Frostpunk is a society survival game built around managing the last city on a frozen Earth. You oversee both infrastructure and citizens, balancing coal reserves, food production, and housing against a relentless cold that kills within hours. Steam-powered technology keeps the generator running, but every law you pass—child labor, extended shifts, public executions—chips away at hope or order. Resource optimization constantly conflicts with keeping people alive and willing to follow you. You'll research heating upgrades, assign work crews, and ration medicine while deciding whether to become a compassionate leader or an authoritarian one. Exploration missions send scouts into the wasteland to scavenge supplies and uncover what happened to the world. The game doesn't judge your choices with a morality meter, but citizens will revolt or lose faith if you push too hard. It's management where the spreadsheet has a pulse.
