In fantastic news for fans of grimdark city builders, developer 11 Bit Studios announced that Frostpunk 2, in just three days, has already recouped the game's entire marketing and production budget. It managed to move an astonishing 350,000 copies on PC alone, and with a PS5 port promised to follow, we imagine that number will only continue to rise.
This success is honestly surprising for a couple of reasons. Firstly, while fans of the first game will constantly evangelise for it, the series isn't very well known, and Frostpunk 2 reportedly makes some significant departures from the original. Second, the chilly response to a beta in June caused the game to be delayed, so it seems that 11-Bit has put in some serious work in the meantime, earning a very respectable 86 on Metacritic. Thirdly, and finally, as much as this scribe wishes things were otherwise, proper strategy games rarely sell well, especially ones that don't revolve around combat, so this is welcome news, indeed.