Frostpunk 2, the hotly anticipated city building sequel has been delayed.
Developer 11 Bit Studio has decided to push the release date back to September 20th on PC. It was originally expected to launch less than a month from now on July 25th. Frostpunk 2 will be releasing day one into PC Game Pass. They say the delay will allow them to deliver the best possible experience.
As part of the announcement Design Director Jakub Stokalski and Art Director Lukasz Juszczyk had this to say:
"Based on the surveys we received after playing Beta, the average rating you gave us was 8 out of 10. We're super grateful for that! At the same time, it was only a small slice of a work-in-progress, still-growing game. While our backlog is plentiful, it was an opportunity for us to listen to what you enjoyed, and what didn't quite land yet".
"This allowed us to prioritise things better, and bring upfront the features and modifications we were already working on. But we also realised that to guarantee the best possible experience on launch, we need more time to finish the development of Frostpunk 2. That's why we made the difficult decision to postpone its release to September 20th, 2024"
For them to say they received an average score of 8/10 and think that's not good enough is a testament to the team and quality they aim to hit. The console version of the game is expected to release sometime after the PC launch. No word on if that is affected as well.
