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ICARUS

RocketWerkz · 2021-12-03

Steam

ActionAdventureSimulation

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative · Perspectives: First person, Third person

Releases: Dec 04, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

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.

ICARUS is a 2021 Action, Adventure, Simulation game priced at $34.99, with an estimated 500,000 .. 1,000,000 owners and a Mostly Positive review sentiment (75% of 68525 reviews).

3,087
playing now
75%
positive of 69k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
58
twitch viewers (latest)
9.7
viewers/channel (concentration)
70/100
IGDB user rating (21 ratings)
248
Nexus mods (613k downloads)
36h
to beat · rushed 28h · completionist 215h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Unsupported
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Unsupported
$34.99
steam price (US)

3,087 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 03:00 UTC (census sample)

Icarus is a session-based survival video game by developer RocketWerkz. Created by Dean Hall, it was released on 4 December 2021 for Windows on the Steam platform.

Trailer

ICARUS trailer thumbnail

Icarus | Official Trailer [HD] | Netflix

≈506,617 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 3,087 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 9,115 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1,139/week).
  • · Review velocity down 8% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 2% of 28,023 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 1.4M–3.1M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 69,174 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $3.49 at Steam (2025-12-18)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $34.99 · on sale 4 of 8 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
9.5k9.5k20212026Week of 2021-12-01: 9,471 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 5,735 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 1,547 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 910 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 647 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 316 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 683 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 189 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 363 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 142 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 354 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 133 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 336 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 179 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 200 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 131 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 257 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 124 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 193 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 99 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 190 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 100 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 827 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 133 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 468 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 215 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 574 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 272 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 280 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 84 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 302 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 134 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 254 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 134 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 160 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 68 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 254 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 71 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 272 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 88 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 817 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 217 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 513 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 120 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 335 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 82 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 489 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 118 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 727 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 161 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 525 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 118 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 223 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 75 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 286 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 82 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 246 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 74 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 256 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 69 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 271 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 91 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 269 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 101 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 491 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 145 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 220 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 56 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 212 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 50 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 942 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 169 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 532 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 111 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 1,073 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 430 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 676 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 166 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 411 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 93 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 221 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 59 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 233 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 54 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 176 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 60 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 267 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 73 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 232 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 63 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 536 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 191 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 1,119 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 340 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 739 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 132 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 1,676 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 606 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 2,970 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 769 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 931 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 238 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 1,672 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 529 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 869 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 226 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 529 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 179 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 426 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 122 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 919 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 202 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 999 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 241 negativeWeek of 2026-09-01: 799 positiveWeek of 2026-09-01: 234 negativeWeek of 2026-10-01: 162 positiveWeek of 2026-10-01: 64 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

