Frostpunk

Good game , and the 'standard' model of it includes what should be the obligatory set of ''story laced scenarios & heres the game without any win condition...play for ever if you want'' for a city/survival title like this. It got spot on ambiance , badass music intuitive controlls and very logical..and at times ruthless ingame mechanics....but... The second you look around its menus your being slapped in the face with various areas thats 'locked of'..with built in 'go to store page' shortcuts.. for that it loses 3 stars and do thus fall down on a meager 2 in rating for me despite its stellar content and rock solid UI....simply because if there is one thing I hate to see...so is it allready pree built 'infrastructure' in a product for things thats not Included when I buy it. And this makes me Hesitating to buy anything more of them..specialy when seeing 'season passes'' Since those are infamus to not be worth ther price....or to be a method trying to hold the 'additonal content' hostage for a customer through drm.

+&- +Atmospheric setting; steampunk meats a new IceAge +Difficulty settings are adjustable in good steps +Archivements are fun and various +peaceful strategy game +despite being a more simple game (compared to the Total War series or Europa Universalis) it is oddly satisfying when you play on the (for you) right difficulty settings (you have a low amount of parameters to adjust, like weather, economics, no saving and no pause mode) +research & passing of laws makes two lovely progression trees +4 different scenarios + 2 (with DLC 3+?) endless modes actually feel different despite the more simple game mechanics +expeditions + outposts gets you "out of your town" +choices in laws (A or B) +lowest difficulty can still be challenging and fun when you go for special archivements +little bugs (had 3 in 75h) dissapear after a restart of the game) -there could be more laws -others complain the moral decisions are nostruggle as you don't feel with the characters nor are the effects hard enough, but i would say i would miss the workforce when i just kill my problems, (this partly comes from me trying to archive challenges for that i needed many ressources) -you are not able to annul laws -not enough laws to make the book of laws satisfying -NO multiplayer (two cities, supporting each other or stealing ressources could be a lot of fun!) -research could be more -Endless mode get's boring once you are stable (weekly algorythm no bigger challenges the longer you play) it's mostly(!) just good to learn the game better or to build your perfect city -micromanaging can get annoying (mostly a sign for playing on a too easy level) really recommend this game, And i will buy the DLCs sooner or later. When you are still struggling but see it on sale somewhere, buy it. Looking at the two current DLCs (The Rifts, the last autumn...) a the third on the way (2 years after release) + considering that they patched it to v1.5 this January this game will rather get better than anything else.

The base game (I don't have DLCs) really pleasantly surprised me. I was a bit afraid that I wouldn't like the game (based on some of the reviews here that said the game is boring, short and such), but it proved to be a totally positive experience! The game mechanics are fun, it is really pleasant to look at, and even the story (though delivered in bits and pieces) is intersting enough that you actually want to know more. Also, there are three main scenarios in the main game, each different enough to make it interesting, so even though the game isn't exactly "long", it will last you a while. All in all, I really enjoyed this and I really don't understand why people give this anything below 4/5.

This is a great game. Can be challenging. It has a number of morally grey choices to be made, which add a very interesting element. The resource gathering and tech tree are well done. Some elements are frustrating with not enough time to complete the required in-game tasks (though perhaps this is just me) I would reccommend.

Gets kinda old after a while as there's not too much content for it, but at least there's child labor and forced amputations