Icycle: On Thin Ice

Icycle: On Thin Ice

Steam Deck · unrated

Damp Gnat · Indie · Oct 25, 2017

Reviews look positive, but there are only a few so far.

At $6.99. It has been as low as $2.79.

95%
Very Positive
140 player reviews
Low confidence · few reviews
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 10 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 9 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 7 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Difficulty: 3 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 140 player reviews · updated 5 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 59 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
83% of themes are praise59 helpful reviews17% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
this game is just so damn good. as a kid, i replayed this to death on mobile, to the point where i know the layouts of all of the levels by heart. the controls are incredibly satisfying and fun. the music and sound effects compliment the atmosphere perfectly. the level designs are extremely creative, well thought out, and so much fun to ride though. the story is both dark and silly. the art style is genuinely mesmerizing and beautiful, you could take any screenshot from this game and make it a wallpaper. i adore everything about this from front to back. its a shame damp gnat hasnt made anything else like this since. id kill for an icycle 2/3 or another game with the same style.
10 of 59 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
this game is just so damn good. as a kid, i replayed this to death on mobile, to the point where i know the layouts of all of the levels by heart. the controls are incredibly satisfying and fun. the music and sound effects compliment the atmosphere perfectly. the level designs are extremely creative, well thought out, and so much fun to ride though. the story is both dark and silly. the art style is genuinely mesmerizing and beautiful, you could take any screenshot from this game and make it a wallpaper. i adore everything about this from front to back. its a shame damp gnat hasnt made anything else like this since. id kill for an icycle 2/3 or another game with the same style.
9 of 59 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
The gameplay isn't too bad either, it's well polished but not always obvious what you're supposed to be doing, but then that's the puzzle platformer element here.
7 of 59 sampled reviews raised it
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
Controller felt super uncomfortable for me.
4 of 59 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
this game is just so damn good. as a kid, i replayed this to death on mobile, to the point where i know the layouts of all of the levels by heart. the controls are incredibly satisfying and fun. the music and sound effects compliment the atmosphere perfectly. the level designs are extremely creative, well thought out, and so much fun to ride though. the story is both dark and silly. the art style is genuinely mesmerizing and beautiful, you could take any screenshot from this game and make it a wallpaper. i adore everything about this from front to back. its a shame damp gnat hasnt made anything else like this since. id kill for an icycle 2/3 or another game with the same style.
3 of 59 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love5 themes
Story and characters10 reviews
Graphics9 reviews
Gameplay7 reviews
Controls4 reviews
Audio3 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend

No themes split opinion in this sample.

Players complain% still recommend
Difficulty3 reviews
100%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $6.99. The lowest we've tracked is $2.79.

4 points recordedtoday · $6.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
95%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
33
total to unlock
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Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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