12k2.5k2026-09-16 05:00 — 3,930 players2026-09-17 12:00 — 5,177 players2026-09-18 20:00 — 8,986 players2026-09-20 03:00 — 6,339 players2026-09-21 11:00 — 4,207 players2026-09-22 18:00 — 8,043 players2026-09-24 02:00 — 4,517 players2026-09-25 09:00 — 3,443 players2026-09-26 17:00 — 8,685 players2026-09-28 00:00 — 5,704 players2026-09-29 08:00 — 2,804 players2026-09-30 15:00 — 5,286 players2026-10-01 23:00 — 4,209 players2026-10-03 06:00 — 4,073 players2026-10-04 15:00 — 8,873 players2026-10-05 22:00 — 4,643 players2026-10-07 06:00 — 2,554 players2026-10-08 13:00 — 4,172 players2026-10-09 21:00 — 6,451 players2026-10-11 04:00 — 4,450 players2026-10-12 12:00 — 3,878 players2026-10-13 19:00 — 6,301 players2026-10-15 03:00 — 3,087 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
19k1.4kDec 2021Aug 2026Dec 2021 — avg 19,470 · peak 52,305Feb 2022 — avg 3,775 · peak 8,433Apr 2022 — avg 2,445 · peak 5,033Jun 2022 — avg 2,047 · peak 4,407Aug 2022 — avg 1,455 · peak 3,108Oct 2022 — avg 1,528 · peak 3,733Dec 2022 — avg 2,770 · peak 5,919Feb 2023 — avg 2,172 · peak 4,954Apr 2023 — avg 1,701 · peak 3,427Jun 2023 — avg 1,606 · peak 3,529Aug 2023 — avg 2,570 · peak 9,784Oct 2023 — avg 2,379 · peak 4,654Dec 2023 — avg 4,037 · peak 13,864Feb 2024 — avg 1,646 · peak 3,711Apr 2024 — avg 1,538 · peak 3,516Jun 2024 — avg 1,842 · peak 3,989Aug 2024 — avg 2,328 · peak 5,583Oct 2024 — avg 1,756 · peak 3,802Dec 2024 — avg 3,097 · peak 7,135Feb 2025 — avg 4,616 · peak 11,397Apr 2025 — avg 2,230 · peak 4,897Jun 2025 — avg 1,707 · peak 3,556Aug 2025 — avg 2,494 · peak 4,892Oct 2025 — avg 7,307 · peak 19,708Dec 2025 — avg 8,222 · peak 35,210Feb 2026 — avg 7,449 · peak 16,891Apr 2026 — avg 8,974 · peak 20,576Jun 2026 — avg 4,036 · peak 8,168Aug 2026 — avg 7,292 · peak 17,910
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Chart history

PositiveNegative
1281282026-09-212026-10-152026-09-21: 128 new positive2026-09-21: 21 new negative2026-09-22: 17 new positive2026-09-22: 2 new negative2026-09-23: 20 new positive2026-09-23: 9 new negative2026-09-24: 18 new positive2026-09-24: 5 new negative2026-09-25: 15 new positive2026-09-25: 4 new negative2026-09-26: 28 new positive2026-09-26: 5 new negative2026-09-27: 12 new positive2026-09-27: 9 new negative2026-09-28: 21 new positive2026-09-28: 1 new negative2026-09-29: 14 new positive2026-09-29: 4 new negative2026-09-30: 12 new positive2026-09-30: 3 new negative2026-10-01: 7 new positive2026-10-01: 3 new negative2026-10-02: 43 new positive2026-10-02: 11 new negative2026-10-03: 13 new positive2026-10-03: 8 new negative2026-10-04: 14 new positive2026-10-04: 13 new negative2026-10-05: 8 new positive2026-10-05: 6 new negative2026-10-06: 12 new positive2026-10-06: 5 new negative2026-10-07: 14 new positive2026-10-08: 20 new positive2026-10-09: 23 new positive2026-10-09: 4 new negative2026-10-10: 16 new positive2026-10-10: 6 new negative2026-10-11: 15 new positive2026-10-11: 8 new negative2026-10-12: 11 new positive2026-10-12: 1 new negative2026-10-14: 9 new positive2026-10-14: 3 new negative2026-10-15: 14 new positive
New Steam reviews per day (census review snapshots). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$34.99$3.492021-06-112026-07-302021-06-11 — best price $26.992021-08-25 — best price $26.992021-12-23 — best price $26.992022-01-27 — best price $26.992022-02-28 — best price $34.992022-05-31 — best price $34.992022-06-23 — best price $23.442022-08-01 — best price $23.442022-08-12 — best price $23.442022-12-22 — best price $23.442023-03-16 — best price $26.242023-06-29 — best price $26.242023-08-24 — best price $23.442023-11-21 — best price $23.442023-12-21 — best price $23.442024-02-26 — best price $33.482024-03-21 — best price $34.992024-06-03 — best price $34.992024-07-11 — best price $34.992024-08-12 — best price $34.992024-11-11 — best price $21.882024-11-27 — best price $17.492024-12-20 — best price $17.492025-01-16 — best price $8.742025-03-13 — best price $22.742025-06-26 — best price $22.742025-09-24 — best price $6.992025-12-18 — best price $3.492026-03-06 — best price $11.892026-06-25 — best price $22.742026-07-23 — best price $6.992026-07-30 — best price $34.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

