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Frozen Synapse

📅 May 26, 2011
Mode 7
Brings the simultaneous turn-based strategy genre up-to-date and lets you give detailed, accurate orders to your squad.
82.8Rating
0Content
16Achievements

About This Game

Frozen Synapse is a indie/strategy game with both single-player and multiplayer modes, developed by Mode 7 and released in 2011. With an estimated 205,000 copies sold, it is considered a mid-tier seller on Steam. With 2.6k reviews on Steam, it stands as a game with a solid review base on Steam. Community ratings across Steam average 82.8/100 — a strong reception overall. According to player data, the main story takes around 22.09 hours, with side content bringing that to 29.19 hours, and a completionist run can reach 37.09 hours. Players commonly describe it as Strategy, Turn-Based, Tactical, Indie and Asynchronous Multiplayer.

Media

Frozen Synapse Trailer
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User Reviews

82.8
Overall Score / 100
8.3/10
Steam (2617 rev)

Playtime Estimates

22.09h
🎯 Main Story
29.19h
⭐ Main + Sides
37.09h
💯 Completionist
Based on 15 player submissions

DLCs (2)

Frozen Synapse: Red DLC
Frozen Synapse: Red DLC
$9.99
Music Pack - Music for Code EP
Music Pack - Music for Code EP
$3.99

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Game Information

Release Date
May 26, 2011
Developer
Mode 7
Publisher
Mode 7
Platforms
Windows, Mac, Linux
Price
$24.99

Analytics & Metrics

Copies Sold (VISE)
205.4K
(164.4K - 246.5K)
VRI ScoreLearning
52.0
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Genres & Categories

Genres
Indie
Strategy
Categories
Single-player
Multi-player
Steam Achievements
Steam Trading Cards
Steam Turn Notifications
Family Sharing
Tags
Strategy
Turn-Based
Tactical
Indie
Asynchronous Multiplayer
Great Soundtrack
Cyberpunk
Multiplayer
Turn-Based Strategy
Sci-fi
Top-Down
Competitive
Singleplayer
Addictive
Difficult
Chess
Replay Value
Turn-Based Tactics
Local Multiplayer
Co-op

Supported Languages

Text Only
English

System Requirements

🪟 Windows
🍎 Mac
Minimum
Recommended
  • OS *: Windows XP, Vista, 7
  • Processor: 1.6 GHz
  • Memory: 512 MB
  • Graphics: Netbook integrated graphics
  • DirectX®:
  • Hard Drive: 220 MB
  • Sound:
  • OS: OS X version Leopard 10.5.8, Snow Leopard 10.6.3, or later.
  • Processor: 1GHZ PowerPC (or Intel)
  • Memory: 512 MB
  • Graphics:
  • Hard Drive: 220 MB
  • Sound:
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