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Guns of Icarus Online

Muse Games · 2012-10-29

Steam

ActionAdventureIndieSimulation

Modes: Multiplayer, Co-operative

Releases: Oct 29, 2012 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Oct 29, 2012 (Linux), Oct 29, 2012 (Mac)

Assemble your crew, take to the skies in the premier PvP airship combat game. Guns of Icarus Online is all about flying massive airships, shooting big turret weapons, and working as a team for supremacy of the skies. Everyone as one, victory or death, together.

1
playing now
90%
positive of 15k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
2,000,000–5,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
55/100
IGDB user rating (42 ratings)
8h
to beat · rushed 7h
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$4.99
steam price (US)

1 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 16:00 UTC (census sample)

Guns of Icarus Online is a steampunk-themed multiplayer first-person shooter video game developed and published by American studio Muse Games. It is a follow-up to Flight of the Icarus, and was released on October 29, 2012. A cooperative, PvE companion game Guns of Icarus Alliance was released on March 31, 2017. On December 23, 2011, Muse Games launched a Kickstarter project to raise $10,000 to partially fund the development of Guns of Icarus Online, and the company subsequently received $35,237 at the close of the bidding on February 21, 2012. Following the completion of their fundraising campaign, Muse Games co-developer Eric Chung announced that Guns of Icarus Online would enter closed beta on April 10, 2012.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 1 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 41 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~5/week).
  • · Review velocity down 18% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 9% of 10,936 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

Estimated sales: 587k–1.2M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 14,674 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $0.42 at GreenManGaming (2021-06-24) · bundled 15×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $4.99 · on sale 6 of 10 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
424220182026Week of 2018-01-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

802026-08-06 21:00 — 1 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 0 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 0 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 1 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 2 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 0 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 5 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 1 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 1 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 1 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 2 players2026-08-10 13:00 — 1 players2026-08-10 21:00 — 1 players2026-08-11 05:00 — 4 players2026-08-11 13:00 — 0 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 1 players2026-08-14 04:00 — 0 players2026-08-15 12:00 — 2 players2026-08-16 20:00 — 1 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 2 players2026-08-19 11:00 — 0 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 1 players2026-08-22 02:00 — 1 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 0 players2026-08-24 17:00 — 1 players2026-08-26 01:00 — 1 players2026-08-27 09:00 — 2 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 1 players2026-08-30 01:00 — 3 players2026-08-30 16:00 — 1 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$14.99$0.002015-01-012026-04-282015-01-01 — best price $3.742015-05-22 — best price $2.242015-07-21 — best price $3.742015-11-03 — best price $9.992016-01-08 — best price $9.992016-06-06 — best price $9.992016-09-19 — best price $3.392016-11-28 — best price $9.992017-04-14 — best price $1.252017-10-26 — best price $0.002018-05-26 — best price $0.002019-01-03 — best price $4.992019-08-05 — best price $4.992020-01-02 — best price $4.992020-05-07 — best price $0.992020-06-12 — best price $4.992020-07-10 — best price $4.992020-08-01 — best price $4.392020-08-25 — best price $4.992020-09-25 — best price $1.252020-10-19 — best price $4.992020-11-11 — best price $4.392020-12-17 — best price $4.142021-02-04 — best price $4.992021-02-25 — best price $4.992021-03-18 — best price $4.992021-04-11 — best price $4.142021-05-02 — best price $3.582021-06-25 — best price $3.662021-11-01 — best price $4.992022-02-04 — best price $4.142022-10-25 — best price $3.662023-03-04 — best price $3.662023-06-03 — best price $3.662024-01-04 — best price $4.992024-11-27 — best price $0.992026-01-05 — best price $4.992026-04-28 — best price $3.89
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
57.9%
earned "Hands On"
6.3%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxMulti-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsSteam WorkshopPartial Controller SupportStatsFamily Sharing

1 supported languages: English

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)48,4640%849

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

FPSPvPCo-opIndieActionFlightStrategyTacticalAdventureSteampunk

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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