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ICARUS

First-person survival crafting across persistent worlds and timed missions

RocketWerkz · Released Dec 3, 2021

ActionAdventureSimulation

Reviews
Mostly Positive
73% of 59K
Recent reviews
Mostly Positive
79% of 458 in 30 days
Players
2,693
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Unsupported
Last update on Steam
1 day ago
Nov 5, 2026
Minimum PC
GTX 1060
16 GB RAM · 70 GB disk
Full requirements

What is ICARUS?

This first-person PvE survival game takes place on Icarus, an Earth-like terraformed planet. As a prospector descending from an orbital station, you explore, gather resources, craft, hunt, build shelters, and survive wildlife and storms, alone or with up to eight players across persistent open worlds, limited-time missions, and creative outposts.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy demanding PvE survival, crafting, and base building
  • +you want solo play or cooperative exploration with friends
  • +you like choosing between persistent worlds and timed missions

Not for you if...

  • −you want competitive combat against other players
  • −you prefer relaxed survival with little preparation or planning
  • −you dislike rebuilding and early-game crafting in mission runs

What players say

73% of 59,179 reviews are positive · 79% of 458 in the last 30 days

Players praise the crafting and progression systems, challenging survival mechanics, and choice between mission runs and long-term open-world play. The dominant complaint is that too much content and parts of the tech tree are locked behind costly DLC; players also report tedious missions, rough building placement, and performance drops around large bases.

Players over time

▼ -50% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 8,547 players on Sep 21, 2026.

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DayPlayers
Nov 7, 20262,693
Nov 6, 20261,762
Nov 5, 20261,747
Nov 4, 20262,115
Nov 3, 20261,989
Nov 2, 20262,119
Nov 1, 20262,947
Oct 31, 20262,709
Oct 30, 20261,723
Oct 29, 20261,776
Oct 28, 20261,826
Oct 27, 20262,774
Oct 26, 20263,170
Oct 25, 20263,960
Oct 24, 20263,714
Oct 23, 20263,066
Oct 22, 20263,199
Oct 21, 20263,328
Oct 20, 20263,506
Oct 18, 20264,658
Oct 17, 20264,159
Oct 16, 20263,254
Oct 15, 20263,480
Oct 14, 20263,794
Oct 13, 20264,242
Oct 11, 20265,129
Oct 10, 20264,700
Oct 9, 20263,919
Oct 8, 20264,047
Oct 7, 20264,087
Oct 6, 20264,328
Oct 4, 20265,430
Oct 3, 20264,850
Oct 2, 20264,052
Oct 1, 20264,035
Sep 30, 20264,230
Sep 29, 20264,382
Sep 27, 20265,829
Sep 26, 20265,446
Sep 25, 20264,601
Sep 24, 20264,542
Sep 23, 20263,700
Sep 23, 20265,075
Sep 22, 20265,475
Sep 21, 20268,547

How many players finish ICARUS?

1.0% of Steam players have unlocked «A Gift of Fire», the achievement for finishing the main story.

Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.

Screenshots and trailer

ICARUS screenshot 1

ICARUS system requirements

Minimum: GTX 1060, 16 GB RAM, 70 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
Windows 10 (64-bit versions)
Processor
Intel i5 8400
Graphics
Nvidia GTX 1060 6GB
Memory
16 GB RAM
Storage
70 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11

Recommended

OS
Windows 10 (64-bit versions)
Processor
Intel i7-9700
Graphics
NVIDIA RTX 3060ti
Memory
32 GB RAM
Storage
70 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11

Does ICARUS have co-op or multiplayer?

Yes: co-op online. It also has a single-player mode.

Does ICARUS run on Steam Deck?

Unsupported No: Valve rates it Unsupported on Steam Deck.

  • Not supported on SteamOS

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
171
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages
Full audio: English. Text only: French, German, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Spanish - Latin America, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese.

Does ICARUS use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Nov 6, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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Recent updates

20 DLC available.

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