11 Bit Studios is returning to the frozen wastes with Frostpunk 2. The game will be headed to PC via Steam, the Epic Games Store, and GOG. No release date has been announced, but we do get an appropriately bleak announcement trailer.
Frostpunk 2 takes place 30 years after the apocalyptic blizzard storm, with the Earth still overwhelmed by the icy climate of never-ending frost and harsh weather. You are the leader of a resource-hungry metropolis where expansion and search for new sources of power is a necessity. Not only that, but you’ll have to contend with various factions as you grapple with the need for oil discovery and extraction.
According to co-director Jakub Stokalski in a press release, the team is aiming to deliver an experience that goes “vastly beyond” the original game. “With a still-growing team of nearly 70 people, we have more manpower available to focus on all aspects of the game from the scale, the production value, and the quality of user experience, but our ambition is to do more than a straight-up sequel.”