‘Frostpunk 2’ confirms summer 2024 release date

11 Bit Studios has confirmed the release date for Frostpunk 2, with the game set for release this summer.

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Originally announced in 2021, the sequel to the original city-building survival game is set 30 years after the apocalyptic blizzard devastated Earth.

In Frostpunk 2, players will take on the role of leader in a resource-hungry metropolis, where the expansion and search for new sources of power is an unavoidable reality. A gameplay trailer was shared earlier this year.

Now though, it’s been announced Frostpunk 2 will launch Day One on Xbox Game Pass and will be available on PC from July 25. The game is also coming to PlayStation 5.

A beta is also set to take place in April, with those who pre-order the deluxe digital edition able to take part. They will also receive three paid post-release DLCs and exclusive access to the story mode 72 hours before official release. Pre-orders are available now.

“What we aim to deliver to players is an experience that goes vastly beyond that of the original Frostpunk,” said Jakub Stokalski, co-director on Frostpunk 2 when it was first announced. “Our ambition is to do more than a straight-up sequel.”

As per the Steam listing, Frostpunk 2 will see players discover a city-survival game set 30 years after an apocalyptic blizzard ravaged Earth, transforming our world into a harsh, icy wasteland. In Frostpunk 2, you must face a new deadly threat that appears on the horizon – human nature and its unsatiated thirst for power.”

Because of your countless efforts and sacrifices, the city survived. Now, in #Frostpunk 2 the biggest threat is human nature. The city must not fall! pic.twitter.com/eXhuljhZXR

— Frostpunk 2 (@frostpunkgame) February 22, 2024

“What players should expect is a wide universe of choices, the freedom to shape the society and the city however they see fit – and reap the consequences. Frostpunk 2 builds on the conflicts of its predecessor – survival vs human values, life vs the arctic frost,” continued Stokalski.

Shortly after Frostpunk 2 was first announced, the team behind it had to call out a “shitty, crooked” website selling fake access keys to the game. 

In other news, Xbox has announced a wave of new games coming to its Game Pass service this March, with Control Ultimate Edition leading the announcement.

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