Frostpunk 2 Review Summary

Last updated: 2026-09-29
  • Solid core gameplay praised
  • Top-notch audio-visual atmosphere
  • Endless mode adds replayability
  • Sequel falls short of predecessor
  • Gameplay feels too different
  • Frequent crashes and instability
Frostpunk 2 header

Emotions

Archetypes

Hardware

Windows <8GB VRAM / <16GB RAMmixedWindows 8-11GB VRAMnegative
Core metrics

Core business metrics

Steam review mix, revenue model, and refund leakage.

Steam review stats
Steam rating
Mostly Positive (6/10)
Total reviews
27,208
Positive
20,34274.8%
Negative
6,86625.2%
Sales estimations
Estimated sales count
1,841,226
Estimated revenue
$82,836,758
Game price
$45
Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
Refund-intent reviews
2344.96%
Estimated copies lost
15,835
Estimated revenue lost
$712,417
Review pace

Statistical analysis

Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.

Sentiment Ă— Playtime

review counts
BucketNegPos
≤ 2h playtime
2345%
Avg playtime 1h
340.7%
Avg playtime 1.1h
> 2h playtime
1,22826%
Avg playtime 38.2h
3,21968.3%
Avg playtime 68.7h

Velocity

review pace
Avg/day6.4 rev/day
Last 30d9.2 rev/day
Quarterly332.4 rev/qtr
Days covered738.3 days
Audience segments

Who is reviewing

Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.

Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
4,715 total
Organic purchasers3,53374.9%
Voted up: 69%
Key activations1,18225.1%
Voted up: 68%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
4,715 total
First impression0-2h3427.25%
Voted up: 21%
Mid game2-10h1,07522.8%
Voted up: 58%
Late game10-20h98620.9%
Voted up: 75%
Endgame20h+2,31249.0%
Voted up: 79%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
0.55% of reviews
Deck satisfaction
76.9%
Global baseline 69.0%
26 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 27,208 total.