Frostpunk 2's Breach of Trust DLC swaps ice for a volcano
Frostpunk 2 is getting its second major expansion on June 23, 2026, and this one ditches the cold entirely. Polish developer 11 bit studios launches Breach of Trust on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S for $13 — placing it squarely between a cosmetic add-on and a full expansion. The franchise has now reached 11 million players per COGconnected, so the studio has a healthy base of veterans to sell back into.
The setting
The DLC moves the action to New Edinburgh, a city built near an active volcano destabilized by geothermal energy extraction. Instead of managing temperature curves and coal shortages, players now contend with Tremors and Volcano Night — two new environmental hazards that replace the cold-survival systems the base game was built around. It's a meaningful mechanical shift, not a reskin.
Five new factions arrive with distinct ideologies and goals, pushing the political simulation layer harder than the base game did. The headline new mechanic is the Vote of Trust: a formal process that forces players to either build consensus or take control by other means. After Strategy notes this replaces the political revolt cycles veterans will know well, adding a diplomatic choice layer that the original oil-politics story never had.
Two scenario maps, five new buildings, and city infrastructure hubs round out the content. A large free patch ships alongside the DLC, bringing balance changes, UI fixes, and bug corrections to all players — the full changelog is on the Steam news page.
The price and platforms
At $13, Breach of Trust is aimed at players who finished the base game and want more, rather than newcomers. It's available day one on Xbox Game Pass, Steam, Epic Games Store, GOG, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X/S. The base game scored 85 on Metacritic and sold 350,000 copies in its first three days after launch in September 2024, reports TechPowerUp — a solid foundation for DLC uptake.
If you bounced off Frostpunk 2's cold-weather formula, a volcano city with political backstabbing might be the reason to return.