Frostpunk 2’s beta will launch within the subsequent couple weeks, out there from April 15-22 for individuals who’ve pre-ordered the Digital Delxue Edition of the upcoming survival city-builder.
“Return to the unforgiving Frostlands and expertise a glimpse of our formidable sequel through which, among the many must survive, you may face a brand new and lethal risk: human nature and its insatiable thirst for energy. The Beta options part of the sandbox mode referred to as the Utopia Builder Preview,” mentioned 11 Bit Studios.
Frostpunk 2 will revisit the identical setting of the primary recreation some 30 years later, after people have been surviving the horrific situations that got here on throughout the first recreation for a while—and have transitioned their society to grease, relatively than the coal-based expertise of Frostpunk.
“The recreation takes place 30 years after the apocalyptic blizzard that has taken place in Frostpunk. Earth remains to be overwhelmed by the neverending frost and harsh, icy local weather. You play because the chief of a resource-hungry metropolis the place growth and inner conflicts are an unavoidable actuality. It’s as much as you to make selections about your City’s future and face their penalties,” says developer 11 Bit Studios.
We’ve been impressed by teasers for Frostpunk 2 through the years, noting final yr simply how a lot bigger your metropolis can recover from the primary recreation.
This beta interval comes about two months earlier than the sport correctly releases in July, and focuses on the sandbox mode relatively than the survival marketing campaign that most individuals will contemplate Frostpunk 2 correct.
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You can discover Frostpunk 2 on Epic, GOG, and Steam.
11 Bit Studios beforehand posted the minimal and really helpful necessities for the beta, noting that they “would possibly change earlier than the sport’s full launch.”
Minimum System Requirements
OS Version: Windows 10/11 (64-bit)
CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 / Intel Core i5 2.5 GHz
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics: AMD RX 550 4 GB VRAM / NVIDIA GTX 1050Ti 4 GB VRAM / Intel ARC A310 4GB VRAM
DirectX Version: 12
Disk Space: 30 GB SSD Available Space
Additional notes: SSD required, Ultrawide sceen not totally suported throughout beta
Recommended System Requirements
OS Version: Windows 10/11 (64-bit)
CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 / Intel Core i7 2.8 GHz
Memory: 16 GB RAM
Graphics: AMD RX 5700 8 GB VRAM / NVIDIA 2060 RTX 8 GB VRAM / Intel ARC A770 8GB VRAM
DirectX Version: 12
Disk Space: 30 GB SSD Available Space
Additional notes: SSD required, Ultrawide display screen not totally supported throughout beta