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Did Frostpunk 2 Make Its Money Back? 11 bit Studios Said Yes After 350,000 Sales

11 bit studios said Frostpunk 2 had sold over 350,000 copies and covered development costs by September 2024—but it did not disclose a title-level profit figure.
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Yes—by September 26, 2024, 11 bit studios said Frostpunk 2 had sold more than 350,000 copies and that sales had covered the game’s development costs. The company’s disclosure supports a cost-recovery claim, not a specific profit figure: it did not report the game’s net profit or margin.

What 11 bit studios said about Frostpunk 2’s sales

Frostpunk 2 launched for PC on September 20, 2024. In a sales report, 11 bit studios said the game had exceeded 350,000 copies sold by 8:00 a.m. on September 23. Three days later, the studio posted that sales had covered development costs. The September 26 announcement said: “Sales of the game have already covered our development costs, ensuring we can continue improving and expanding the frozen world you’ve embraced.”

The company’s September 23 report described the milestone in cost terms: estimated sales revenue had exceeded the game’s production and marketing costs. The report index lists filing RB-20-2024, “Sales report of the game ‘Frostpunk 2’.”

Does “covered development costs” mean the game was profitable?

It means 11 bit studios said the title had crossed its stated cost-recovery threshold. That is a meaningful commercial milestone, but it is not the same as a disclosed, audited title-level profit. The announcement gives no profit amount or margin, and its cost comparison is estimated sales revenue against production and marketing costs. It does not establish the game’s full net earnings after every expense, accounting treatment, or other financial consideration.

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So “profitable” is a reasonable shorthand only if it is understood as the studio’s reported recovery of development-related costs—not as a published calculation of net profit. The precise claim is that estimated sales revenue exceeded production and marketing costs as of the September 2024 announcement.

How sales grew after the 350,000 milestone

The launch figure was a dated snapshot, not the game’s current cumulative total. In November 2024, 11 bit studios reported 441,000 copies sold net of returns by September 30. The company said 53.7% of those customers chose the Deluxe Edition; part of its revenue would be recognized over time as the included paid DLCs were released. The company’s financial-results release gives the sales and revenue-recognition details.

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  • Frostpunk 2 elevates the city-survival genre to a new level. Take the role of a Steward and lead your city through a cascade of calamities taking place in a postapocalyptic, snowy setting.
  • The world is overtaken by an ever present winter, which makes expansion of the city the only way for the survival of mankind.
  • In order to grow, the metropolis needs resources like coal and oil, just like its citizens require food and warmth. In Frostpunk 2, it's your job to tackle this never ending circle of supply and demand.
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In a 2026 summary of 2025, the company said Frostpunk 2 sales were approaching 880,000 copies during that period. “Approaching” is approximate, and the figure refers to 2025; it should not be presented as an exact current count. The company’s investor-relations site published the 2025 summary and publishing schedule release.

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Keep the game’s sales separate from company-wide profit

11 bit studios’ results for the first nine months of 2024 included more than PLN 106.6 million in company-wide revenue, more than PLN 53 million in operating profit, and PLN 47.53 million in net profit. Those are results for the company across that period, not profit figures for Frostpunk 2. The same report described nearly PLN 52.33 million in game revenue plus a portion of Microsoft Game Pass payments; that combined figure should not be read as pure sales proceeds from this one game.

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  • Frostpunk 2 elevates the city-survival genre to a new level. Take the role of a Steward and lead your city through a cascade of calamities taking place in a postapocalyptic, snowy setting.
  • The world is overtaken by an ever present winter, which makes expansion of the city the only way for the survival of mankind.
  • In order to grow, the metropolis needs resources like coal and oil, just like its citizens require food and warmth. In Frostpunk 2, it's your job to tackle this never ending circle of supply and demand.
  • In addition to the base game, Frostpunk 2 ICEBREAKER EDITION includes: A meticulously crafted New London pop-up diorama, a redemption code for the official Frostpunk 2 artbook, and a redemption code for the 'Warm Flesh' novella (English version).

The useful takeaway is narrower: by late September 2024, the studio said sales had recouped the title’s production and marketing costs. Later sales disclosures show the game continued selling, but neither those copy counts nor the company’s overall financial results supply a title-level profit total.

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  • Frostpunk 2 elevates the city-survival genre to a new level. Take the role of a Steward and lead your city through a cascade of calamities taking place in a postapocalyptic, snowy setting.
  • The world is overtaken by an ever present winter, which makes expansion of the city the only way for the survival of mankind.
  • In order to grow, the metropolis needs resources like coal and oil, just like its citizens require food and warmth. In Frostpunk 2, it's your job to tackle this never ending circle of supply and demand.
  • This box includes the Icebreaker Edition of the game (featuring the New London pop-up diorama and a digital artbook & novella), as well as a Deluxe Edition upgrade code printed on high-quality card stock. The Frostpunk 2 Whiteout Edition is packed with additional content: a multi-layered shadowbox, free access to the first 3 DLCs, an exclusive in-game item, physical cards, a metal keychain, a faction patch, and a set of stickers.

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