Frozen Synapse
Brings the simultaneous turn-based strategy genre up-to-date and lets you give detailed, accurate orders to your squad.
Frozen Synapse
- Windows
- Mac
- Linux
- Steam Deck
Steam Charts, Stats, and Live Player Count
At the moment, Frozen Synapse has 1 concurrent player online and in-game. This is 92% lower than its previous all-time peak of 12 players achieved on 1/5/2025.
Review History Chart
Track historical review trends and overall ratings for Frozen Synapse. It has received a total of 2,591 reviews on the Steam store and achieved a Player Score of 80 (Very Positive).
Price History Chart
Track historical price changes and trends for Frozen Synapse. Right now, it costs $24.99 in the Steam Store.
About Frozen Synapse
Frozen Synapse is an Indie, and Strategy game developed by Mode 7. On 5/26/2011, it was released on the Steam Store by Mode 7.
Players have rated Frozen Synapse as "Very Positive" out of 2,591 total reviews on the Steam Store. These are split between 2,142 positive reviews and 449 negative reviews — an overall 83% positive review rating. Additionally, Frozen Synapse has earned a metascore of 85 on Metacritic.
It is available for gamers to download and play for $24.99. It can also be purchased through Tactical Masters Bundle and Frozen Synapse 2: Soundtrack & FS1 which give a discount off its base price. The game also includes two DLC add-ons, Frozen Synapse: Red DLC and Music Pack - Music for Code EP available for purchase and download through Steam.
It can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. At the moment, it is not possible to play or run Frozen Synapse on the Steam Deck.
According to Steam’s category system, Frozen Synapse supports the following features:
- Family Sharing
- Steam Turn Notifications
- Steam Achievements
- Multi-player
- Steam Trading Cards
- Single-player
From the Steam community, Frozen Synapse has been tagged with the following user tags:
- Chess
- Competitive
- Difficult
- Great Soundtrack
- Multiplayer
- Tactical
- Turn-Based
- Co-op
- Replay Value
- Turn-Based Tactics
- Addictive
- Sci-fi
- Cyberpunk
- Top-Down
- Local Multiplayer
- Strategy
- Indie
- Asynchronous Multiplayer
- Turn-Based Strategy
- Singleplayer
Media & Sceenshots
Watch the featured video for Frozen Synapse and see the latest screenshots from the Steam Store.
DLC & Related Apps
Frozen Synapse is referenced by 2 other related apps in the Steam Store.
| Image | Name | Type | Release Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Frozen Synapse: Red DLC | DLC | 5/29/2012 | View |
 | Music Pack - Music for Code EP | DLC | 3/17/2016 | View |
Related Bundles
Frozen Synapse is included in 2 bundles in the Steam Store.
| Image | Name | Apps | Packages | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Tactical Masters Bundle | 6 | 6 | $72.74 | View |
 | Frozen Synapse 2: Soundtrack & FS1 | 3 | 3 | $55.22 | View |
Related Packages
Frozen Synapse is referenced by 4 packages in the Steam Store.
| Name | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|
| Frozen Synapse | $12.49 | View |
| Frozen Synapse: Complete Pack | $17.49 | View |
| Frozen Synapse: Soundtrack | $2.99 | View |
| Frozen Synapse: Soundtrack Edition | $14.99 | View |
Frequently Asked Questions
Soures & References
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Frozen Synapse data has been sourced from:
- Valve Corporation. (2025, January 2). Frozen Synapse on Steam. Steam Store. https://store.steampowered.com/app/98200
- Valve Corporation. (2025, January 2). Frozen Synapse. Steam Community Hub. https://steamcommunity.com/app/98200
- Metacritic. (2025, January 2). Frozen Synapse for PC Reviews. Metacritic. https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/frozen-synapse
- Mode 7. (2023, July 8). Frozen Synapse. Frozen Synapse. http://www.frozensynapse.com