\u003cp>After the success of the original Frostpunk back in 2018, it was only a matter of time until the grim and gritty survival strategy game spawned a sequel. \u003cstrong>Frostpunk 2\u003c/strong> released on September 17 for advanced access players and Sep 20 for everyone else. It earned largely glowing reviews, and developer 11 Bit Studios now reveals the game has racked up enough sales to cover its production and marketing costs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.pcgamesn.com/frostpunk-2/sales\">Read the rest of the story...\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>RELATED LINKS:\u003cbr />\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.pcgamesn.com/frostpunk-2/guide\">Frostpunk 2 release date\u003c/a>\u003cbr />\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.pcgamesn.com/frostpunk-2/player-count-steam\">Frostpunk 2 players surpass the original on Steam after just one day\u003c/a>\u003cbr />\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.pcgamesn.com/frostpunk-2/colony\">How to establish a Frostpunk 2 colony\u003c/a>\u003c/p>","versions":1,"metadata":{"type":"id","generated":true,"id":"$NewsPost:3400088.metadata","typename":"NewsPostMetadata"},"tags":[],"feed":{"type":"id","generated":false,"id":"NewsFeed:13","typename":"NewsFeed"},"__typename":"NewsPost"},"$NewsPost:3400088.metadata":{"url":"https://steamstore-a.akamaihd.net/news/externalpost/PCGamesN/6341720536518011720","author":"editor@pcgamesn.com","__typename":"NewsPostMetadata"},"NewsFeed:13":{"id":"13","display":"PC Gamer","__typename":"NewsFeed"},"NewsPost:3399913":{"id":"3399913","gid":"6341720536517595734","postedAt":"2024-09-23T15:27:13.000Z","checkedAt":"2024-11-12T10:19:25.232Z","fetchedAt":"2024-09-23T15:33:59.160Z","deletedAt":null,"title":"'Melts our frozen-solid hearts': Frostpunk 2 devs celebrate 350,000 copies sold—covering the production and marketing costs","contents":"\u003cimg src=\"https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/MLHZMJgVCQRJS5qY7Eqpx5.jpg\"/>\u003cbr>\u003cbr>\n \u003ca href=\"https://www.pcgamer.com/games/city-builder/frostpunk-2-review/\" target=\"_blank\">Frostpunk 2\u003c/a> had a bit of a slow start after its release late last week, but luckily this isn't a long-term reflection as the developers, 11 bit studios, celebrate a momentous milestone of 350,000 copies sold just four days after release...\n \u003ca href=\"https://www.pcgamer.com/games/city-builder/melts-our-frozen-solid-hearts-frostpunk-2-devs-celebrate-350000-copies-soldcovering-the-production-and-marketing-costs?utm_source=steam&utm_medium=referral\" target=\"_blank\">Read more.\u003c/a>","versions":1,"metadata":{"type":"id","generated":true,"id":"$NewsPost:3399913.metadata","typename":"NewsPostMetadata"},"tags":[],"feed":{"type":"id","generated":false,"id":"NewsFeed:22","typename":"NewsFeed"},"__typename":"NewsPost"},"$NewsPost:3399913.metadata":{"url":"https://steamstore-a.akamaihd.net/news/externalpost/PC Gamer/6341720536517595734","author":"Elie Gould","__typename":"NewsPostMetadata"},"NewsFeed:22":{"id":"22","display":"SteamDB","__typename":"NewsFeed"},"NewsPost:3400044":{"id":"3400044","gid":"6250522009532284462","postedAt":"2024-09-23T12:17:40.000Z","checkedAt":"2024-09-24T21:56:27.975Z","fetchedAt":"2024-09-23T17:37:10.187Z","deletedAt":"2024-11-12T10:19:25.232Z","title":"Frostpunk 2 review - a brutal, enhanced survival game sequel","contents":"\u003cimg width=\"900\" height=\"507\" src=\"https://www.pcgamesn.com/wp-content/sites/pcgamesn/2024/09/frostpunk-2-review-survival-strategy-game-11-bit-studios-1-900x506.jpg\"/>\u003cp>Strategy games are about making choices. Some of these choices are complicated - when to go to war or what type of civilizational goals to embrace - and some are simpler, like choosing which kind of military unit to train or specific building to construct.\u003cstrong> Frostpunk 2\u003c/strong>, a game about surviving an apocalyptic eternal winter, is clever in that it gives every one of these types of choices, hard or easy, emotional weight and dramatic stakes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.pcgamesn.com/frostpunk-2/review\">Read the rest of the story...