Frozen Synapse 2

Released: Sep 13, 2018
Platforms: Windows
Last updated: 08 Sep 2026, 19:48 GMT

Updates & announcements

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11 Feb 2020Rock, Paper, Shotgun
The best video game music to fall asleep to
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18 Mar 2019Rock, Paper, Shotgun
Mode 7 co-founder leaves to do brain science
Ian Hardingham, the co-founder of Mode 7 Games, has left the Frozen Synapse studio and the games industry altogether for a new career as a bona fide brain science man working on detecting Alzheimer’s disease. Goodness me. This does sadly mean that Mode 7 are winding down developm
14 Dec 2018Developer post
Last call for major issues
Thanks so much for all of your support on Frozen Synapse 2 so far. We're wrapping up this phase of development and the objective is to ensure that everyone is happy that there are no significant issues or bugs with the game that are having an impact on your experience. If you wou
23 Nov 2018Developer post
macOS Testers Wanted!
Hi all, We're looking for people to help us test the macOS build of Frozen Synapse 2. In order to participate all you need to do is opt in to the 'multiplatform_test' branch on Steam. The game is playable on a late 2015 base model iMac and our minimum supported macOS version is S
13 Nov 2018Developer post
November 13th Patch
Hi all! Got some more bug fixes and improvements for you today. Explosive unit AI is now more careful about killing its team mates Fixed crash on quit Fixed an issue with level generation Fixed an issue to do with retreating from the Hotel mission Fixed an issue where quick skirm
Hi all!
Got some more bug fixes and improvements for you today.
Explosive unit AI is now more careful about killing its team mates

Fixed crash on quit

Fixed an issue with level generation

Fixed an issue to do with retreating from the Hotel mission

Fixed an issue where quick skirmishes end after the first turn

Units no longer plant the bomb with their dying breath if they die inside the plant zone while carrying a bomb

Now possible to play the tutorial from the main menu

Fixed a crash caused by the AI
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02 Nov 2018Developer post
November 2nd Patch
Lots of bugs fixes and other bits today! Fixed some crashes to do with planning for ghost units Fixed being able to zoom out too far in Advance MP and Skirmish generators Improved wording of instructions for base defence missions and reduced timeout to 12 turns Miscellaneous cras
Lots of bugs fixes and other bits today!

Fixed some crashes to do with planning for ghost units

Fixed being able to zoom out too far in Advance MP and Skirmish generators

Improved wording of instructions for base defence missions and reduced timeout to 12 turns

Miscellaneous crash fixes

Fixed Advanced MP generator making blank Extermination Old School maps after a while

Fixed issue with Shape Control

When you kill a faction's HQ the faction will now die even if the leader isn't there

Squad regen time is now shown in the selected object window on the main screen

Now guaranteed to get a good unit after completing the tutorial mission

Added new keyboard shortcuts (see Menu>Help>Hotkeys)

"Stop" and "Engage on Sight" now have an icon for units when they use it

Added some new help sections to Menu>Help and also a link to a tutorial video
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25 Oct 2018Developer post
October 25th Patch
Small patch today to fix a couple of issues. Fixed crash to do with planning for ghost units Added alert for not having an ammo contract before playing a story mission which requires it
Small patch today to fix a couple of issues.

Fixed crash to do with planning for ghost units

Added alert for not having an ammo contract before playing a story mission which requires it
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22 Oct 2018Developer post
October 22nd Patch
Hi all! Quite a few bug fixes today. Fixed targetting icons revealing the locations of dark units Fixed bug with scoring Hostage games Fixed bug with scoring Secure games Failed missions now disappear from the contracts list Fixed issue where you could see the walls in locked roo
Hi all!
Quite a few bug fixes today.

