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About Frostliner
Frostliner is a survival city builder set in a frozen post-apocalyptic world, developed by Nathan Gane and released on PC in 2026. You lead a nomadic train city navigating a shattered landscape, balancing resource management, survivor recruitment, and engine maintenance. The game’s core tension lies in keeping your train moving ahead of encroaching frost while fending off hostile survivors and scarce supplies. It’s a slow-burn strategy game where every decision impacts long-term stability. Ideal for players who enjoy methodical planning over action, Frostliner blends base-building with survival mechanics in a rail-based setting.
Gameplay
Each session revolves around managing your train’s systems: fuel, power, and crew morale. You scavenge frozen ruins for materials, repair carriages, and assign survivors to tasks like foraging or defense. The train moves constantly, so you must predict terrain changes and avoid ice collapses. Resource scarcity forces tough choices, prioritize heating for passengers or fuel for speed. Combat is minimal but stressful, requiring quick turrets or ambush defenses. The interface feels cluttered but functional, with real-time resource bars and a top-down map. Progression hinges on unlocking new train modules and improving efficiency, though the single-player campaign lacks branching storylines.
What Players Think
Frostliner holds a 4.3/5 on PlayPile, with 72% of players completing the main story. The average playtime is 28 hours, though 25% quit before halfway, citing frustration with resource management. Community moods skew tense and stressful (68% of tags), with mixed reactions to the lack of tutorials. Achievement completion stands at 63% (10 total), and 1,000 players have earned all. Positive reviews praise the “haunting atmosphere and punishing balance,” while critics call it “a spreadsheet in disguise.” Metacritic scores it 84, noting its “addictive survival loop despite a steep learning curve.”
PlayPile's Take
Frostliner is a niche but rewarding strategy game for fans of survival mechanics and logistical challenges. Priced at $29.99, it offers 30+ hours of content for those willing to tolerate its punishing difficulty and opaque tutorials. The 10 achievements add replayability, but 37% of players never collect more than 3. Skip this if you prefer action or instant gratification, but embrace it if you thrive in methodical, resource-driven games. Worth the investment if you enjoy the cold, calculated grind.
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