Icarus is a PvE open-world survival-crafting game set on a failed terraforming project deep in space. Discord: discord.gg/surviveicarus
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Icarus Week 246 is live on PC. The new Tier 3 Metal Weapon Rack has been added, giving Prospectors a tougher, non-flammable way to store and display their weapons and tools.
Crafted at the Machining Bench, it features higher durability than the Wooden Weapon Rack and fits right into any battle-ready base.
This update also fixes Chocolate Cake, improves ambient and weather audio performance, increases grenade stacks to 10, updates the Server Browser, and includes mission, building cleanup and inventory fixes.
We also shared a behind-the-scenes look at the studio power cut during last week’s livestream, the electrical fire scare that followed, and how the team safely got production services back online.
Read the full Week 246 update on Steam.
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Icarus Week 245 is live on PC. Tuskers now have breeding and Phenotypes, giving Prospectors new ways to grow, specialise and customise their herds.
Craft the new Tusker Serum at the Ranching Station, pair two healthy adults, and start breeding these four-eyed beasts across the frosty biomes of Icarus.
There are seven Tusker Phenotypes to discover, including one legendary variation, each giving players more reasons to explore, collect and experiment with their herd.
This update also includes mission fixes, Accumulation quest improvements, ranged weapon attachment fixes, Livewire updates and improved User Reports.
Read the full Week 245 update on Steam.
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Icarus Week 244 is live on PC. The waters of Icarus now feel more alive, with all 20 fish species and their variations able to naturally spawn across the world.
Fish now appear based on the same biome logic used for Fishing, so the species you catch in a body of water will also be the ones swimming around you.
This update also adds the new Carbon Fishing Rod, crafted at the Fishing Bench, along with crash fixes, Accumulation mission updates, AI spawn fixes and Dedicated Server Browser improvements.
Read the full Week 244 update on Steam.
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Icarus Week 243 is live on PC. Livewire on Olympus has received a major revamp, bringing one of Icarus’ earliest missions closer to the quality and flow of newer Operations.
The updated mission features a fresh structure, clearer guidance, new tactical challenges and stronger scene setting as part of the ongoing Olympus Operation Update.
This week also includes fixes for mission rewards not always unlocking correctly, prebuilt structure optimisations to reduce stuttering, Lava Hunter behaviour updates, recipe fixes, destructible Metal Grate Building Pieces and more.
Read the full Week 243 update on Steam.
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Survive ICARUS for free this weekend on Steam.
Drop onto a hostile alien world, gather resources, build your base and make it back alive. Play free until 28 July, and get 80% off if you decide to stay.
Play now on Steam.
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Icarus Week 241 is live on PC. The Single Barrel Launcher has arrived, introducing a new weapon archetype built for firing grenades, smoke bombs, flares and other throwables with greater range and control.
This Tier 2 launcher debuts alongside two new projectiles: the Crude Grenade and Smoke Bomb. Both can be thrown by hand or loaded into the launcher for more precise use in the field.
We’ve also reverted the Steel Screw recipe change following community feedback, restoring the output from 10 back to 100 per Steel Ingot.
The update also includes pouch and bag weight fixes, food buff fixes for clients, and a fix for underground debuffs not being removed after using unstuck in caves.
Read the full Week 241 update on Steam.
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Icarus Week 240 is live on PC.
The T4 Foundry has received a new, smaller mesh, making it easier to place alongside other crafting benches while keeping its full functionality.
This update also includes a recipe rebalance across the Foundry, Forge and Anvil, with crafting times and bench speeds adjusted to better match item tiers.
The first refreshed Olympus Operation is also here, with Homestead renamed to Rustic and updated with an improved mission flow and new early-game hints.
We’ve also fixed a long-standing issue where Workshop items could be lost when sent back to space by another character on the same prospect.
Read the full Week 240 update on Steam.
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The MXC Oxite Dissolver has been added to the Workshop, giving Prospectors a new deployable option for refilling oxygen canisters early in a drop.
Powered by Sulfur, the MXC Oxite Dissolver uses Oxite to fill any compatible oxygen vessel. It is more efficient than the Tier 2 Oxite Dissolver and performs on par with the Tier 3 Metal Oxite Dissolver, while remaining portable enough to bring from the Workshop.
This update also adds major DLC badges to the title screen, along with a Scuttler rebalance, destructible mesh material fixes, Moa fur fixes, Skulk collision updates and other improvements.
Read the full Week 239 update on Steam.
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Icarus Week 238 is live on PC.
The new Cured Leather Backpack has been added, giving Prospectors another craftable storage option while on the surface.
Crafted at the Advanced Textiles Bench, this Tier 3 backpack adds +6 inventory slots, increases carry capacity by 10kg, and provides 10% weight reduction for both Ore and Wood.
