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ICEY
ICEY is a 2D side-scrolling action game and a META game in disguise. As you follow the narrator's omnipresent voice, you will see through ICEY's eyes and learn the truth about her world. The narrator will constantly urge you in one direction, but you must ask, "Why? Why am I following his directions
In short, Steam reviewers most often praise “Narrator disobedience drives gameplay” (36 of 81 reviews) and “Meta-narrative and narrator interactions” (22); the most common complaint is “Very short completion time” (21). What reviewers agree on ↓
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-27 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
36 of the 81 reviews raise this.
“I liked this game a bit more than I thought I would. It's very straight forward, and there are some cool secret areas that piss the narrator off when you find them. Combat is simple for this type of game, but it's…”
22 of the 81 reviews raise this.
15 of the 81 reviews raise this.
“I've had an awful experience with this one. The premise was attractive and visually the game's good, but the serious lack of polish in regard to the enemy attacks ended up drawing me out (playtime is wrong btw. I've…”
“I liked this game a bit more than I thought I would. It's very straight forward, and there are some cool secret areas that piss the narrator off when you find them. Combat is simple for this type of game, but it's…”
11 of the 81 reviews raise this.
“Relatively short yet fun action game (finished the game in ~5 hrs) with slightly clunky settings, but overall had a laugh disobeying the narrator while enjoying the satisfying, yet also somewhat frustrating combat.…”
5 of the 81 reviews raise this.
“Great little game. I played it both handheld on the Steam Deck and docked to the TV, and it ran flawlessly in both modes. A charming indie title that I really enjoyed. Even though it’s fairly short and easy to 100%,…”
“Works on a Macbook Air M1 although says it can't play 32 Bit Games :). Score!!!”
21 of the 81 reviews raise this · 19 of them still recommend the game.
“I bought this game years ago, and finally played in on an old laptop while my other computer is being fixed. Honestly, I was ready to quite within 15 minutes. It is so heavy on the meta, 4th wall, 'the narrator is the…”
“I liked this game a bit more than I thought I would. It's very straight forward, and there are some cool secret areas that piss the narrator off when you find them. Combat is simple for this type of game, but it's…”
16 of the 81 reviews raise this · 11 of them still recommend the game.
“I've had an awful experience with this one. The premise was attractive and visually the game's good, but the serious lack of polish in regard to the enemy attacks ended up drawing me out (playtime is wrong btw. I've…”
“I tried to love this game but a few things are a bit annoying, Examples, main character attack hit box inconsistent on certain moves, narrator kinda annoying (but I get the jokes), and some enemy attacks are are hard to…”
15 of the 81 reviews raise this · 7 of them still recommend the game.
“I bought this game years ago, and finally played in on an old laptop while my other computer is being fixed. Honestly, I was ready to quite within 15 minutes. It is so heavy on the meta, 4th wall, 'the narrator is the…”
“I've had an awful experience with this one. The premise was attractive and visually the game's good, but the serious lack of polish in regard to the enemy attacks ended up drawing me out (playtime is wrong btw. I've…”
“I tried to love this game but a few things are a bit annoying, Examples, main character attack hit box inconsistent on certain moves, narrator kinda annoying (but I get the jokes), and some enemy attacks are are hard to…”
10 of the 81 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“I tried to love this game but a few things are a bit annoying, Examples, main character attack hit box inconsistent on certain moves, narrator kinda annoying (but I get the jokes), and some enemy attacks are are hard to…”
“I'm not done with this game yet but I'll begin by saying that the graphics and mechanics are amazing, despite the fact that this game "needs" a controller for the optimal experience (not required as the keyboard works).…”
8 of the 81 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“I bought this game years ago, and finally played in on an old laptop while my other computer is being fixed. Honestly, I was ready to quite within 15 minutes. It is so heavy on the meta, 4th wall, 'the narrator is the…”
“I tried to love this game but a few things are a bit annoying, Examples, main character attack hit box inconsistent on certain moves, narrator kinda annoying (but I get the jokes), and some enemy attacks are are hard to…”
“At first I thought I was going to really enjoy the game, and then the narrator started talking. Good god he's annoying, just let me play the game how I want! You aren't the Stanley Parable so stop trying to amuse me!…”
Counted across 81 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 89.9% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“you can ragebait the narrator so hard he'll get pissed and send you into a completely different game”
— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played“This game was really good. But short.. boss fights were tough. Buy this if you can get on sale! 7/10”
— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs played“I bought this a long time ago because I really loved the concept and aesthetics, but I dropped it early on since it wasn’t very keyboard-friendly. After I finally got a controller and finish everything this game has to offer, I'm honestly js disappointed. Repetitive enemy,…”
— a player, Steam review · 6 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-10-20.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.
Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-10-20). Relative comparison only.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
The Next Adventure with ICEY!
Hi everyone, it’s been a while. Recently, many of you have rediscovered ICEY through After ICEY . We’ve seen longtime fans share their precious memories of the game, while many new players have also d
ICEY and The collaboration between Flash Party is officially launched!
On her never-ending quest for self-discovery, ICEY awakens in the colorful Metropolis of Flash Party, ready for epic battles against eccentric fighters. Will you help her rewrite the rules, once again
Steam China region re-launch message
The following information is about the re-launch of steam China region. 亲爱的《ICEY》玩家们，一直以来《ICEY》都想把感激的电波传达给你们。从2016年年末的PC版发售以来，时间已经过了近4年多了。期间在Steam上游戏一直是特别好评，这其中一定也有你的身迹。能得到玩家认可，是我们莫大的幸运。能在玩家口中相传，也让我们从
Japanese Audio Fully Added and Discount Launched
Hey, folks! Guess we haven't met each other for a while. It's been two years since ICEY was released on STEAM. Many gratitudes for all your support and company while ICEY grew up with her team in the
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.
| Genres | Action, Adventure, RPG |
| Player tags | Action · Female Protagonist · Hack and Slash · Anime · Side Scroller · Adventure · Indie · Singleplayer · 2D · RPG · Narration · Cyberpunk (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Stats · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , Simplified Chinese * , Traditional Chinese * , French, Japanese * , Spanish - Spain * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 34 |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows 7, Windows 8, or Windows 10 Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo @ 2.00 GHz or equivalent Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: Intel® HD Graphics or better Storage: 6 GB available space