Frostpunk 2 is on the way, according to developer 11 Bit Studios. As promised in the teaser video from last June, today's announcement reveals one of the three games that 11 Bit is currently working on, and Frostpunk 2 is perhaps the least surprising of them all.
The original Frostpunk was a runaway success for Warsaw-based 11 Bit Studios, selling 1.4 million copies in its first year. The game puts players in control of a post-apocalyptic city that's trying to survive the freezing temperatures brought on by a volcanic winter. Survivors had to band together to search for coal and wood to burn as well as steel to build up industry so that humanity could survive the long winter.
It looks like Frostpunk 2 will be less about burning coal and wood and more about burning oil. As the city of New London expands and coal supplies dwindle, oil is "expected to be the new salvation of what’s left of humanity.” But not everyone in the new world agrees, and the 30-second trailer uses part of the previous teaser to show how the search for oil can have deadly consequences.
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"Our ambition is to do more than a straight-up sequel," said Frostpunk 2 co-director Jakub Stokalski. "What we aim to deliver to players is an experience that goes vastly beyond that of the original Frostpunk. What players should expect is a wide universe of choices, freedom to shape the society and the city however they see fit – and reap the consequences."
To celebrate the announcement, 11 Bit Studio is putting the original Frostpunk up for a free-to-play weekend. From today until August 16, you can download and play Frostpunk for free on Steam. After August 16 you can pay for the game to keep playing, and considering the amount of content that's been added to Frostpunk since its release, there's a very good chance you won't have finished everything.
As for Frostpunk 2, it looks like the sequel is still in the early stages of development and 11 Bit didn't mention a release window. As for the other two games 11 Bit is working on, your guess is as good as mine.
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