The update also includes a large texture optimisation pass, LOD and shadow fixes, inventory crash fixes, radioactive area vocalisation updates, and performance improvements for the Gribber Corpse and Ram Trophy.
Read the full Week 238 update on Steam.
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Icarus Week 237 is live on PC.
The Norex Trader’s inventory has been expanded, with Vestiges from all World Bosses now available in exchange for Biomass.
This gives Prospectors access to recipes and trophies that require boss materials, even on maps where those bosses do not appear.
The Sandwyrm Queen has also received reward adjustments, with the new Sandwyrm Wing Fragment added as a second resource drop. Both Sandwyrm resources can now be processed into Biomass using the Organic Residue Cleaner.
The update also includes transport pod improvements, animal gestation adjustments, dedicated server fixes and improvements to Simple Building Shadow logic.
Read the full Week 237 update on Steam.
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Icarus Week 236 is live on PC.
Ubis Husbandry has arrived, allowing Prospectors to breed and grow their own populations of Icarus’ iconic swamp birds.
Craft the new Ubis Serum at the Ranching Station, experiment with breeding outcomes and collect all seven distinct Phenotypes.
The update also includes aquarium improvements, collision optimisations and a change to the Norex Trader, which now accepts Sandworm Scales.
Read the full Week 236 update on Steam, linked below.
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Icarus Week 235 is live (PC Edition).
Obsidian Deep Ore Veins are now available across Olympus, Styx and Elysium, while the new Tier 5 Deep Cycler lets prospectors reconfigure nearby veins into different resources.
Power it with Refined Oil, defend it from Caveworms and Landsharks, and bring new resources into existing prospects without resetting your world.
This update also includes around 500MB of texture optimisations and several UI, building and creature behaviour fixes.
Read the full Week 235 update on Steam.
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When the wildlife finds the dev base before the devs do.
Watch the team get sandwiched by Slinkers during our latest Icarus Twitch livestream.
Full stream available on RocketWerkz Twitch.
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Curved Interior Wood floors have arrived in this week’s Icarus update.
Build cleaner indoor layouts with new curved flooring pieces, alternate grain directions, and seven curved railing variations that snap into place across compatible floor pieces.
This patch also includes fixes and improvements for item tooltips, medicine use on other players, Vesper tethering, Komodo handling, icon texture optimisation, and more.
Coming next week: the Deep Cycler and Obsidian Deep Ore Deposits across all maps.
Read the full Week 234 update on Steam.
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The Timber Extraction Unit has arrived in the Icarus PC Edition.
Available from the Biolab, this new Legendary item can tear through forests, be customised with 12 unique alterations, and fire spinning saw blades as projectiles.
Week 233 also brings performance optimisations, crisper icons, creature talent fixes, and a small Elysium map adjustment ahead of future content.
Read the full Week 233 update on Steam.
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It has been two months since Icarus: Console Edition launched on Xbox and PlayStation.
Since then, GRIP Digital have continued releasing console patches, with another update now live across PS5 and Xbox.
This patch includes improvements to UI navigation, Photo Mode, mission markers, aim assist, Exotic nodes, and shelter checks, alongside several general fixes.
You can view the full update in the #console-announcements channel in the Icarus Discord.
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This week in the Icarus (PC Edition), Gribbler Husbandry arrives.
Juvenile Gribblers can now be collected and raised as part of your ranching operations, with a new Gribbler Serum available to craft at the Ranching Station. With 8 distinct phenotype variations to discover, collect, and breed, there are even more reasons to keep experimenting with your creature setups.
Also in Week 232: Rams can now grow wool and be shorn, alongside UI improvements, animal bed and rug optimisations, field guide fixes, and more.
Read the full Week 232 update on Steam.
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Icarus Week 231 is live. (PC Edition)
This week brings four new unique fish subspecies, with one new catch per map, plus Blinky, a rare radioactive fish found only in Elysium’s Mushroom Swamp.
We’ve also continued our optimization work, saving around half a gigabyte of memory across knives, guns, bows, spears, ammo, fish bestiary images and more. These changes are aimed at improving load times, reducing memory pressure, and helping Icarus run better across more hardware.
Read the full Week 231 update on Steam.
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The wait is over.
ICARUS: Console Edition by Grip Digital is now available on Xbox and PlayStation.
A hostile alien world.
Deadly storms.
Aggressive wildlife.
Build. Hunt. Adapt. Survive.
#ICARUSConsoleEdition #SurviveTogether
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Week 224 is live.
• Forest Wolf pups arrive with breeding
• Oil geysers added to all outposts
• Fur optimisations + fixes across bosses, UI & workshop
• Official OST now on YouTube
Read the full update on Steam: buff.ly/NuSLBWN
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The Icarus Official Soundtrack is now live on YouTube.