Fixed targetting icons revealing the locations of dark units

Fixed bug with scoring Hostage games

Fixed bug with scoring Secure games

Failed missions now disappear from the contracts list

Fixed issue where you could see the walls in locked rooms using the LOS line

Minor typo fix

Fixed issue where game wasn't ending if the faction leader had been killed

Rebalanced car park mission to be slightly easier
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19 Oct 2018Developer post
October 19th Patch
Hi all. We've added a new way to play the single player in this update along with various bug and crash fixes. Added 'Story Missions Only Mode'. Play through the campaign in an uninterrupted stream of encounters like in the original Frozen Synapse. Crash fixes Miscellaneous fixes
Hi all.
We've added a new way to play the single player in this update along with various bug and crash fixes.

Added 'Story Missions Only Mode'. Play through the campaign in an uninterrupted stream of encounters like in the original Frozen Synapse.

Crash fixes

Miscellaneous fixes
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10 Oct 2018Developer post
October 10th Patch
Hi all! Plenty of bug fixes today and a much requested feature. Fixed an occasional campaign breaking bug Fixed issue where you could only send 1 squad out on missions or contracts Fixes to Instant Skirmish Ducked flamethrower/minigunner can no longer kill past cover Fixed flamet
Hi all!
Plenty of bug fixes today and a much requested feature.

Fixed an occasional campaign breaking bug

Fixed issue where you could only send 1 squad out on missions or contracts

Fixes to Instant Skirmish

Ducked flamethrower/minigunner can no longer kill past cover

Fixed flamethrower/minigunner weapon 'volumes' showing up in dark modes

Game now shows the position of a player when they launch an arc weapon (e.g. grenade launcher) in dark mode

Improvements to Bomb Defusal map generator

Base Defends now have a time limit for the AI to win - if they can't do it in 20 turns or less then they lose

Enabled 'cloud saves' on Steam

By the way we've moved the macOS and Linux builds to a new branch called 'multiplatform_test'. If you want to play the game on those platforms you will need to switch to that branch until we feel that they are ready for a general release.
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05 Oct 2018Developer post
October 5th Patch
Hi all! Got some bug fixes for you today. Fixed another serious map generation/accessibility issue Removed aim handle from Advanced Game creation in multiplayer and Skirmish Generator in single-player Fixed a crash in Advanced Game/Skirmish Generator Fixed a bug that could cause
Hi all!
Got some bug fixes for you today.

Fixed another serious map generation/accessibility issue

Removed aim handle from Advanced Game creation in multiplayer and Skirmish Generator in single-player

Fixed a crash in Advanced Game/Skirmish Generator

Fixed a bug that could cause you to fail a checkpoint contract if one of your own squads goes through it
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02 Oct 2018Developer post
October 2nd Patch
Hi all! We've just uploaded a patch for the game which fixes a number of glitches but also adds the Skirmish Generator and full match replays! Here are the details: NEW: Added an instant skirmish button and advanced skirmish generator NEW: Full match replay for finished missions
Hi all!
We've just uploaded a patch for the game which fixes a number of glitches but also adds the Skirmish Generator and full match replays!
Here are the details:

NEW: Added an instant skirmish button and advanced skirmish generator

NEW: Full match replay for finished missions or matches

Fixed an issue with level generation causing inaccessible areas

Fixed a desync/glitch to do with the pistol

Trees and water are back

Removed toxic grenade launcher units from some single player missions

Various miscellaneous fixes
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28 Sep 2018Developer post
September 28th Update
Hi all! We've just put out another patch. Here are the salient details: NEW: Added "City-style" maps for multiplayer Extermination matches (see Advanced Create to use them) BALANCE: Machine gun has been given a minimum focus-aim distance to nerf it slightly vs shotgunners Many le
Hi all!
We've just put out another patch. Here are the salient details:

NEW: Added "City-style" maps for multiplayer Extermination matches (see Advanced Create to use them)

BALANCE: Machine gun has been given a minimum focus-aim distance to nerf it slightly vs shotgunners

Many level generation problems fixed

Fixed several issues with inaccessible areas/trapped squads

Fixed an issue with the mission "Join The Consensus"

