Coal is the most important because without it there is no heat and without heat everyone will freeze to death. Faster methods of gathering resources should be researched and there are just enough resources on the map to help you get to this point. Workers can be assigned to collect resources but they will only work during the day because at night it is too cold. Resources are crucial in keeping the city and the people alive and this involves the collection of charcoal, wood and steel. A misstep in the wrong direction can come back to haunt you later. It’s the time factor that keeps you from rushing through this and the next, and even though there is an option to speed up time, I soon found out that it wasn’t always the best thing to do because it there is so much to watch out for. The clock is literally ticking in Frostpunk, time is running out as the temperature cools and people’s needs change. It all sounds simple enough, but Frostpunk can sound brutal.
Survivors need food, health care, shelter, resources and most of all hope. Once this is established early on, the game becomes a continuous race against time. Why they would head north is a bit confusing, surely it’s colder in the north? This is when the action of the game begins.Įverything in Frostpunk is affected by the weather, so the main goal is to keep the townspeople alive with the heat.
Deciding that it’s not a good idea to stay in London, the city’s survivors head north to establish New London. The game follows the story of the people of London as they leave the city after catastrophic climate change, an ice age that devastates everyone. This is not your usual city builder, it is not about building luxury housing or beautifying streets dotted with parks and libraries, it is about the survival of mankind and deciding what kind of leader you want to be.
11-Bit Studios is back with a new game and it’s Frostpunk, a game that can best be described as a survival city builder management simulation.