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ICARUS: Steam reviews, players & page score

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RocketWerkzDec 3, 2021$34.9979% positive · 56,730 reviews3,802 playing at check277,018 followersSurvivalOpen World Survival CraftMultiplayerBase Building

Capsule 85Page copy 85Screenshots 94Setup 83checked 2026-11-07

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ICARUS at a glance

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.

Price
$34.99
Release
Dec 3, 2021
Steam reviews
56,730 reviews, 79% positive recently
Playing now
3,802 players
Followers
277,018
Demo
No
Developer
RocketWerkz
Languages
10 (English, French, German, Portuguese - Brazil…)
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86/100
STANDOUT

Similar games: screenshots 98/255 · 3 trailers · 12 languages

ICARUS Steam header capsuleICARUSRocketWerkz · 20 tags · 15 screenshots

Section scores weights from methodology v1

Capsule visibilitybrightness 150/255 · saturation 34% at 231 × 8785
Screenshots15 shots · first five average 74/25594
Short description298 / 300 characters80
Tags20 / 20 tags84
Trailers6 trailers93
Demo & social proof79% positive recent reviews70
Long description3,869 chars · 8 clips · 7 headers93
Localization10 languages85
Links & communitywebsite · Discord · X85

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Fixes, ranked by estimated impact 2 ISSUES

lowOpens with the game's name+1 pts

Starts "ICARUS is a…", which wastes the first words.

Open with what the player does instead.

lowBroad tags rank above your real genre+1 pts

Top five tags include Multiplayer.

Encourage players to tag your real genre, and use your developer tags on the specific ones.

How you look on Steam

ICARUS at 460 × 215
Store header · 460 × 215
ICARUS at 231 × 87
Wishlist & lists · 231 × 87
ICARUS at 120 × 45
Search results · 120 × 45

Measured at 231 × 87: brightness 150/255, contrast 62, colorfulness 46, 3% near-black pixels.

Store copy short 80 · long 93

Short description · 298 / 300

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.

Opens with the game's name. Starts "ICARUS is a…", which wastes the first words.

A rewritten draft built from your own words is in the full report.

Screenshot audit measured brightness, store order

ICARUS screenshot 1
#186 · 20%
ICARUS screenshot 2
#2104 · 2%
ICARUS screenshot 3
#370 · 33%
ICARUS screenshot 4
#476 · 18%
ICARUS screenshot 5
#532 · 81%
ICARUS screenshot 6
#6146 · 0%
ICARUS screenshot 7
#792 · 29%
ICARUS screenshot 8
#890 · 23%
ICARUS screenshot 9
#937 · 73%
ICARUS screenshot 10
#1053 · 40%
ICARUS screenshot 11
#11110 · 14%
ICARUS screenshot 12
#12108 · 8%
ICARUS screenshot 13
#1330 · 88%
ICARUS screenshot 14
#1448 · 64%
ICARUS screenshot 15
#1551 · 46%

Steam shows 4 to 5 thumbnails before the arrow. Red = near-black (under 30/255), amber = dark (under 45).

First five screenshots vs the games Steam shows next to you average brightness, 0–255

ICARUS (you)74
RuneScape: Dragonwilds89
Once Human92
Valheim98
Raft118
Palworld123

Trailer, tags and setup

  • warn79% positive recent reviews.
  • warnTop five tags include Multiplayer.
  • ok6 trailers.
  • okAll 20 tag slots used.
  • ok10 languages.
  • ok8 GIFs or clips in the long description.
  • okDiscord, X, website linked.

Games Steam shows next to you

Valheimshots 98 · 3 trailers · 14 langs
Once Humanshots 92 · 3 trailers · 10 langs
RuneScape: Dragonwildsshots 89 · 11 trailers · 11 langs
Raftshots 118 · 5 trailers · 12 langs
Palworldshots 123 · 3 trailers · 17 langs

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Capsule CTR1.3%
Visit → wishlist5.0%
Wishlists / week7
The capsule isn't earning clicks

1.3% of impressions become visits. Below 2% usually means the capsule doesn't read at small size.

Bronze0–40 / wk
Silver15–120 / wk
Gold100–700 / wk
Diamond300+ / wk

What's working

  • ✓ All 20 tag slots used
  • ✓ 8 GIFs or clips in the description
  • ✓ Short description uses 298 of 300 characters
  • ✓ 6 trailers
  • ✓ Capsule stands out at small size

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YouTubers & streamers who play ICARUS

12 Twitch streamers streamed it or had clips from it in the last few months. Making a game like this? These creators already have an audience for it.

From the YouTube Data API and Twitch API. Only videos whose title names the game, or streams filed under its Twitch category, are counted. StoreCheck isn't affiliated with YouTube, Twitch or Valve.

ICARUS: common questions

Is ICARUS on Steam?

Yes. ICARUS is on Steam (app ID 1149460) at store.steampowered.com/app/1149460.

When did ICARUS come out?

ICARUS was released on Steam on Dec 3, 2021.

How much does ICARUS cost on Steam?

ICARUS costs $34.99 on Steam in the US. Regional prices differ.

Are ICARUS's Steam reviews good?

ICARUS has 56,730 Steam reviews and 79% of recent reviews are positive (Mostly Positive).

Does ICARUS have a demo?

There was no demo on ICARUS's Steam page when we last checked.

Who made ICARUS?

ICARUS is made by RocketWerkz.

What kind of game is ICARUS?

Steam players tag it Survival, Open World Survival Craft, Multiplayer, Base Building, Online Co-Op. 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.

Which YouTubers and streamers play ICARUS?

Recent ICARUS videos and streams include Tabulix (Twitch), kapenpresso (Twitch), steelrider_official (Twitch), Chirby (Twitch), TheCaptainRedbeard777 (Twitch). StoreCheck lists 12 of them on this page, with subscriber counts and their latest ICARUS video.

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Scored with methodology v1. A higher score means a clearer page, not guaranteed sales.