278482026-05-28 — 70 pageviews2026-06-01 — 81 pageviews2026-06-05 — 71 pageviews2026-06-09 — 74 pageviews2026-06-13 — 82 pageviews2026-06-17 — 72 pageviews2026-06-21 — 95 pageviews2026-06-25 — 101 pageviews2026-06-29 — 82 pageviews2026-07-03 — 104 pageviews2026-07-07 — 115 pageviews2026-07-11 — 59 pageviews2026-07-15 — 65 pageviews2026-07-19 — 59 pageviews2026-07-23 — 125 pageviews2026-07-27 — 256 pageviews2026-07-31 — 99 pageviews2026-08-04 — 84 pageviews2026-08-08 — 78 pageviews2026-08-12 — 96 pageviews2026-08-16 — 105 pageviews2026-08-20 — 116 pageviews2026-08-24 — 117 pageviews2026-08-28 — 65 pageviews2026-09-01 — 123 pageviews2026-09-05 — 103 pageviews2026-09-09 — 130 pageviews2026-09-13 — 130 pageviews2026-09-17 — 69 pageviews2026-09-21 — 84 pageviews2026-09-25 — 48 pageviews2026-09-29 — 116 pageviews2026-10-03 — 91 pageviews2026-10-07 — 65 pageviews2026-10-11 — 63 pageviews2026-10-14 — 55 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

255312026-10-01 14:34 — 48 viewers2026-10-01 23:34 — 101 viewers2026-10-02 08:34 — 111 viewers2026-10-02 17:34 — 124 viewers2026-10-03 02:34 — 66 viewers2026-10-03 11:34 — 88 viewers2026-10-03 20:34 — 79 viewers2026-10-04 05:34 — 80 viewers2026-10-04 14:34 — 161 viewers2026-10-04 23:34 — 78 viewers2026-10-05 08:34 — 91 viewers2026-10-05 17:34 — 153 viewers2026-10-06 02:34 — 88 viewers2026-10-06 11:34 — 39 viewers2026-10-06 20:34 — 122 viewers2026-10-07 05:34 — 91 viewers2026-10-07 14:34 — 128 viewers2026-10-07 23:34 — 56 viewers2026-10-08 08:34 — 80 viewers2026-10-08 17:34 — 93 viewers2026-10-09 02:34 — 129 viewers2026-10-09 11:34 — 31 viewers2026-10-09 20:35 — 255 viewers2026-10-10 05:34 — 120 viewers2026-10-10 14:34 — 34 viewers2026-10-10 23:34 — 122 viewers2026-10-11 08:34 — 157 viewers2026-10-11 17:34 — 103 viewers2026-10-12 02:34 — 36 viewers2026-10-12 11:34 — 43 viewers2026-10-12 20:34 — 186 viewers2026-10-13 05:34 — 46 viewers2026-10-13 14:34 — 109 viewers2026-10-13 23:34 — 94 viewers2026-10-14 08:34 — 34 viewers2026-10-14 17:34 — 142 viewers2026-10-15 02:34 — 114 viewers2026-10-15 11:34 — 80 viewers2026-10-15 13:34 — 58 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
78.8%
earned "Survival 101"
4.9%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerMulti-playerCo-opOnline Co-opSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudFamily Sharing20 DLC

9 supported languages: English, French, German, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Spanish - Latin America, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese

Post-launch support: 20 DLC released, first 2022-05-28, latest 2026-03-05 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)17,7090%171

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

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

PvECo-opSpaceMiningBuildingCraftingSurvivalRealisticOpen WorldExploration

Census log

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

Recent updates

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Similarity via IGDB.

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