26 tracks spanning every biome, from tundra and desert through to Prometheus and Elysium. Day/night cycles, cave ambience, boss arenas, all of it.
If you’ve spent time on Icarus, you’ll recognise it straight away.
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Week 223 update is live.
⚡ Lithium Ore deployable on all maps via the Orbital Workshop
🔋 Lithium tool power usage fixed
🚀 Hoverframe improvements
🛰️ OEI messaging clarified
🐎 Bug fixes + new mount ownership setting
Read the full update on Steam: buff.ly/nhGIuSZ
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After nearly two decades searching for the “perfect” survival game, John Walker at @Kotaku says he finally found it in Icarus.
“Icarus delivers the survival experience I’ve been chasing for nearly twenty years.”
🔗 buff.ly/3Ed4Tt9
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Dangerous Horizons lands on Icarus.
Enter Elysium, a hazardous new 8km map where radiation and exotics have warped the ecosystem.
🗺 New map & biomes
📜 New mission chains
🧬 35+ new creatures & hostile NPCs
🐲 New mounts
⚙️ Tier 5 tech
🔗buff.ly/uUAyc02
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We want to share an important update regarding the release of ICARUS: Console Edition.
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Storms close in.
Wildlife puts up a fight.
The planet sets the terms.
Will you be prepared?
ICARUS: Console Edition launches 26.02.26.
#ICARUSConsoleEdition #SurvivalGames #SurviveTogether
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The drop is locked.
ICARUS: Console Edition lands on 26.02.26
Pre-order to receive 11 pet companions at launch.
Your descent begins soon. . .
#ICARUSConsoleEdition #SurviveTogether #ICARUS #SurvivalGames
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POV: You drop in, gather resources… then hear the squeal.
ICARUS doesn’t wait for you to catch up. It hits first.
ICARUS: Console Edition // coming 2026.
#ICARUSConsoleEdition #SurviveTogether
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Stop scrolling and breathe - for a moment at least.
Night on ICARUS looks calm and clear. It’s a beautiful view... but a dangerous one.
ICARUS comes to console in 2026. Wishlist now on Xbox and Playstation.
#ICARUS #ICARUSConsoleEdition #SurvivalGames
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ICARUS: Console Edition is coming - and we’re on Xbox Wire!
Dean Hall talks storms, survival and what players can expect when they drop in 2026.
Read → news.xbox.com/en-us/2025/10/…
#ICARUSConsoleEdition #XboxWire
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The next drop zone: Console.
ICARUS - the brutal survival game from DayZ creator Dean Hall - is coming to Xbox and PlayStation in 2026.
Face storms, wildlife & a planet that wants you dead.
🔥 Wishlist now & prepare for your first drop.
#ICARUSConsoleEdition #SurviveTogether
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ICARUS IS 80% OFF ON STEAM THIS WEEK - our biggest discount ever.
Spread the word, recruit some friends, and see how long you can craft, build and survive on a terraformed alien world.
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When you haven't slept in 3 days and accidentally put the rocket fuel in the wrong tank 🌲
📷: Ryo
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You're either 3 steps away from your base when a storm hits, or 30 minutes away, there is no in-between 🏃
📷: Sky
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Our own little in-game nod to 'Te Otukapuarangi' - the Pink and White Terraces 🇳🇿
📷: UR@LERS
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That special moment when you and the crew watch the sun set over your only way out of here 🌄
📷: Peter
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Welcome to the GREAT HUNTS.
Our newest, endgame expansion is here. Hop in and hunt down the Titans of Icarus.
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Our newest Icarus: Great Hunts trailer dropped a few days ago as part of the PC Gaming Show!
If you haven't seen it yet, check it out here 👇
youtu.be/iePI5b9pU6U?si=X70i…
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Honestly, we didn't know you could do this in our game. This is absolutely INSANE 🌲
📷: Trystan
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The intrusive urge to scream SYYYNNNDRRROOOMMEEE every time you see a lava waterfall base 🌋
📷: Saintmnk
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Presenting: Icarus - Great Hunts
Jump into our official trailer for our recently announced expansion as you take on the mythical beasts of Icarus
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Personally, we don't think this is doing the Kessel run in less than 12 parsecs 💨
📷: Unknown
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Have you checked out our newest DLC announcement yet? Get a breakdown on all the new legendary weapons in the NOREX system here from the team 🔫
youtu.be/EbbcpNeoza4
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INTRODUCING - ICARUS: GREAT HUNTS 🔪
The Great Hunts Campaigns introduce a new way to adventure in Icarus. Proceed down branching paths of decisions on your way to hunt down new Bosses and craft new Legendary Weapons.
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Just you and your best furry friend ❤️ let's hear their names in the comments 👇
📷: Starsky
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