
The writing is killer, and the gameplay is satisfying, too, with huge potential as a franchise.
Some of the item descriptions are hilarious, as the apocalypse's future denizens try to figure out what basic household objects were for back in the golden era. Simply select the version and the language. The setting is suitably apocalyptic but uniquely set in a distant future where the relics of the past have become the object of hearsay and conjecture. Microsoft lets you download Windows 10 Disk Image (ISO) for free, and you dont need to have a product key to use it. And Games for Windows is the result. Microsoft and some of the gaming industrys biggest names have worked together to make the gaming experience on Windows better than ever. Mutant Year Zero (opens in new tab) is another personal favorite. Microsoft Corporation (Free) User rating. The randomly-generated loot and threats keep you firmly on your frost-bitten toes as you navigate an increasingly harsh wilderness, and the story elements the studio recently introduced are top-tier. The Long Dark (opens in new tab) is a personal top-5 game of the gen, with some of the most panic-inducing thrills I've experienced in a game. There's still not a massive amount of core games available on the Microsoft Store, but the ones that are there are must-own games that often come with cross-play or cross-buy capabilities with Xbox One.

The Microsoft Store has effectively been a bit of a joke for the longest time, but thanks to increased investment from Microsoft and Xbox Game Pass for PC, it's starting to become a respectable place to buy your games. You and a small troupe of survivors must rebuild, heat your homes, forage for food, and ultimately survive the increasingly blistering cold while managing the fears and potential rebellion of your own citizens. Frostpunk is a survival simulator set in a climatological apocalypse, where a new ice age has obliterated civilization.
