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Frostpunk is the first society survival game. As the ruler of the last city on Earth, it is your duty to manage both its citizens and infrastructure. What decisions will you make to ensure your society's survival? What will you do when pushed to breaking point? Who will you become in the process?

Release DateApr 24, 2018
Price$ 29.99  Top 3%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)92% (very positive) Top 20% / 92%  Top 20%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)90.6% Top 3% / 90.7%  Top 3%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)81.6K  Top 1% / 98.7K  Top 1%
Curators602 reviews  Top 1%
Median Play Time33.2 hours  Top 4%
Play Time per Dollar1.1 hour  Top 20%
Followers361K  Top 1%
Owners± 4.7M  Top 1%
Copies Sold± 3.6M  Top 1%
Gross Revenue ($)± 50.3M  Top 1%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of Frostpunk steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

This graph shows Frostpunk's Steam rating and reviews between April 2018 and December 2023. Steam's rating is relatively stable, varying from 87.1% (August 2018) to 92% (December 2023).

With 98.7K reviews Top 1%, Frostpunk is definitely a major AAA level success. There are peaks that suggests major updates or discounts.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for Frostpunk and the proportion of players they represent.

This donut graph displays the languages of Frostpunk's Steam reviews. The most popular language is English (37%), followed by Simplified Chinese (28%). There is a healthy diversity in the review languages, with 28 different languages represented. The game is available in 12 languages, which is great.

Time Played

Chart displaying Frostpunk percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the time played in Frostpunk depending if the reviewer left a positive or a negative review. The time played is great, reaching 84 hours in the 80th percentile.

The median play time for the negative reviews is 2.2 times less than the median for positive reviews. Some Frostpunk players left negative reviews after playing for a long time (more than 44 hours for the top 20%), it can be a sign that a part of the fanbase was displeased about the evolution of the game and decided to review bomb it. The Players' feedback section might help understanding the issue.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • Challenging survival mechanics
  • Excellent storytelling
  • Impressive visuals
  • Stable performance
  • Refreshing circular structure
  • Brilliant presentation
  • Stellar job creating icons, hints, and other visual clues
  • A lot of cool mechanics
  • Great atmosphere
  • Unique heat management system
  • Little replayability outside scenarios
  • Lacking depth and complexity
  • Not very replayable
  • 'Half-hearted sermon'
  • Moralistic part falls completely flat
  • Some mechanics are hard to understand
  • First 30 min not fun
  • Higher difficulties are more frustrating than fun
  • Short gameplay time
  • Endless mode not really balanced that great

It's important to understand that this list of positives and negatives is not an unbiased evaluation of the game. Its purpose is to support developers in understanding what their players want. The game's score of 92%  Top 20% should be considered while evaluating them.

Take into account that list was generated using AI on a small sample of Frostpunk's Steam review data, it is not meant to be exhaustive. You don't always need to solve every issue. What some players hate might be what your fanbase loves.

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