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Beyond the Ice Palace 2

A dark-fantasy action platformer with chains for fighting and swinging

STORYBIRD Studio · Published by PQube, PixelHeart · Released Mar 10, 2025

ActionAdventure

Reviews
Mixed
67% of 79
Recent reviews
Not enough recent
Players
0
daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck
Verified
Last update on Steam
1 year ago
Apr 14, 2025
Minimum PC
HD
1 GB RAM · 0.1 GB disk
Full requirements

Metacritic: 66/100 (critic reviews)

What is Beyond the Ice Palace 2?

In this single-player, side-scrolling action platformer, the Cursed King crosses a ruined kingdom to reclaim his stolen throne. You jump across gaps, fight enemies and large bosses, solve puzzles, and gather celestial arrow fragments to break your curse.

For you if...

  • +you like hunting for secret chambers and optional upgrades
  • +you prefer linear progression with opportunities to revisit areas

Not for you if...

  • −you want forgiving platforming and easy boss fights

What players say

67% of 79 reviews are positive

Players praise the pixel art, music, and versatile chain mechanics. They criticize inconsistent controls and ledge grabs, sparse checkpoints in later levels, and uneven difficulty.

Screenshots and trailer

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Beyond the Ice Palace 2 system requirements

Minimum: HD, 1 GB RAM, 0.1 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS
Windows 7+
Processor
Dual Core 1.8ghz
Graphics
Intel HD
Memory
1 GB RAM
Storage
50 MB available space

Does Beyond the Ice Palace 2 have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Does Beyond the Ice Palace 2 run on Steam Deck?

Verified Yes, Verified by Valve: it works on Steam Deck out of the box.

  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • Shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Full controller support
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
22
Steam features
Family Sharing
Languages
Text only: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Korean, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese.

Does Beyond the Ice Palace 2 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 Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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