Summary
Frostpunk 2launched in advanced access last night, so fans have been eagerly digging their teeth into this post-apocalyptic, frozen hellscape. Some have even finished the first scenario already, and true to the first game, theystruggled.
What Fans And Critics Have To Say About Frostpunk 2’s Difficulty
“This is twice as hard asFrostpunkon normal settings,“one fan said of the sequel. “BUT GODDAMN IT’S GOOD”.
The game is way too punishing for the slightest mistake. Even on the easiest difficulty.
“I gotta salvage this garbage and hoh boy this city is fu**ed,” another fan wrote of their fledgling campaign.
While many are having a tough time adjusting to the new systems in Frostpunk 2 — which moves from the individual city building intomacro management with entire districtsand less focus on heat generation — our reviewer, Features Editor Tessa Kaur, says thatthe default difficulty was actually “pretty easy”, and that the sequel is more welcoming to newcomers.
PCGamesNreviewer Reid McCarter had a slightly different experience, however. He described the game as “tougher, harsher, and more detailed than its predecessor”, whileQuest Daily’s Nathanael Peacocksaid that it was “nail-biting” and left him both “stressed out” and “excited”.
Frostpunk 2 is so fu**ing hard and STRESSFUL. Gonna take a couple hours to relax then come back -@Kossuel
If you find yourself freezing to death in the wastes of New London, rather than sailing on by with ease like Tessa (we’re just really good at games at TheGamer), fans are already putting together some handy tips and words of encourgement ahead of its full launch on September 20.
“It’s the same thing with Frostpunk 1,” one Redditor said. “Initially, it may be hard, but once you understand the game, it gets much easier.”
Others say that they “love the stress”, and that it “keeps the game engaging”.
“One year from now most of us will be dominating the frostland the exact same way as it happened with the first game,” wrote another.
Angry-mustache even put together a list of incredibly helpful tips, suggesting that you focus on reducing your usage due to the limited number of resources, make your workforce efficient from day one as it’s one of the harder things to supply, build ‘snake’ districts while spamming hubs, and use heatstamps to get people employed as soon as possible.
It’s certainly manageable, there’s just a steep learning curve, but don’t let that put you off. Watching your entire civilisation crumble overnight is just part of the Frostpunk experience.
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11 bit studios' Frostpunk 2 blends city-building, survival, and strategy mechanics as it challenges players to survive on a post-apocalyptic Earth with power-hungry humans.
