Frostpunk

318 survivors. Out of how many? I don't know. I do know I killed 40 by hitting the Triage button at one point. Somewhat a spoiler but; at 0*c water freezes. At -40*c, you can do the trick where you throw water out the door and it freezes before hitting the ground. ...At -150*c? You're probably a popsicle. I do wish that heat generator zones overlapping provided increased warmth. It would provide more reason to turn on the +range buttons, especially since the range increases come later than building the generators, and thusly I'd already provided coverage by building the things. /le shrug

Choices matter and the better games on the market take this into account for a more rewarding player experience. Frostpunk is certainly one of those games. Every choice you make impacts the future survival of your struggling colony. However, what at first was a small annoyance turned into a pretty remarkable experience. Namely, we don't know in advance a significant portion of the game dynamics. In most building and managment games (Civ, for example), we are given very clear metrics. We know exactly what needs to be accomplished in order to win, we can explore the different paths available, and develop a strategy from the onset in order to complete our objectives. Frostpunk throws all of this out the window. Unless you read some spoilers, when you are tossed into the frosty wilderness with your struggling band of followers, you really have no idea what needs to be accomplished. It is as true to life as can be accomplished in some aspects. Sure, gather up some resources because you'll need it to expand, but expansion itself turns out not to be the goal. Place some houses and industrial businesses, perhaps a heater here and there, send out some explorers. Can't be that difficult, right? One of the things I liked the most about this game was that my experiences forced me to change my strategy and regret some of my previous choices. Not unlike real life. We are not given a clear view into the future which adds a certain level of excitement and mystery. Any subsequent play-throughs will be conducted with a significantly different strategy because I now have prior knowledge. While there will certainly be enjoyment with repeat play, it is the initial session which shines for me. Wonderful game and well worth the price.

Great Game. I love the survial aspects of the game. Online Multiplayer mode would be awesome.

Started to play this game at 9 PM for a first time. At 6 AM was very suprised by sunrise. Absolutely love this game.

I've completed all three game modes. It took me 2 games to get my head around pacing and the learning curb and after that it was fun. I played through the three modes and now there is nothing else to do, except play the same modes again on higher difficulty. I wish they took the same approach as Pharaoh & Cleopatra and allowed you to continue playing once the “objective” is complete. The game was fun but I got 10 hours out of it and there really isn’t much more to get me to go back, so I’ve uninstalled.