11 bit studios' critically acclaimed Frostpunk quickly stood out as one of the best survival games when it launched back in 2018, with reviewers and players alike gripped by its post-apocalyptic ice age-wracked world, challenging and tightly balanced city-builder gameplay, and impactful, nuanced writing. When a sequel was announced in 2021, the excitement from players worldwide was high — and it's only grown since then, with Frostpunk 2 currently standing as the fourth most-wishlisted game on the PC gaming platform Steam. Now, just a few days ahead of its scheduled September 20 launch on Xbox Series X|S, PS5, and Windows PC, the title's review embargo has lifted and ratings from critics have been published.
According to the widely used review aggregation site Metacritic, Frostpunk 2 has achieved an average "Generally Favorable" score of 86/100 based on 41 reviews conducted on Windows PC systems. Nearly every scored review awards the post-apocalyptic city-builder a very positive 80/100 or higher, though there's one that marked it with a 75/100 and another unscored analysis that's far more critical of the game. Here are a range of noteworthy scores and quotes:
