Frostpunk: The Last Autumn
2020
Audio: English · Subtitles: Portuguese, Spanish, Russian, Polish, Korean, German, Chinese, Turkish, Italian, English, French, Japanese
- simulator
- strategy
- survival
- single player
The story
Learn about the tragic turn of events that lead to the grim world of Frostpunk in the prequel expansion, The Last Autumn. Vastly expanding upon the Frostpunk universe by introducing a brand new scenario, the expansion content also introduces game-changing new mechanics, unique architecture, and broadens the game's deep lore and narrative.
What it’s like
Cold amber light bleeds across a city that has not yet frozen, and the palette runs from weathered brass and rust-brown to the grey-blue of a sky that keeps threatening snow. The interface is drawn in clean, engraved linework over painted vistas, with the camera pulled back to show steam-belching industrial blocks and rows of tenement housing set against the rolling dark of the surrounding land. Sound is a restrained mix of distant machinery, wind, and a low, mournful score that swells when the city's fragile systems strain. The pace is deliberate and planning-heavy: long stretches of quiet resource management punctuated by tense decisions made under a shrinking clock. Its mood is melancholy and slowly anxious, the feeling of watching a fragile society stretch its last reserves toward winter. Violence is absent from the screen, though the game deals with desperation, rationing, and the cost of hard choices, which land as dread rather than gore. It suits a rainy evening alone, a quiet weekend with a cup of tea, or a long session of thoughtful strategy. It is for players who enjoy systems-driven survival, bleak but humane storytelling, and the slow build of tension.
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