Is The Tipping Point free?

Yes — The Tipping Point is free to play, so you can install and play it without buying anything.

Does The Tipping Point work on Steam Deck?

Valve rates The Tipping Point Unsupported on Steam Deck, which means some or all of it does not currently work there.

Can I play The Tipping Point on Mac?

Yes. The Tipping Point has a native macOS version on Steam.

Is The Tipping Point multiplayer?

No — Steam lists The Tipping Point as single-player only.

Is The Tipping Point on PC Game Pass?

No — The Tipping Point is not on PC Game Pass right now.

The Tipping Point

Name: The Tipping Point
Brand: Fabula Studios
Availability: InStock

Fabula Studios · February 22, 2024 · Adventure, Platformer, Side Scroller, Science, Sci-fi

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About The Tipping Point

✦ AI summary

Escape a collapsing Arctic ice sheet by jumping, sliding, and climbing while collecting and analyzing real climate data through mini-games. This free 3D side-scroller, developed with actual polar researchers, lets you uncover the mystery of the tipping point through genuine scientific investigation methods.

THE ICE IS COLLAPSING!

You play as Cass, an arctic climate researcher. You must get off the ice sheet before it collapses. On your way, you will gather and analyze data about the ice.

Make your way over the collapsing ice sheet by jumping, sliding, and climbing. Reach abandoned research stations and gather data in a series of mini-games. Analyze the data and uncover what is happening to the climate.

INVESTIGATE AND LEARN

The Tipping Point is a 3D side-scroller developed in collaboration with real world researchers in an interdisciplinary effort (physicists, biologists, chemists, statisticians, and more). The things you do in The Tipping Point are based on what researchers do in the arctic in real life.

As researchers do, you will compare the data you collect to previous data sets and investigate changes in the climate.

UNCOVER WHAT IS HAPPENING TO THE ICE

Solve the mystery of the tipping point and why the ice sheet is suddenly collapsing.

THANKS TO

Funded by EU Horizon 2020, The Novo Nordisk Foundation, and NordForsk, The Tipping Point is and will forever be available for free.

The research groups that contributed to the development of The Tipping Point are:

TiPES is a large scientific collaboration with the aim to enhance the understanding of tipping points in the earth system. 18 partner institutions work together in more than 10 countries. The project is funded by EU Horizon 2020.
Narwhal NordForsk project, consisting of Aarhus University, Chalmers University, Greenland Institute of Natural Resources, and more. The project is funded by NordForsk.

INFO

The game is free, without any in-app-purchases.
Gameplay time is about 2 hours.
Best enjoyed with a controller!

DISCLAIMER

The exact numbers in the game are not based on real findings. Only the scientific concepts behind the educational content are based on real research.
The game takes liberty to dramatisize the covered science.
We emplore you to think critically about the conveyed information and educate yourself via other sources. You can find correct information via the links above to the collaborating scientific organisations and institutions.

The Tipping Point — game info

Platforms: Windows, macOS
Steam Deck: Unsupported
Player modes: Single-player
Controller: Full controller support
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.

Recommended Aug 9, 2026

F1shst1cks56 approves of this game

Recommended May 16, 2026

Great game

Not recommended Feb 28, 2026

This game belongs on a website for kids. Very simple but takes up a lot of time. Unoriginal game mechanics, put together decently well. I can get behind the message but this is not the way to tell it to adults, and frankly the dialogue was a bit too involved for kids.

Recommended Jan 18, 2026

Works fine on Steam Deck. It's a short platforming game with mini-games that take you away from the platforming. It feels like a college game with its lack of polish, and the game has an unlikable main character but their heart is in the right place. The ice sheets are melting and we need the data to prove it! Really the game has a good message about global warming and how humanity can potentially reverse the cascading effects of damage the melting of the ice sheets would cause. But....I think we're kinda past the tipping point in the real world and we are not investing in it at all as a species. Anyway the game is fun for platforming, mini-games are boring, and the message of the game, while sweet, ultimately doesn't matter since humans don't care about the environment until it's too late, and it's already too late.

Not recommended Jan 9, 2026

this is pooo

Recommended Dec 16, 2025

short and interesting game. it calls for action in an interactive way and presents important facts in a digestible manner.

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