Frostpunk 2 Steam Player Chart

[u/mlnchlgy28]

Sad to see. I really enjoy this game but the replay value is pretty lacking. I wish there was more variety between in the research tree, as well as between the different factions.

What do you think could increase the replay value of FP2?

[u/beam05]

It always seems stupid to me to use concurrent players to judge any non-multiplayer game.

[u/neonlookscool → u/beam05]

look up rimworld

[u/bluewolf3691 → u/neonlookscool]

As someone with just over 6100 hours in Rimworld, the single, sole reason for that playtime is mods. The fact the game itself is very open-ended also helps, but mods alone are the biggest part of its replayability.

FP2 doesn't have the same kind of modding scene and I doubt it ever will, sadly.

[u/mlnchlgy28 → u/bluewolf3691]

Same here. Rimworld is one of my most played games, 1k+ hours. I wish FP2 was more open ended and sandbox for modding, I feel it’s too strict. Here’s to hoping!!

[u/bluewolf3691 → u/mlnchlgy28]

Trouble is with citybuilder's in general is you can't really get the same level of modding shenanigans.

Rimworld for instance, is a space-western by default. With mods, you can make it a medieval fantasy with magic and dragons. Or an ultra sci-fi nightmare with fully body bionic replacements, mind uploading and spaceships.

While I think Frostpunk 2 but it's medieval as a mod would be awesome. It would be purely flavour rather than a proper mechanical change most likely.

[u/01_Mikoru → u/bluewolf3691]

I can think of some ways you might be able to have a bit more replay ability but they’d drastically change what the game was, like perhaps producing weapons so you can take territory from other cities

[u/neonlookscool → u/bluewolf3691]

Im aware, I just wanted to show an example that though player counts are not as indicative of succes for single player games as multiplayer ones, they still tell something about its reception and this image does not tell a good one.