Guns of Icarus Alliance
Skip · Multiplayer · 2017
The verdict
SKIP IT.
It scores 38, under the fair line, at $4.99.
- Length
- 1.8h
- Value
- $2.77/hr
- Reviews
- 76% positive
Watch this gameOne alert when it is worth buying.
Minimum on the Steam store: 3 GB of memory, Dedicated graphics card with at least 512MB VRAM (GeForce 240 GT or better), 10 GB of storage. Runs on Windows, macOS, Linux.
Own the skies in steam-powered airships! Guns of Icarus Alliance is a team-based online game that pits co-op crews against both rival teams and an AI that learns your tactics. Players become part of the story as each battle shapes history in an ever-changing steampunk world.
What drives the score
How to read this
Grades run S to D, read from the buyer's side. ▲ marks a lift, ▼ a drag or a dock, ? an input we do not have, • a fact this genre's score does not use. How the grades work
- Steam lists in-app purchases but we have no detail on them. Small caution applied.
The value story
It has never been cheaper than $0.49. That was January 2020. It has been discounted 53 times in the 10 years tracked here, typically at 85 percent off, with about 7 weeks between sales.
Value puts it in the top 28 percent of the games it competes with. It is cheaper than 65 percent of its genre, and better reviewed than 71 percent. Among the games that feel like it, Guns of Icarus Online ($4.99, scores 76) beats it on value, while it beats Chess Ultra ($12.99, scores 37).
Of the 227 Steam-purchase reviews this site sampled, none come from buyers who refunded the game, sampled from reviews written March 2020 to August 2026. Inside the two-hour refund window, 57 percent of the 122 reviews written there were positive, against 76 percent overall, and those are 21 percent of everything written about it.
The drop-off
62% start to <1% rarestNo achievement in this game marks the ending, so there is no finish rate. The curve runs from the most-unlocked achievement to the rarest, and its shape is where players stop. Steam global achievements
What players say
Whilst the game is admittedly at its lowest player count, it is still surprisingly fun to play. Every weekend there are still hosted matches by devs and in game guilds going on, wich liven the skies for even jsut that moment into a blaze of glory. And PvE kind of makes sense now. With less time, being able to host a quick match and blow some things outta the sky feels pretty damn natural. If you gather some friends...
Once a great little steampunk co-op game. - Sadly a shadow of its original self due to low player count. - You can find groups on discord, or alternatively play with your friends. - Co-Op/ PvP modes. - Does have an AI bot mode which can get you by in most instances but makes for dull play. - Having teams of 4 actual players would be most beneficial. - Three roles to choose from, Pilot, Gunner, and Engineer. ...
Game is really fun and with some more support it would have the potential to be so much more. Sadly however the game is dead there is an average of 0 players online with 2-4 players per 24h. Still open custom games from time to time just for the sounds and pure atmosphere
Steam reviews, mixed to match its Steam ratio and rotated daily. Opinions are theirs.
No data upstream: critic score (Metacritic).
Cite this score
Guns of Icarus Alliance scores 38/100 on the BANG Score (a skip) as of Oct 2, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/608800/guns-of-icarus-allianceReviews set the ceiling, and the size of the player base moves the BANG Score inside it. How it works, and where it is weak → Steam reviews as of Sep 27, price as of Oct 1.
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