Frostpunk 2

Didnt know a game could be this badly optimized

////// I don't care, so I repost my rant and pretend it's a review ///// I now understand why people dislike or even hate this game. I love the first one — it’s a unique game with its flaws, and some DLCs like Rifts and On the Edge are mediocre. But overall it’s still a masterpiece compared to this one. I’ve just finished my first blind playthrough on Steward difficulty and achieved peace, and I have to say: the plot is one of the most nonsensical things I’ve seen in years. It started well: the Captain is gone and coal is running out — a strong premise. But what were you doing for the last 30 years that you never noticed a massive dreadnought leaking oil, with oil-powered machinery scattered across the wasteland? And how did New London lose all contact with other settlements? Alright, we find oil and survive another whiteout, but then for some reason we need to go back to Winterhome. Why?! Why does New London suddenly need to settle there to ensure its survival? The place literally has nothing. It’s filled with toxic fumes, and its generator has been dead for more than 30 years — not that it was doing great when it was alive. How could it possibly contain anything New London needs? It gets even worse with the colonisation route. The place has nothing. You’re basically settling there for the sake of it. It produces nothing, its output serves only itself, and it exports absolutely nothing back to New London. It makes no economic or logistical sense. Then there’s the civil war arc, where factions decide that the best way to ensure survival is to destroy the city. Even lowering their fervour to zero doesn’t stop them — only scripted events resolve it. But after you pass a couple of “durable tools” laws and build a few factories, suddenly everyone is friends again. It feels artificial. And what about Winterhome? Why exactly did we settle there again? Even if I ignore the story, the gameplay is weak. I played blindly and still reached the Golden Path ending without any real issues. The only meaningful resource in the game feels like money — you constantly ask for it and that’s it. I didn’t build a single hub, and I didn’t need any additional heating beyond insulation. Most buildings and research feel unnecessary. And the most “radical” thing the game ever pushed back on was paid maternity leave. The first game was harder, more complex, and more thoughtfully designed. This one feels like visual polish over a simplified system. In short: weak plot, shallow gameplay, and poor performance.