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The 2018 city-building survival simulator Frostpunk is being remade in Unreal Engine 5 as Frostpunk 1886, developer 11 bit Studios has introduced, and it’ll embrace new content material in addition to official mod assist.
In a press launch, 11 bit Studios defined that whereas its 2024 sequel Frostpunk 2 will proceed to obtain new content material updates, it wished to put a brand new basis for the unique now that the studio’s proprietary Liquid Engine, which was used to construct the primary Frostpunk, is not in improvement.
That led the crew to utilizing the Epic Video games’ Unreal Engine 5 for its upcoming remake, however 11 bit makes clear that Frostpunk 1886, which is slated for launch in 2027, will not be only a visible replace. It’ll add new content material, mechanics, legal guidelines, and a brand new objective path for gamers to pursue as they try and handle a settlement amid a frozen, post-apocalyptic alternate historical past. As for the title, “1886” refers to an necessary second within the sport’s universe, when the Nice Storm first descended upon New London.
Frostpunk 1886 will even embrace official mod assist, a long-requested characteristic by the sport’s neighborhood however one which was unattainable resulting from limitations with the Liquid Engine, 11 bit stated. The remake may presumably obtain new DLC content material sooner or later as properly.
Work started on Frostpunk 1886 in early 2025, 11 bit Studios notes, and promised a deeper take a look at all of the modifications coming to the remake within the months forward. In the meantime, the studio emphasised that work will proceed on Frostpunk 2.
“Within the meantime, followers can sit up for a future the place Frostpunk 2 and Frostpunk 1886 evolve aspect by side–two paths cast in parallel, every carrying the imaginative and prescient of survival into the unrelenting chilly,” the press launch states.
Frostpunk 1886 seems to be to only be coming to PC through Steam for now, with no phrase on a possible console launch. Frostpunk was initially launched on PC in 2018 earlier than coming to Xbox One and PlayStation 4 in 2019. Frostpunk 2 remains to be slated to reach on consoles this 12 months.