The Icarus Experiment

The Icarus Experiment

Endless Adventures Incorporated · September 20, 2024 · Adventure, Casual, Point & Click, Puzzle, Visual Novel

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About The Icarus Experiment

Gameplay Overview


The Icarus Experiment is a narrative-driven, choice-based adventure game set aboard the UNE Hyperion, a spaceship that harbors deep secrets following a catastrophic experiment gone awry. In this tension-filled, sci-fi universe, players navigate through a series of puzzles, moral dilemmas, and hidden dangers, unraveling the mystery of what led to the ship's demise.

Key Features

  • Branching Narrative: Choose how you wish to proceed with different events throughout the game. Each decision can have an impact on what you learn throughout the game and can influence what you choose to do.
  • Environmental Investigation: Discover what happened on the UNE Hyperion by inspecting terminals, reading ship logs, and discovering clues in the environment.
  • Point & Click Puzzles: Players navigate the space station, interact with objects and solve puzzles through a simple 2D point-and-click interface.
  • Customize your character: Choose from 3 distinct uniforms and access unique dialogue options based on what you choose.
  • Solve the Mystery: Find out what the mission of the UNE Hyperion is, who you are, and what happened to the ship.

Story


You wake from hypersleep on the seemingly deserted UNC Hyperion, with no memory of your identity or your mission. Discover the truth behind the disaster that befell the ship and its crew. What is The Icarus Experiment and what happened to it?
Explore 4 distinct areas within the UNC Hyperion: The Hypersleep Chamber, Crew Quarters, Engine Room, and The Bridge.

The Icarus Experiment — game info

Platforms
Windows, macOS
Player modes
Single-player
PC Game Pass
Not included
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What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

✦ AI summary

Players praise the engaging story with unexpected emotional depth and appreciate the intuitive puzzle design that requires no tutorial, though many note the experience is quite short at around 45 minutes. The main criticisms center on the brevity making the narrative feel rushed, and some players found the visual cues for interactive elements unclear, though most still enjoyed the multiple ending choices and recommend it for fans of choice-driven narratives.

Recommended Jun 29, 2025
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7 found this helpful
Recommended Nov 3, 2024
For a point and click game, this was pretty darn good. The story line had depth, and there were a couple of little twists I wasn't expecting. Well done. :)
3 found this helpful
Not recommended Sep 26, 2024
game only took 45 mins to beat... and the story felt very rushed in my opinion
3 found this helpful
Recommended Nov 12, 2024
Though this is for demo purposes to show off the toolkit/platform Adventure Forge, this was a wonderful experience. I was not expecting to get sucked into the simple, yet heart-wrenching story at the end. The little puzzles were easy and user friendly, without any explanation or tutorial needed, I was appreciative of the overall style and the mild exploration. [spoiler] I felt hopeless and hopeful at the same time with the different ending choices [/spoiler] and I was appreciative of that quick, but great story telling!
2 found this helpful
Recommended Oct 7, 2024
Completed my first run-through in under 45 minutes. Controls were relatively easy to pick up, but a tutorial or guide explaining the different visual cues about determining which portions of the in-game environment are interact-able might've been nice... again, I figured it out regardless. Not sure how this would work out for blind or low vision gamers, though; all narrative / informational aspects are presented in written or caption form, though. Anyway, I might play through at least once more to see what making different choices at the start and end would yield. There's 3 options at the start and another 3 at the end. I grew up with both choose your own adventure and sci fi books in abundance. I would consider myself the target audience. Yes, recommend, especially at the current price of zero money. (I paid nothing for this game, because that was the default price in the Steam Store; I'm wondering if it's a new studio just trying to get their name out there & build a fanbase? I have not been solicited nor compensated for this review.)
2 found this helpful
Not recommended Oct 4, 2024
The Icarus Experiment was a ok game some part of it was a bit hard to do at time it was just not for me sadly
1 found this helpful

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