Frostpunk: The Last Autumn invites the user to get acquainted with the background of the main part of the game and learn more details about the in-game world. During the passage, the player will be engaged in the creation of a heat generator, which will become the basis of the future city. At the time of the events of this add-on, the world is not yet covered with a thick layer of snow, due to which the temperature remains acceptable. However, the weather will gradually worsen, and the whole world will eventually turn into a huge snowy desert.Frostpunk: The Last Autumn provides the following innovations:
- 25 unique buildings - these structures differ from the usual ones, as they are designed for normal weather conditions. It will be possible to build piers that allow you to get more benefits from water, and telegraph lines designed for communication.
- Social interaction - there are many new types of control over society. For example, trade unions appear that unite people. It is proposed to put the unwanted in prison, as well as to engage in the distribution of drugs in order to reduce discontent. Also, two sets of laws were added that affect the general state of society.
- Technology - many devices for dealing with unique incidents have appeared.
Additional types of emergencies have been introduced, forcing resources to be spent on their solution. The user is offered to use the labor of prisoners in order to reduce the cost of labor. However, such behavior can lead to discontent among the population, which is why it will be necessary to find optimal compromises. Also, the Builders mode was partially modified, which now provides for the presence of other conditions for passing and complications.