ICARUS

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User Score
4.7

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 33 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 33
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 33
  3. Negative: 17 out of 33

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  1. IGreenI
    Dec 5, 2021
    8
    Whatever your position is on the Early Access vs. Release today, remember ICARUS's price point when considering the content you will find within (which is a lot, and tons more is added every day as can be seen on Dean's Reddit or the official Discord server).

    Bugs are not all that bad, to be honest (especially compared to some other releases), and a lot of very important fixes have been    Whatever your position is on the Early Access vs. Release today, remember ICARUS's price point when considering the content you will find within (which is a lot, and tons more is added every day as can be seen on Dean's Reddit or the official Discord server).

    Bugs are not all that bad, to be honest (especially compared to some other releases), and a lot of very important fixes have been done during the Beta. A lot. I have big faith in this developer. Dean is very honest, and he is very dedicated. I think once they nail down explaining how the game works for new players the experience will be much more straightforward. Perhaps I am biased as a Beta tester, but ICARUS has been a very fun experience for me and my strategically-oriented group of friends.    … Expand
  2. CartoonFace
    Dec 6, 2021
    9
    The game could do with optimizing without a doubt but as for gameplay; it's extremely vibrant and certainly keeps you on your toes at times. I've spent most of the weekend on it and i have to say it is quickly becoming my favourite survival game. I expect a lot to come from updates over time. It's worth it's price tag that's for sure. Just make sure to carry a fire whacker with you at allThe game could do with optimizing without a doubt but as for gameplay; it's extremely vibrant and certainly keeps you on your toes at times. I've spent most of the weekend on it and i have to say it is quickly becoming my favourite survival game. I expect a lot to come from updates over time. It's worth it's price tag that's for sure. Just make sure to carry a fire whacker with you at all times if you're in anything lower than a stone base.... i speak from personal experience :)… Expand
  3. zugzugnz
    Dec 5, 2021
    8
    An enjoyable and interesting take on the survival genre.

    The performance is OK for me as I have a reasonably good computer, but could use improvement further. The graphics are very pretty though. i won't lie, there are some bugs/glitches and missing icons but to me these are very minor issues that will be fixed very soon and don't hurt my enjoyment overall. Having a mission    An enjoyable and interesting take on the survival genre.

    The performance is OK for me as I have a reasonably good computer, but could use improvement further. The graphics are very pretty though.

    i won't lie, there are some bugs/glitches and missing icons but to me these are very minor issues that will be fixed very soon and don't hurt my enjoyment overall.

    Having a mission progression and choices of talents and blueprints with a fresh world every time you drop is is actually a cool idea when you get used to it.

    The game is super fun in coop play too.

    All in all I am having a lot of fun and think that for the price it is a great game with a lot of potential to get even better.    … Expand
  4. NakedVegas
    Dec 5, 2021
    10
    Amazing game!
    The negative reviews are laughable. Either people complaining about graphics and optimization due to their cheap graphics card or quit after 30 mins not even getting passed the 2 starter missions. This game is deep and continues to impress you even after playing ever beta weekend. Highly recommend this to anyone looking for a survival game. Bring friends, it is tough.
    #BearBonesCrew
  5. Nerodon
    Dec 6, 2021
    9
    An amazing new take on the survival genre.
    Getting some space station unlocks and going back in feels really good.
    Basically, a rogue-like applied to survival! Playing with friends is definitely the best way to go. 20hours played this weekend, utterly hooked! Some performance issues but all relatively minor, patches come with fixes quickly, and can't wait to see where the game goes    An amazing new take on the survival genre.
    Getting some space station unlocks and going back in feels really good.

    Basically, a rogue-like applied to survival! Playing with friends is definitely the best way to go. 20hours played this weekend, utterly hooked!

    Some performance issues but all relatively minor, patches come with fixes quickly, and can't wait to see where the game goes in the future with extra content and updates.

