11 bit studios gave a glimpse of the upcoming survival city-builder Frostpunk 2 with a gameplay reveal trailer. The developer and writer additionally confirmed that the sequel will likely be launched as a Day One on Recreation Move title. Frostpunk 2 will initially launch on PC within the first half of 2024—the place it is going to be obtainable on Recreation Move for PC—adopted by a later launch on Xbox Sequence X|S—and Xbox Recreation Move—in addition to PlayStation 5.

Three A long time Later

The gameplay reveal seems to be much like what we noticed throughout a preview occasion a couple of months in the past, highlighting the shift of specializing in a small ramshackle neighborhood from the unique Frostpunk to constructing a sprawling post-apocalyptic metropolis. Fairly than putting every constructing individually, gamers will now district out areas much like what you’d see in Cities: Skylines focusing extra on the larger image.

Regardless that the Earth remains to be ravaged by a seemingly unending blizzard, the cruel setting is now not the most important risk. Going down 30 years after the unique, humanity has realized to adapt to its new actuality for higher or worse. Nonetheless, gamers should handle a brand new risk: humanity itself.

Not determined simply to outlive, human nature has as soon as once more led folks to chase an unsatiated thirst for energy. Gamers should handle the calls for of assorted factions, attempting to maintain everybody completely satisfied whereas doing what’s greatest for the town.

Frostpunk 2 is shaping as much as seem like a fantastic successor to the unique, retaining its bleak and intense setting whereas additionally being its personal factor. I’m wanting ahead to retaining the generator operating when it releases within the first half of this yr.