\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>RELATED LINKS:\u003cbr />\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.pcgamesn.com/frostpunk-2/sales\">Frostpunk 2 sells 350k copies and turns a profit days after launch\u003c/a>\u003cbr />\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.pcgamesn.com/frostpunk-2/guide\">Frostpunk 2 release date\u003c/a>\u003cbr />\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.pcgamesn.com/frostpunk-2/player-count-steam\">Frostpunk 2 players surpass the original on Steam after just one day\u003c/a>\u003c/p>","versions":2,"metadata":{"type":"id","generated":true,"id":"$NewsPost:3400044.metadata","typename":"NewsPostMetadata"},"tags":[],"feed":{"type":"id","generated":false,"id":"NewsFeed:13","typename":"NewsFeed"},"__typename":"NewsPost"},"$NewsPost:3400044.metadata":{"url":"https://steamstore-a.akamaihd.net/news/externalpost/PCGamesN/6250522009532284462","author":"editor@pcgamesn.com","__typename":"NewsPostMetadata"},"NewsPost:3399911":{"id":"3399911","gid":"6341720536511242731","postedAt":"2024-09-21T18:35:23.000Z","checkedAt":"2024-11-12T10:19:25.232Z","fetchedAt":"2024-09-23T15:33:59.160Z","deletedAt":null,"title":"Frostpunk 2 players surpass the original on Steam after just one day","contents":"\u003cimg width=\"900\" height=\"507\" src=\"https://www.pcgamesn.com/wp-content/sites/pcgamesn/2024/09/frostpunk-2-steam-player-count-new-city-builder-survival-strategy-game-900x506.jpg\"/>\u003cp>Watching your empire grow in the best city builders can feel like a true power fantasy, but in \u003cstrong>Frostpunk 2\u003c/strong> it's both a necessity for survival and a terrifying mantle of responsibility. After a few small delays, the frostbitten strategy, management, and survival game has finally arrived, and it's looking like good news for developer 11 bit studios. Just one day after launch, the Frostpunk 2 player count has already topped the highest concurrent peak ever reached by its predecessor on the Valve platform.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.pcgamesn.com/frostpunk-2/player-count-steam\">Read the rest of the story...\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>RELATED LINKS:\u003cbr />\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.pcgamesn.com/frostpunk-2/guide\">Frostpunk 2 release date\u003c/a>\u003cbr />\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.pcgamesn.com/frostpunk-2/colony\">How to establish a Frostpunk 2 colony\u003c/a>\u003cbr />\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.pcgamesn.com/frostpunk-2/trails-skytrails\">How to construct Frostpunk 2 Trails and Skytrails\u003c/a>\u003c/p>","versions":1,"metadata":{"type":"id","generated":true,"id":"$NewsPost:3399911.metadata","typename":"NewsPostMetadata"},"tags":[],"feed":{"type":"id","generated":false,"id":"NewsFeed:13","typename":"NewsFeed"},"__typename":"NewsPost"},"$NewsPost:3399911.metadata":{"url":"https://steamstore-a.akamaihd.net/news/externalpost/PCGamesN/6341720536511242731","author":"editor@pcgamesn.com","__typename":"NewsPostMetadata"},"$App:1601580.news({\"cursor\":\"prev;9;2024-09-21T14:47:04.000Z,3397556\",\"limit\":5})":{"news":[{"type":"id","generated":false,"id":"NewsPost:3401504","typename":"NewsPost"},{"type":"id","generated":false,"id":"NewsPost:3400088","typename":"NewsPost"},{"type":"id","generated":false,"id":"NewsPost:3399913","typename":"NewsPost"},{"type":"id","generated":false,"id":"NewsPost:3400044","typename":"NewsPost"},{"type":"id","generated":false,"id":"NewsPost:3399911","typename":"NewsPost"}],"pagination":{"type":"id","generated":true,"id":"$App:1601580.news({\"cursor\":\"prev;9;2024-09-21T14:47:04.000Z,3397556\",\"limit\":5}).pagination","typename":"PageInfo"},"__typename":"NewsList"},"$App:1601580.news({\"cursor\":\"prev;9;2024-09-21T14:47:04.000Z,3397556\",\"limit\":5}).pagination":{"next":"next;10;2024-09-21T18:35:23.000Z,3399911","previous":"prev;8;2024-09-24T09:00:00.000Z,3401504","__typename":"PageInfo"}};window.csrfToken="MwCU8Y91-W4z9EWbwlWuO5Hny0gcBaaWwFsg";