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ICARUS is a PvE survival game for up to eight players. Explore a savage wilderness in the aftermath of terraforming gone wrong. Survive the Open World, complete timed Missions or build your Outpost. Explore, build, craft and hunt while seeking your fortune and prospecting for exotic matter.

Release DateDec 3, 2021
Price$ 34.99  Top 3%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)69.5% (mixed) Bottom 35% / 69.4%  Bottom 35%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)68.6% / 68.6%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)29.5K  Top 1% / 36.1K  Top 1%
Curators107 reviews  Top 5%
Median Play Time63.4 hours  Top 2%
Play Time per Dollar1.8 hour  Top 10%
Followers208.3K  Top 1%
Owners± 1.1M  Top 3%
Copies Sold± 971.2K  Top 2%
Gross Revenue ($)± 24M  Top 1%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of ICARUS steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

This chart shows ICARUS's Steam rating and reviews from December 2021 to December 2023. Steam's rating oscillates between 63.9% (December 2021) and 69.4% (November 2023).

With its 36.1K reviews Top 1%, ICARUS is indisputably a major AAA level success. The chart is compatible with a long tailed distribution, which suggests there was a good visibility at launch but that it was not followed by significant updates or discounts.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for ICARUS and the proportion of players they represent.

This doughnut chart shows ICARUS's review languages. The most popular language is English (59%), followed by German (9%). There is a nice diversity in the reviews, with 28 languages represented. The game has been translated in 10 languages.

Time Played

Chart displaying ICARUS percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the time players have spent in ICARUS, comparing positive and negative reviews. Notice how the time in game reaches a stellar 189 hours in the 80th percentile.

The negative reviews play time is 3.7 times lower than the positive reviews median play time. Some players have left a negative review after playing a significant amount of time (100 hours in the 80th percentile) which could mean that a part of ICARUS's fanbase was unhappy about an update and review bombed the game. The Players' feedback section might help understanding the issue.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • Big hand crafted map
  • Developers are active in improving and adding new content regularly
  • Fun missions and character leveling system rewarding players
  • Interesting concept, ability to play with 8 friends
  • Graphics are good
  • Bad optimization
  • Few features and activities
  • Boring combat
  • Unchallenging survival gameplay
  • Repetitive gameplay and environment
  • Performance and bug issues
  • Deletion of player's progress
  • Core function of the game is bad
  • Poor solo play experience
  • Unenjoyable death loop

The intention behind these pros & cons isn't to establish a balanced evaluation of the game, but rather to assist developers in identifying enhancement opportunities. The game's 69.5% rating  Bottom 35% should be factored in during their evaluation.

Please take this list with a grain of salt, as this is an AI generated list based on a small sample of ICARUS's review data provided by Steam. Additionally, remember that not all issues need to be fixed, sometimes the best approach is to communicate better to manage the player's expectations.

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