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Review info Platform reviewed: PC Available on: PC, PlayStation 5 , Xbox Series X , Xbox Series S Release date: September 21, 2024  A few hours into my first campaign in city-building survival game Frostpunk 2 , I was asked whether I thought parents should be able to accompany their kids into quarantine. A mother had been waiting outside, desperate to sit with their unwell child. Relaxing the law could help my trust with the locals; however, it was a risk nonetheless. Ultimately, I thought it was fair to let them in. Within moments of this decision, I was notified the mother had died of the same disease with a second popup letting me hear the thoughts of their bereaved husband, who ‘wasn’t sure how they could manage without them.’ It was painful, and depressing, a fitting ambiance for the broader context of the world. In Frostpunk 2 , empathy can often feel inessential, frequently undermined by the brutal but engaging task at hand. However, despite the overwhelming ur...