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60 Seconds! vs Frostpunk

60 Seconds! is a simulation strategy game from Robot Gentleman (2015) while Frostpunk is a simulation strategy game from 11 Bit Studios (2018).

60 Seconds!

2015 · Robot Gentleman

7.2GamingPickz Score

$8.99

Steam: Very Positive

Frostpunk

2018 · 11 Bit Studios

8.0GamingPickz Score

$29.99

Steam: Very Positive

What each one is

Steam files 60 Seconds! under Simulation and Strategy. In contrast, it files Frostpunk under Simulation and Strategy.

60 Seconds!

60 Seconds! is a dark comedy atomic adventure of scavenge and survival. Collect supplies and rescue your family before the nuke hits. Stay alive in your fallout shelter. Make difficult decisions, ration food and hunt mutant cockroaches. And maybe survive. Or not.

Description from its Steam store page

Frostpunk

Frostpunk is the first society survival game. As the ruler of the last city on Earth, it is your duty to manage both its citizens and infrastructure. What decisions will you make to ensure your society's survival? What will you do when pushed to breaking point? Who will you become in the process?

Description from its Steam store page

At a glance

60 Seconds!Frostpunk
GamingPickz Score7.2/108.0/10
Steam ratingVery Positive (85%, 11,687)Very Positive (93%, 137,121)
Critic aggregateNo aggregate84/100
Price$8.99$29.99
Install size3 GB8 GB
Steam Deckunsupportedplayable
Released20152018
DeveloperRobot Gentleman11 Bit Studios

Prices and Steam ratings are read live and move over time.

60 Seconds! vs Frostpunk, point by point

Each facet side by side. A round is marked won only where a figure settles it; feel and "which is better" carry no mark, because no number we hold decides them.

  1. Genre and premise

    60 Seconds!Simulation strategy game
    FrostpunkSimulation strategy game

    What each is filed as. Each game describes itself in full above; we do not judge a premise.

  2. How it plays

    60 Seconds!Turn-Based Tactics, Exploration, Choose Your Own Adventure
    FrostpunkCity Builder, Survival, Resource Management

    The tags players apply most, in order of votes. A read on feel, not a verdict.

  3. Reception

    60 Seconds!Score 7.2 · 85% on Steam
    FrostpunkScore 8.0 · 93% on Steam · 84 critic

    The GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment, critics and popularity, computed the same way for every game.

  4. Content and scale

    60 Seconds!11,687 reviews · 3 GB
    Frostpunk137,121 reviews · 7 add-ons · 8 GB

    Reach and footprint, not quality: more reviews or a bigger install is not a better game.

  5. Price

    60 Seconds!$8.99
    Frostpunk$29.99

    Read live from Steam and subject to change.

  6. On a Steam Deck

    60 Seconds!Unsupported
    FrostpunkPlayable

    Valve's own Deck compatibility rating.

Frostpunk takes 2 of the marked rounds to 1. That is only what a number can decide, not which you will enjoy more.

The two on the grid

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Players. The share of Steam reviews marked positive, pulled toward the catalogue average in proportion to how few reviews stand behind it. A game with 200 reviews moves a long way toward the average; one with 200,000 barely moves at all. Without this a title sitting at 100 percent on nine reviews outranks Half-Life 2 at 98 percent on 278,000.

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Which to pick, by what you want

  • The higher-rated of the two: Frostpunk (GamingPickz Score 8.0)
  • The cheaper right now: 60 Seconds! ($8.99)
  • Better on a Steam Deck: Frostpunk (playable)
  • Lighter on storage: 60 Seconds! (3 GB)
  • The safer bet by weight of reviews: Frostpunk (137,121 reviews)

What they have in common

Both are tagged by Steam players with:

DifficultStrategyPost-apocalypticChoices MatterManagementSurvival

Where they differ

60 Seconds! is also

Turn-Based TacticsExplorationChoose Your Own AdventureOutbreak SimImmersive SimWrestling

Frostpunk is also

City BuilderResource ManagementSteampunkColony SimBuildingBase-Building

Tags players apply to one game and not the other.

Difficulty and who each is for

By the tags players apply, 60 Seconds! is demanding, for players who want a challenge. Frostpunk is demanding, for players who want a challenge.

System requirements, side by side

60 Seconds!Frostpunk
Minimum GPUGeForce GTX 660
Minimum CPU3.2 GHz Dual Core Processor
Minimum RAM4 GB
Install size3 GB8 GB

Can your PC run them? Check each against your own kit: 60 Seconds! · Frostpunk.

Accessibility features

Steam store pages declare 1 accessibility feature for 60 Seconds! and 0 for Frostpunk. A declaration is a floor, not a review.

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Common questions

How different are 60 Seconds! and Frostpunk in scope?

60 Seconds! has drawn 11,687 Steam reviews and installs in 3 GB. Frostpunk has drawn 137,121 Steam reviews, ships 7 add-ons and installs in 8 GB.

Is 60 Seconds! or Frostpunk better?

By the GamingPickz Score, Frostpunk rates higher (8.0 to 7.2). That is a composite of player sentiment, the critic aggregate and popularity, not our taste. "Better" also depends on price, length and platform, which the table above lays out.

Which is cheaper, 60 Seconds! or Frostpunk?

60 Seconds! is cheaper right now at $8.99, against $29.99. Prices move, so this is read live from Steam and can change.

Do you rank one above the other for a fee?

No. Neither game, nor anyone else, pays for placement or a verdict here. The order and every figure come out of the same public data the rest of the site uses.

How we compare, and what we will not do

The GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment (adjusted for sample size), the critic aggregate and popularity, computed by the same code every ranked list on this site uses. The Steam rating label is Valve's own, reconstructed from the positive percentage and review count. Prices are read live. We do not write an opinion of which game is "better": we report the numbers and say which wins each measurable question above.

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