At the PC Gaming Show, Dean Hall, the creator of DayZ, announced a new survival game. Icarus takes place in a space setting and occurs in short sessions.
What is Icarus? In Icarus, you descend from a space station to planets to complete missions. The special thing about this is that these missions must be completed within a certain time frame.
These sessions can last only 10 minutes, but also up to 48 hours of actual gameplay. You can complete them alone or with friends. Hall compared the group formation system to GTA Online before a heist.
In addition to the time pressure, the usual survival elements like oxygen, food, and the hostile environment play a role. Unlike in DayZ, however, you can be revived by other players if you should die from lack of oxygen or due to combat.
Only when time runs out is your session definitely lost.
How does the game play out? PC Gamer compares Icarus to Escape from Tarkov: You go in, do what you need to do, and then leave again (via PC Gamer).
With the gathered resources, you can upgrade your spaceship, the landing craft, and ground vehicles, research new technologies, and build futuristic weapons.
According to Hall, the game is meant to be exciting primarily because of the time pressure. If you don’t make it back to the drop ship in time, your character is defeated, and all progress with that character is lost.
When will Icarus be released? The release of the game is currently scheduled for 2021. There is no exact date yet.
If you’re already feeling excited, check out our list of 23 great survival games for PC, PS4, and Xbox One.
