Frostpunk’s second DLC, The Last Autumn, was released a few days ago. The Last Autumn is a prequel to the main game. As the name suggests, it is set before the icy apocalypse. In the expansion, players build massive generators that are essential for the survival of the city as a never-ending frost slowly begins to cover the terrain.
The Last Autumn - features:
- A prequel story set in a new environment not yet covered by snow that allows players to construct a Generator from the ground up to prepare their society for the upcoming winter.
- A new Endless Mode variant - Builders - that redefines the challenges players will face by providing different setups and solutions.
- Two new Books of Laws allowing players to shape their society in previously unknown ways.
- New threats and issues to deal with such as toxic gases and workers going on strike.
- Influence society in creative new ways from establishing labor unions to outright manipulation.
- New technology tree, inventions to discover, and resources to obtain.
- 25 new buildings to construct such as docks, a telegraph station, a labor union building and more.
- New social classes including Convicts - a cheap and obedient workforce.
Frostpunk forces players to make tough moral choices like whether is it justified to use prisoners for cheap manual labor or not. It toes the line between right and wrong, and forces players to decide on what they are willing to sacrifice for the end goal, and if it is worth it.
Just like the main game, The Last Autumn has received a warm reception from both fans and critics alike. It’s currently sitting at a 9/10 on Steam. You can get the expansion as part of the Frostpunk Season Pass for $24.99, which includes previous expansion The Rift and one more upcoming expansion. You can also purchase The Last Autumn by itself, which does still require the base Frostpunk, for $16.99 on Steam and GOG.
