ICARUS is a solo or multiplayer PvE survival game. Explore a savage wilderness in the aftermath of terraforming gone wrong. Complete narrative quests as either Open World operations or Individual Missions. Explore, build, craft and hunt while seeking your fortune and prospecting for exotic matter.
Each input wears a grade, S to D, read from the buyer's side. The color is the direction: green raises the score, red lowers it, grey sits neutral. ▼ marks a dock, ? a missing input. The exact weights stay secret. These are the inputs and the direction each pushes.
Most players never reach the end. On a 36.1-hour game, that's a lot you pay for and may never use. Steam global achievements
I put my fireplace too close to my bedroll. When I got up, I stepped into the fire and then set my house on fire. I watched from outside as my first house lit up and burned to the ground. Then a horse kicked me in the face and I died. 10/10 would recommend to a friend.
The largest button on the menu is "PURCHASE" I tried my best with this but there is nothing noteworthy about it. Combat feels like morrowind, you know that kind of swinging without impact. Base building have the block selection id expect from a very early survival game, a 2021 game having only square blocks while claiming its devs are survival gamers is laughable. Animal pathing is so aweful the dog pack I paid...
Wow I never wrote a review for this. So the game is honestly phenomenal. One of my favorites I've ever played across any genre, and I have like 4k hours across all the different Mass Effects. The good: Solid gameplay and combat Just enough tutorial to get you on your feet, but doesn't overdo it Truly ridiculous amount of content in the base game. I have all the DLC, but I still haven't even finished all the content...
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Skip · Multiplayer · 2021
Steam Deck UnsupportedSKIP IT.
Skip it at $34.99. The value isn't there.
about 36.1h$34.99 (~)
Recent reviews trending up (83% last 30 days vs 75% all-time)
Better value than 52% of Multiplayer games
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ICARUS scores 38/100 on the BANG Score (a skip). The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steamBANGERS.com/game/1149460/icarus<a href="https://steamBANGERS.com/game/1149460/icarus"><img src="https://steambangers.com/api/badge/1149460" alt="BANG Score" width="340" height="80"></a>[](https://steamBANGERS.com/game/1149460/icarus)The BANG Score is one number for value, 0 to 100: price against how it reviews and how long it was built to be. It rates value, not taste. Whether it is for you is on you. How the score is computed → Data · updated 6h ago.
Low $3.49High $34.99Now $34.99
PricePrice history via IsThereAnyDeal.
Peak 1,492Low 1,492Latest 1,492
Daily peak concurrent players.Player counts via SteamSpy.
The lowest price on record is $3.49, set in December 2025. It has been discounted 28 times in the 5 years tracked here, typically at 33 percent off, with about 11 weeks between sales.
Players rate it 75 percent positive over its lifetime, and the last 30 days run 83 percent. It is aging into a better game than its average suggests.
No data upstream: critic score (Metacritic).