Frostpunk

I was looking forward to this title. Knowing their previous game this was suppose to be no brainer. But technical aspect is bad as player has to suffer many crashes and his patience with ofetn saving and retry lost progress. The end becomes fast paced (click around too much) and I think it is a bad way to do a strategy/management game. As if they haven't had proper solution for the end game. I hope they will address crashing issue ASAP and then maybe improve the end game.

The game itself is 4.5/5 (however I rate it with 5 starts). Its mechanics are interesting, it has very atmospheric music and graphics. Stories provided are good. Moreover, I must say that I bought the game after I played it, because in my opinion the Devs deserve money for their work. Why 4.5? This game (each story) can be played only once with a feeling of being people's guide. But you won't be the best guide in your first play-through. Therefore, you will want to improve your "score" and play it once (at least) more. But you won't feel it as good as for the first time. This atmosphere will be a bit ruined. I can't say that this is a real flaw, but it is what it is. The stronger the atmosphere, the easier it can be damaged. Also some quests (maybe two or three) can be dangerous for your people, but there is no way to affect it somehow. It's like in casino, your decisions don't result in 100% failure or success. Fortunately we have save/load game to fix it. Gameplay: 4.5/5. Music: 5/5. Graphics: 5/5. Background: 5/5. Replay value: 3/5. P.S. Thank you, GOG, that Classic PC games #WontBeErased ever, because this game definitely will become classic!

To me constant gameplay is not possible. Im on RX 580, recent driver. This game keeps crashing every 10 minutes or so. Sometimes its even refueses to load a savegame.

I was first weirded out by the gloomy atmosphere of the game, but then I fell in love with it, it's challenging, entertaining, and definitely fun. You can take a lot of different paths and strategies to survive. What I loved the most was the fact that the enemy was the environment

Survival in a frozen wasteland is understandably brutal, but Frostpunk leaves no challenge unpresented. From the start you'll find yourself with no shelter, no heat, and a huddled masss of refugees with no direction. Make no mistake, if you're looking for an easy game this is not the one. However if you enjoy the struggle of overcoming seemingly insurmountable odds and leading people through their darkest times, this game has no equal. The audio track is phenomenal, with every sound providing not just notices of activity but also pulling you further into the game. When you make decisions of life or death, they feel important and finite thanks in great part to the carefully planned and keyed sound layers. The game sounds appropriately cold and forboding when it should, and even when people are happy there is an air of melancholy. The story (especially for the first scenario) feels somewhat short but it's also understandably that way for a reason. The game has serious replay value because the story is one of survival, and having taken multiple shots at winning just one time on normal I can see the replay value with even the minor variables applied. Whomever balanced the tech tree in this game should consult for other companies. Everything matters, everything has a purpose, and if you intend to iron man this game with only one tree you can expect to lose. Even in the end game I'm still exploring new technologies and combinations because everything has a precise purpose and endless ways to combine them.