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Get ready to make even more difficult choices.

More Frostpunk 2 is now available for those who enjoy both city building and making difficult decisions that will impact the lives of countless people already struggling to survive. Frostpunk 2: Breach of Trust is a new expansion available today for Steam, GOG, Epic, PlayStation, and XBOX.

Breach of Trust offers a brand-new scenario that will task players will leaving New Edinburgh through catastrophe. This scenario is being...

Faction-specific utopias, unique unlocks, new map, and more.

The first downloadable content release for Frostpunk 2 will launch on December 8th for PC and consoles. Fractured Utopias will include a deeper emphasis on the political struggle for the future with "over 100 new narrative events and tons of unique unlocks."

The Fractured Utopias DLC will add more structure and an expanded scope to the sandbox-focused Utopia Builder mode. Each faction will now have...

The studio was found to use AI for an art asset and translations.

Over the past weekend word started circulating that The Alters includes some assets that were created using AI. This includes at least once use of an environmental art asset created using generative AI, in addition to using AI for foreign language localization translations. Fans not only took issue with the use of AI in the game but also the fact that the use of AI was not disclosed on Steam. The Steam page for The Alters...

Set for launch on June 13th.

The Alters from 11 bit studios is finally here after about three years in development. This sci-fi game that asks, "What if?", will be out on June 13th. This seems like the perfect time to have a launch trailer and here it is.

The Alters is coming to PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Game Pass, Steam, GOG, and Epic. ...

We're gonna take you back to the past.

11 bit studios announced a "new" Frostpunk title today. The game is called Frostpunk 1886 and it's a "project that revisits and expands upon the beloved city-builder and society survival experiences of the original Frostpunk, now fully reimagined in Unreal Engine."

11 bit studios says that the engine they have been using, Liquid Engine, is no longer in development. The studio used this engine for the original...

It's all about the choices you didn't make.

The game that tries to answer "what if?" now has a release date. The Alters from 11 bit studios is set to be released on June 13 for PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and Game Pass.

This sci-fi title will task you with surviving on a hostile world. You are aided (or hindered) by versions of yourself that chose all sorts of different paths through life. As 11 bit studios says, The Alters is a game that begins "with...

The similarities go deeper than just sharing the same developer.

11 bit studios is working hard to finish development on The Alters, a game all about personal survival. Do you know what other game 11 bit studios made that is also about personal survival? That's right, This War of Mine.

Today, 11 bit studios shared a little on the number of similarities between their upcoming game, The Alters, and their previous game, This War of Mine. ...

This sci-fi focused title has been pushed out of 2024.

The Alters has been pushed out of a nebulous 2024 release date and will instead be released some time in the first quarter of 2025. 11 bit studios made the delay announcement through various social channels today.

The delay announcement did not really offer any specific reason. The message, shared as though it were an in-universe notification, says that they need more time to "optimize all mission-critical systems...

It is once again time to make some very difficult choices.

If you are a fan of survival, city building, making tough choices, and total despair then you'll be happy to hear that that advanced access Frostpunk 2 is now available. Those that purchased the Digital Deluxe Edition have access to the game right now, while the base and Game Pass versions won't be out until September 20th.

The Digital Deluxe Edition is currently being sold for $67.49 from Steam, Epic, and other...

11 bit studios offers up the ultimate breakdown on what you should know.

Frostpunk 2 is very nearly here and for some people the concept of a survival city builder may seem a little daunting. In addition to the series of developer insight videos, 11 bit studios is now also sharing the "ultimate 'What You Need to Know'" ahead of the game's release on September 20, 2024 (or the 17th if you get the Digital Deluxe Edition).

This "ultimate" guide includes...

Because managing just one colony wasn't stressful enough.

The latest episode of the Frostpunk 2 "City Unbound" development diary series from 11 bit studios reveals a new and very game changing feature: Multiple colonies.

In Frostpunk 2, it will be possible to expand New London to the point where it will be possible to create and manage multiple colonies all over the frostland. Frostpunk 2 game directors Lukasz Juszczyk and Jakub Stokalski shared a bit of information...

A beta version of the mod tools will be ready right from the start.

When Frostpunk 2 launches on September 20, 2024 it will arrive ready to handle user created mods. This is thanks to the launch of the FrostKit mod tool that will ship alongside Frostpunk 2 next month.

The initial release of FrostKit will be a beta. The team at 11 bit studios say that this tool will "evolve over time," especially as they take community feedback into consideration. Frostpunk...

Save the planet.

Embark on a mission to save the planet in Creatures of Ava, a new game from Inverge Studios and Chibig with 11 bit studios as the publisher.

In Creatures of Ava you will try to eradicate an infection, The Withering, that is taking over the planet of Ava. The game boasts colorful visuals and a story co-written by Rhianna Pratchett, who is best known for her work on Heavenly Sword, Mirror's Edge, 2013's Tomb Raider, and its follow up Rise of the Tomb Raider....

The Devil and God Are Raging Inside Me

Odd Meter and 11 bit studios just released INDIKA on PC, with a console release on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S coming later this month.

Indika is a very surreal adventure set in an alternate version of early 20th-century Russia. You play as Indika, a nun that sets out on a weird and spiritual journey. Indika is "the tale of a strong woman on a vital mission, uncovering her life's true purpose. But beneath this surface,...

Experience a totally normal nun's life early than originally anticipated.

The release date for Indika has been moved up by about a week. Originally expected to launch on May 8, 2024, Indika will now be released on PC via Steam, GOG, and Epic Games Store on May 2, 2024. The console releases on PlayStation and Xbox will be out later in May, though no exact date was provided.

Developer Odd Meter and publisher 11 bit studios also remind everyone that "a part of the...