11 bit studios announced that its upcoming city-builder game Frostpunk 2 will launch on PC in the first half of 2024, and will be available on Game Pass day one.

Announced alongside a gameplay trailer, Frostpunk 2 will be released on PC via Steam, Epic Games Store, and GOG, and will be available for PC Game Pass and Xbox Game Pass upon release.

For consoles, the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S version will come at a later date.

The new gameplay trailer showcased that the sequel will differ from its predecessor in some ways while still maintaining its city-building, strategy, and management gameplay at its core.

The sequel will take place thirty years after the Great Storm and the delegates can vote, with or without agendas, to pass laws, steering the entire City and its people into many possible futures.

As a Steward, you are required to carefully weigh the needs and demands of society while trying to ensure the sustainability and survival of an ever-growing metropolis.

In Frostpunk 2, you are to ensure that the city will not fall from not only the apocalypse but also the conflicts among its people, managing emerging crises while at the same time steering humanity towards a new future.

“Frostpunk 2 is still a game about the City and its society,” states Jakub Stokalski, game Co-Director and Design Director at 11 bit studios.

“But inner turmoils, sparked by rising social differences, mean that players will be facing new kinds of threats. We use a post-apocalyptic setup to tell a meaningful story about human ambition. Because ultimately, what can end us is not nature itself – it’s human nature.”