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Is Lies Under Ice worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Science-fiction readers who want a choice-driven text narrative
- Players interested in colony politics and settlement management
- Players who enjoy exploring alien ecosystems through written decisions
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking graphics, sound effects, or visually presented environments
- Players looking for action combat or real-time control rather than interactive fiction
- Players who prefer short stories over a 200,000-word narrative
Our take on Lies Under Ice
The store copy foregrounds settlement building, submarines, terraforming, and alien mysteries, but the actual format is entirely text-based. Those activities are presented through written choices rather than graphics, sound effects, or directly controlled exploration.
What is Lies Under Ice?
In 2079, this 200,000-word interactive science-fiction novel puts players in charge of humanity’s first Europa settlement.
Decisions influence the colony’s worker welfare, research production, luxury habitats, underground ice passages, and terraforming efforts. Rival political groups struggle to determine the moon’s direction as the settlement charts frozen seas and searches for extraterrestrial organisms. Six career origins are available, including diplomacy, aerospace work, arcology, asteroid mining, piloting, and marine biology. Characters may be male, female, or nonbinary, with multiple romantic identities and relationship structures. Choices also govern contact with the local ecosystem, from releasing fish to bringing cats or deploying artificial animals. The experience uses text alone and contains no visual or audio effects.
How Lies Under Ice plays
- 01Six professional backgrounds
- The playable roles include diplomat, aerospace engineer, arcologist, asteroid miner, pilot, and marine biologist.
- 02Settlement management
- Colony priorities include worker comfort, scientific production, luxury domes, ice tunnels, and terraforming.
- 03Factional politics
- Competing groups within the colony pursue different goals for Europa and can bring the settlement close to open conflict.
- 04Alien ecosystem choices
- Players decide whether to introduce fish, bring cats, or use synthetic creatures while interacting with Europa’s life.
- 05Character identity options
- The story supports male, female, or nonbinary characters along with gay, straight, bi, or aromantic identities and poly or monogamous relationships.
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Lies Under Ice: platforms & release
Is Lies Under Ice worth it?
It is worth it if: science-fiction readers who want a choice-driven text narrative. Skip it if: players seeking graphics, sound effects, or visually presented environments.
Where can I download Lies Under Ice?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Lies Under Ice's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Lies Under Ice on?
Windows, macOS and Linux.