Various miscellaneous fixes

We've also put out a macOS version. This still requires some testing so we're not quite ready to say the game is available for the Mac yet.
There's also a Linux build but that currently has an issue which is preventing the game from starting. We intend to put up a working Linux build early on Monday.
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25 Sep 2018Developer post
September 25th Update
Hi all! We've just released another patch. Here are the notes. Triple click fix Problem with Stadium mission fixed Various problems with deployments and setup fixed, including Fixed issue where item room location wasn't saved Issue where the minigunner couldn't be dragged Various
Hi all!
We've just released another patch. Here are the notes.
Triple click fix
Problem with Stadium mission fixed
Various problems with deployments and setup fixed, including
Fixed issue where item room location wasn't saved
Issue where the minigunner couldn't be dragged
Various misc. fixes

Thank you for your patience and your bug reports. More to come!
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24 Sep 2018Rock, Paper, Shotgun
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21 Sep 2018Developer post
September 21st Update
Hi all! We've just put out another patch which should fix a few more crashes and other issues which have come to light since release. Fixed several exploits for Hostage games Fixed issue with tutorial where you could get stuck at the rocket launcher stage and not progress Fixed p
Hi all!
We've just put out another patch which should fix a few more crashes and other issues which have come to light since release.
Fixed several exploits for Hostage games
Fixed issue with tutorial where you could get stuck at the rocket launcher stage and not progress
Fixed problem caused by rewinding and playing back a turn
Fixed units spawning outside of mission area
Misc. tutorial fixes
Fixed crash caused by dragging a 'ghost unit' around while the turn is playing back
Balance change: you can no longer focus aim immediately after standing up
Fixed 'triangle rocket' crash
Misc. bug fixes
Misc. crash fixes
Splashscreens look better at resolutions above 1920x1080
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18 Sep 2018Developer post
Frozen Synapse 2 September 18th Update
Hi all! We've just released an update for Frozen Synapse 2 which addresses a number of the most severe problems our users were reporting. Fixed issue with focus/ignore zones causing crash Fixed a crash caused by selecting units in multiplayer Added option for scaling the UI (for
Hi all!
We've just released an update for Frozen Synapse 2 which addresses a number of the most severe problems our users were reporting.
Fixed issue with focus/ignore zones causing crash

Fixed a crash caused by selecting units in multiplayer

Added option for scaling the UI (for players with large monitors or high-DPI screens)

Added option for changing the zooming in/out speed for the city camera

Fixed crash caused by adding and deleting units when creating advanced multiplayer games

Fixed problem where your squad couldn't catch up to another squad which was on the move (e.g. intercept relic)
Fixed issue with Secure where attackers didn't have a location from which to spawn

Updated Bomb Defusal instructions

Fixed issues causing save corruption
We expect to have another update ready later this week.
Once again, thanks for being patient with these issues - we're working as hard as we can.
Also please keep sending us your bug reports. While we haven't had a chance to respond to every one yet they are all being read. Here is a guide on how to report a bug to us: https://steamcommunity.com/app/445020/discussions/0/1741094390469785486/
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18 Sep 2018Eurogamer
Frozen Synapse 2 review - sharp tactical shenanigans in a fractious cyber-city
What did you do during the incursions? When the city was under threat from within and without, when the petty, tooled-up factions were bristling and looking for any excuse to kick off, and then every few minutes they would burst through cyberspace (or whatever it is) at a new loc
14 Sep 2018Developer post
Current Dev Roadmap
Hello all - here's our current plan... Friday, today: several small bug fixes and minor rule changes to multiplayer modes Sunday: 4k-supporting gui patch, some minor city bug fixes Thursday: Some more significant city issues dealt with. OSX and Linux versions and Skirmish Generat
13 Sep 2018Developer post
Thank you for a great launch! Some quick notes on the Mac / Linux version plus UI scaling...
Hi, Firstly, thank you so much to those of you in the community who have been patient with us getting the game out - we really appreciate it. We will be working to get Mac and Linux versions out as soon as possible. I will talk to everyone tomorrow and try to get a firm date for