Frostpunk is a simulation and strategy game of managing a city struggling to survive after apocalyptic global cooling, the only heat coming from the generator in the center of town. Players must keep their citizens hopeful and happy while making decisions and enacting laws that may be unpleasant and morally questionable, but are necessary for people to survive. Research new technology, scout the frozen wasteland for extra resources and more survivors, develop automatons that can work endlessly, and push through the harsh winter.