Fit check
Is Icycle: On Thin Ice worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Platform-puzzler fans who want surreal settings instead of combat
- Players who enjoy finding hidden items across varied locations
- Fans of unusual adventure games with mission-based unlocking and character clothing
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking enemy encounters or combat will hit a wall because the game has no enemies.
- Players wanting a conventional adventure may bounce off the dream levels, unusual clothing, and surreal props.
- Players looking for a large open-world structure may find the experience focused on 27 separate locations.
Our take on Icycle: On Thin Ice
The bounce point arrives for players expecting conventional platforming combat: there are no enemies to fight. Others may hit the wall when the game shifts into dream levels, wardrobe humor, and unusual props rather than a conventional adventure setting.
What is Icycle: On Thin Ice?
Icycle: On Thin Ice is a platform adventure puzzler set on a post-apocalyptic Earth frozen in time.
Players guide Dennis through 27 locations with distinct styles, searching for hidden items while navigating the environment. Five bonus dream levels add surreal scenarios, including travel on a shopping trolley. Vacuum cleaners and umbrellas can be upgraded to reach items that are otherwise hidden. A wardrobe provides garments for changing Dennis’s appearance. Completing 80 missions unlocks the original Icycle game, which contains 8 locations. The game has no enemies or friends, supports keyboard controls and joypads, and includes gratuitous fish kissing.
How Icycle: On Thin Ice plays
- 0127 Main Locations
- The primary journey spans locations with different visual styles.
- 02Five Dream Levels
- Additional stages place Dennis in surreal dream scenarios.
- 03Upgradeable Equipment
- Vacuum cleaners and umbrellas can be improved to reach concealed items.
- 0480 Mission Unlock
- Finishing the missions unlocks the original Icycle game with 8 locations.
- 05Dennis Wardrobe
- Garments can be selected to change Dennis’s appearance.
Icycle: On Thin Ice compared to similar games
Jusant centers on climbing a tall tower, managing stamina, choosing routes, and uncovering environmental secrets, while Icycle: On Thin Ice uses platform puzzling across 27 locations with missions, equipment upgrades, and dream levels. SUPER CHICKEN JUMPER combines running, jumping, dodging, shooting, and defeating enemies, whereas Icycle focuses on traversal, hidden items, and wardrobe changes.
Icycle: On Thin Ice: platforms & release
Is Icycle: On Thin Ice worth it?
It is worth it if: platform-puzzler fans who want surreal settings instead of combat. Skip it if: players seeking enemy encounters or combat will hit a wall because the game has no enemies.
Where can I download Icycle: On Thin Ice?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Icycle: On Thin Ice's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Icycle: On Thin Ice on?
Windows and macOS.
