The heavily anticipated full Unreal Engine 5 remake of 11 Bit Studios’ acclaimed survival city builder Frostpunk 1886 will arrive in 2027. The idea behind this reimaging is to improve the beauty of the game, introduce mod support, and scale up the gameplay with new laws and ‘Purpose Path’ system, which makes moral dilemmas in playing this game even stronger. Frostpunk 1886 will expand on the established narrative and strategic depth of the original, and is set during the first couple of days of the Great Storm.

The original game used a proprietary engine and so did not have modding capabilities, yet the Unreal Engine 5 implementation brings these to players alongside design modernization. This change makes possible community driven content, which could potentially stretch the overall life cycle of the game. With the introduction of the Purpose Path system, alongside new laws, players must now deal with the hard leadership challenges of a frozen dystopia.

At the same time, Frostpunk 1886 development is moving ahead at the same ambitious level, with 11 Bit Studios advancing The Alters sci-fi survival game for a June 2025 release. In The Alters, Jan Dolski is a space miner who needs to create multiple versions of himself, Alters, in order to survive a dangerous alien planet. The game uses identity exploration and decision-making mechanics to produce a psychological gaming experience while players tackle survival challenges.

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