    There are a lot of hateful reviews mad at the performance issues, but they are hardly worth crying about, the game works fine for most people, sometimes a tweak to some settings or driver update or alternate between DX11 or DX12 fixes the issue. I think there's a ton of hate because of the ongoing backlash for BF2042 and people come on here saying that the same thing is going on everywhere, but it is NOT at all comparable.

    Although I honestly agree that the game could have been delayed another few weeks, but really, in the end, the game is a real gem, fun to play and worth every penny!    … Expand
  6. dalefish
    Dec 29, 2021
    9
    Not sure why people are having issues with frame rate, I'm running a 3070 in 4k on 2 screens (one for me, one for a spectator) at 60fps 99% of the time. The occasional stutter is slightly irritating but not enough to detract from a thoroughly great all-round game.

    It can be tough playing solo, certainly if you haven't discovered all the little tips and tricks yet but the deeper I get    Not sure why people are having issues with frame rate, I'm running a 3070 in 4k on 2 screens (one for me, one for a spectator) at 60fps 99% of the time. The occasional stutter is slightly irritating but not enough to detract from a thoroughly great all-round game.

    It can be tough playing solo, certainly if you haven't discovered all the little tips and tricks yet but the deeper I get into the game, the more I want to play. Don't get me wrong, I've had moments of "surely this can't be right" and "this just isn't fu^*ing possible" but once I realized there was a better way to achieve X Objective, everything suddenly made sense and the satisfaction in doing so was worth the pain of getting there.

    If you want a high octane shooter, go elsewhere, otherwise I'd highly recommend this for an in-depth survival adventure.    … Expand
  7. Asarig
    Mar 13, 2022
    10
    Un juego que no es para gente que no se maneja en el tipo de juego survival desnudo, empiezas con nada y poco a poco segun avanzas en las extracciones puedes seguir mejorando a tu explorador, con misiones limitadas por tiempo de 7 dias, donde si no lo retiras y pasa el tiempo todo tu progreso será eliminado con la muerte de tu personaje, sin considerar algunas fallas en la optimización,Un juego que no es para gente que no se maneja en el tipo de juego survival desnudo, empiezas con nada y poco a poco segun avanzas en las extracciones puedes seguir mejorando a tu explorador, con misiones limitadas por tiempo de 7 dias, donde si no lo retiras y pasa el tiempo todo tu progreso será eliminado con la muerte de tu personaje, sin considerar algunas fallas en la optimización, este es uno de los pocos juegos que me ha logrado amarrar completamente.… Expand
  8. BorkoBoi
    Jun 12, 2022
    10
    Review after 6 months / 1000+ hours of gameplay.

    Icarus avoided falling into the No Mans Sky trap. They hinted at a lot, space travel and interstellar travel are there in the trailer, but started small. We are the first cohort and we will earn our living by the sweat on our brow. This game will grow at the speed a small developer can grow it. Soon(TM) there will be a 'second cohort'    Review after 6 months / 1000+ hours of gameplay.

    Icarus avoided falling into the No Mans Sky trap. They hinted at a lot, space travel and interstellar travel are there in the trailer, but started small. We are the first cohort and we will earn our living by the sweat on our brow. This game will grow at the speed a small developer can grow it. Soon(TM) there will be a 'second cohort' that will go off planet, a 'third cohort' that will go interstellar and an 'Icarus the Final Frontier' that can go beyond what we can imagine now.

    How can they do this while remaining small? Simple. They started with a small team (call them A-team) who created a small 8x8 map aka the base game. Once this was good enough (not perfect) they released to get some money. This money hired the B-team from 'hire-a-developer'. These are the guys that crank out more of the same with a weekly new mission and an extra free DLC thrown in once in a while. All to keep the patient player base busy while the A-team works on the next DLC which will have the alien fauna and flora we are all waiting for. And the C-team is already working on the next game, which will take us off planet.

