Writer and developer 11 bit studios have introduced that Frostpunk 2 has been delayed from its beforehand deliberate July 25 launch date to September 20, “to ensure the absolute best expertise”. The sport will launch for PC by way of Steam, Epic Video games Retailer, and GOG. The PlayStation 5 and Xbox Sequence variations will observe at a later date. Frostpunk 2 is the sequel to the “society survival sport that blended metropolis constructing, technique, and administration gameplay, making a model new style.”
The complete message relating to the delay:
Hey everybody,
Simply over two months in the past, you had the possibility to play Frostpunk 2 Beta, and we tremendously admire the suggestions you shared with us. A lot in order that it took us a while to take every little thing in, as there was each a whole lot of reward for our work (who doesn’t like reward, proper?), but additionally many eager observations on areas we may enhance or add to the ultimate sport.
Primarily based on the surveys we acquired from you after enjoying, the common score you gave the Beta was 8 out of 10. We’re tremendous grateful for that! On the identical time, the Beta was solely a small slice of a work-in-progress, nonetheless rising sport. Whereas our backlog is plentiful, the Beta was a possibility for us to take heed to what you loved, and what didn’t fairly land but. This allowed us to prioritize issues higher, and convey to the entrance the options and modifications we had been already engaged on (we hope!) you’ll get pleasure from essentially the most.
Earlier than we go into element on the brand new additions, there’s one downside we must be upfront about. As we analyzed your suggestions and prioritized issues we wish to add to the sport, we realized that to correctly do them justice – and to ensure the absolute best expertise at launch – we want extra time to complete the event of Frostpunk 2. That’s why we made the troublesome resolution to postpone its launch to September twentieth, 2024.
We all know this isn’t the information you wished to listen to. Nevertheless, we consider these extra options are one thing you need to see in-game on day one, not in a patch added after the discharge. We will solely hope you perceive that our resolution comes from a spot of desirous to create the most effective sport potential for you. One factor is definite – these few weeks will cross by VERY shortly for us, as a result of we’re cooking some actually thrilling stuff. The record is just too lengthy to undergo suddenly, however the highlights embrace new additions to the sport mechanics, intensive UI & UX enhancement and, by well-liked demand, a brand new metropolis function we prefer to name Zoom Tales.
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