Action · November 17, 2016

ICEY (2016)

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ICEY is a 2D side-scrolling action game. As you follow the narrator's omnipresent voice, you will see through ICEY's eyes and learn the truth about her world. “Alright, you caught me! This ISN'T really just a simple 2D action game, and you WON'T be seeing through ICEY's eyes... NOR will you learn the truth about her world.' says the narrator. “ICEY is a Meta game in disguise. The narrator will constantly urge you in one direction, but you must ask, 'Why? Why am I following his directions? Why can't I learn the truth about this world and ICEY's purpose here?' Fight against his tyranny, and uncover what's really going on for yourself! In fact, you can become ICEY, and let loose the shackles of your own identity. You are ICEY, and ICEY is you... if you want it that way. Feel free to keep hold of your own self, if you wish. Now Is the Time For You to Discover the Truth. You See? ICEY, I See! Fast-paced Combat: Crush enemies in the palm of your hand. Attack! Dodge! Counterattack! Do not hesitate. This is the only way to survive! Incredible Combos: With simple controls, amazing combos are easy to unleash, even for beginners. Every skill is special in its own way. Master your favorites and create your own fighting style! Massive Cyborg Bosses: Can you withstand the onslaught of attacks from terrifying cyborg bosses? Every boss unleashes flurries of different attacks. It's up to you to find their weak spots and tear them apart! -Nominated, The Game Awards 2017 Best Chinese Game -Nominated, Tokyo Game Show 2016 DENGEKI PlayStation Best Indie Game -Official Selection, 2016 Gamescom Indie Arena Booth -Most Promising Game 2nd Prize, Taipei Game Show 2016 -Official Selection, Casual Connect Asia 2016 -Official Selection, IGF China 2015 -Best Technology Award, Indieplay 2015

Action releases from 2016

168 Action titles launched in 2016 — top 6 by review volume.

Position in Action

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume26.9k Steam reviewsTop 20% in Action
Positive rating90% positiveGenre average: 83% — this title sits in top 37%
Metacritic84/100Genre average 77 — top 22% of Action titles
Engagement hours9 h averageTop 49% for session depth among Action

Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

  • Action · 463
  • Female Protagonist · 352
  • Hack and Slash · 274
  • Anime · 271
  • Side Scroller · 255
  • Adventure · 227
  • Indie · 202
  • Singleplayer · 201
  • 2D · 182
  • RPG · 182
  • Narration · 134
  • Cyberpunk · 127
  • Great Soundtrack · 113
  • Character Action Game · 103
  • Spectacle fighter · 102

Peer Action titles

Comparable titles in the same genre and review-volume band — ranked by Steam positive percentage.

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (6)

  • English volume_up
  • Simplified Chinese volume_up
  • Traditional Chinese volume_up
  • French
  • Japanese volume_up
  • Spanish - Spain volume_up

Full audio (5)

  • English
  • Simplified Chinese
  • Traditional Chinese
  • Japanese
  • Spanish - Spain

Reception Metrics

Steam community

90%Very Positive · 26.9k reviews

24.2k positive · 2.7k negative

Metacritic

84/100 critic aggregate

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Metacritic user score

7.7/10

Curator recommendations

24.7k

Press Quotes

“ICEY is a fantastic combination of a great slasher and intriguing story, with original narration. it's a great game, unique and engaging.” 9/10 – Eurogamer Poland “Put The Stanley Parable and Dust: An Elysian Tale in a blender. You get this game that's full of surprises, meta-narrative, game within a game yet is still an extremely satisfying brawler.” Cynical Brit Gaming “Brilliant art design, lovely script, and great production values make ICEY one of the best indie titles I have…

Features & Capabilities

Community

  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Trading Cards
  • Steam Cloud
  • Stats

Input & Comfort

  • Full controller support

Other

  • Single-player
  • Family Sharing

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

9h

short (5–15 hours)

Median

3h

Typical completion time

2-week avg

3h

Current engagement

Achievements

34

Steam unlocks available

Release & Availability

Release dateNov 17, 2016
DeveloperFantaBlade Network
PublisherXD
Base price$10.99
DLC / Add-ons2 released
PlatformsWindows, macOS
Estimated owners1M–10M
External linksMetacritic page · [email protected]

Editions & Packages

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