Curious how 11 bit studios S.A.’ Frostpunk 2 is stacking up against this year’s biggest strategy launches? As both developer and publisher, 11 bit studios S.A. has pushed the city-building survival genre to interesting new heights literally.

Stepping into a harsher, more morally complex future, Frostpunk 2 faces off against fresh competition like Big Fan Games' Monster Train 2 and Aniplex's The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy, each gunning for genre dominance and innovation in 2025. Plenty of fans and critics are already weighing in on which contender brings the most strategy heat this year.