta act to get to bring your opposition into line - risking further outrage if you do.
Frostpunk 2 is set three decades after the original game, and aims to expand the scale of its survival sim by having you manage entire districts in comparison to the originals singular buildings.
In-game time, too, will stretch out over a wider canvas, going by in weeks and months rather than just days.
With thesteady foundationof the firstFrostpunkbelow, it sounds like Frostpunk 2 is aiming to build some ambitious new ideas on top.
Well all be able to see how we fare for ourselves when it arrives on Steam and PC Game Pass from day one in July.
