ICARUS: Console Edition

Key Game Features:

• Hostile Environment: The planet features toxic air, savage mutated wildlife, and extreme weather events like lightning storms and wildfires that can destroy player-built structures.

• Included Expansion: This edition includes the New Frontiers expansion from the start, which adds the Prometheus region, alien grasslands, volcanic wastelands, and new biomes.

• Three Gameplay Modes:

  • Open World: Build permanent bases and explore without time limits.

  • Missions: Complete timed contracts and extract to orbit.

  • Outposts: Creative zones with reduced pressure for experimentation.

• Progression Systems: Deep tech trees and talent specializations allow players to evolve from primitive tools to advanced technology. An Orbital Workshop lets players buy permanent equipment using rare exotics.

• Co-op Gameplay: Supports up to four players in a single session. It also includes a dedicated Solo Talent Tree for single-player balance.

New Frontiers Content:

• Handcrafted Maps: Two large 64 km² maps to explore.

• Narrative Missions: Six new missions following a mystery involving a UDA whistleblower.

• New Resources: Unique materials like obsidian, scoria, and crystallized miasma, along with over 100 new craftable items.

• Apex Predators: New mutated enemies such as Needlers, Dracs, and Dreadwings.

Technical & Platform Details:

• Platform: Specifically listed for Xbox.

• Cross-play: This edition does not support cross-play.

• Developer: GRIP Studios.

• Category: Action.

The game is framed as an uncompromising survival experience where every drop from orbit is a high-stakes fight against a planet that actively resists human presence.