    If Rocketwerkz plays it's cards well they can grow this game beyond our wildest imagination with a small well controlled team. They will do so by taking their time, start with a small area, get the bugs out, check with the player base if it matches with expectations and adjust where needed. Then they hand down to the B-team for filler while the next new thing gets created. No bloated teams, no need to sell out to a big publisher for a big budget, no need to do desperate things to stuff a huge empty box with crap content.

    Could they have done different? No! Not without the right balance between enough money and enough freedom.

    Prepare the ground, plant the seed, water and manure till the roots catch and now your tree grows all by itself.

    But that's just my opinion and prediction, only the future can tell.    … Expand
  9. Fataga
    Mar 19, 2023
    10
    After The Forest, I was looking for another survival game and stumbled upon Icarus. I wasn't expecting much, but WOW: What a great game this is. The concept? Great. Innovative. Phew, I'm really flashed by this game. Really ingenious. And the graphics on UQWHD with ray tracing GI and maxed out is awesome. Mega immservice. Mission enough. Content enough. AWESOME. I don't know why this gameAfter The Forest, I was looking for another survival game and stumbled upon Icarus. I wasn't expecting much, but WOW: What a great game this is. The concept? Great. Innovative. Phew, I'm really flashed by this game. Really ingenious. And the graphics on UQWHD with ray tracing GI and maxed out is awesome. Mega immservice. Mission enough. Content enough. AWESOME. I don't know why this game hovers so under the radar.… Expand
  10. wolfnet18
    Jun 12, 2023
    8
    Looking at the reviews of icarus, i had to push my 7 to an 8 to put it in the green.
    Since launching Icarus has struggled, and it's still struggling, but the devs are extremely busy on the game. Weekly updates, even if it's something small show they're constantly working. A new map was released, though i am strongly against them letting people who have bought the game get the new map for    Looking at the reviews of icarus, i had to push my 7 to an 8 to put it in the green.
    Since launching Icarus has struggled, and it's still struggling, but the devs are extremely busy on the game. Weekly updates, even if it's something small show they're constantly working. A new map was released, though i am strongly against them letting people who have bought the game get the new map for free, and are making the new map a paid dlc later.
    Building and bugs have been getting fixed.

    The game struggles hard with optimization however, and i believe it is due to their grid system. when you cross grid lines you can feel the game stutter, or sometimes freeze as it tries to load in the new grid, which is frustrating on multiplayer as other players crossing gridlines seems to affect everyone.

    I want to give the game a lower score additionally for the repetitive farming portion of the game, where you have to start a mission from the ground up, but the devs recently revealed their next update is going to allow missions to start from the surface, meaning you'll be able to tackle those tier 4 missions without having to start over again.

    The latest update with fishing and the beast book took them a while, and honestly i was expecting more for the time it took them, but small crew more time i supposed. You can definitely see they're trying their best to take care of their game, but not rush it which is why the higher score balances out it's current state.    … Expand

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67

Mixed or average reviews - based on 6 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 6
  3. Negative: 1 out of 6
  1. GamingTrend
    Jan 4, 2022
    70
    Icarus is an absolutely gorgeous, engaging, and challenging survival crafting game. When it’s working correctly, it is a fantastic entry into the genre. When it’s not, the problems are deep and varied. Disconnects, corrupt characters, bugs, and balance problems abound. I look forward to seeing it reach its potential, but it’s hard to see it as anything other than a game that exited Early Access too soon.
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  2. Gamersky
    Dec 21, 2021
    70
    Despite its flaws, the superior picture quality and solid basic experience still give ICARUS a lot of potential. The level-based mission design makes ICARUS significantly different from traditional survival games, but it also makes most of the player's efforts in vain. If its mission rewards are more generous, the items unlocked in the space station have a wider range of uses, and the settings of character growth system are more reasonable, then I believe that players will also have a better gaming experience than they do now.
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  3. PC Games
    Dec 17, 2021
    60
    Icarus is a hardcore survival game with an innovative concept. Despite its great potential, the story is non-existent. The game punishes playing alone and is in dire need of some polishing when it comes to enemy AI and bugs.
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