SimulationFit check
Is There's Something In The Ice worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Horror players who want a first-person Antarctic setting
- Science-fiction fans interested in isolated research-station stories
- Players who prefer character dialogue as the main way to receive plot information
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players who prefer stories presented through notes, documents, or other written records
- Players seeking a perspective broader than a first-person horror presentation
- Players looking for management, crafting, or puzzle-focused gameplay
Our take on There's Something In The Ice
The dialogue-led structure gives up written notes as a way to reveal the plot. That keeps the story tied to character conversations, while players who prefer discovering documents and environmental records have fewer narrative channels.
What is There's Something In The Ice?
Three scientists at the Antarctic station Zarya drill 2 kilometers into the ice and collect samples for research.
After a severe snowstorm begins during their return, they follow security procedures and take shelter in an old bunker. The discovery beneath the ice forms the basis of this first-person horror game. The story unfolds through conversations with characters rather than written notes. Its presentation uses realistic graphics and Unreal Engine 5’s LUMEN lighting system. The atmosphere draws from The Thing and other science-fiction films and games, while the setting centers on the isolated research station, the bunker, and the consequences of the scientists’ expedition.
How There's Something In The Ice plays
- 01Dialogue-driven plot
- Characters convey the story through conversations, with no notes used for exposition.
- 02Antarctic research setting
- The opening scenario follows three scientists at Zarya after a 2-kilometer ice-drilling expedition and a severe snowstorm.
- 03LUMEN lighting
- The game uses the LUMEN lighting system from Unreal Engine 5.
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There's Something In The Ice: platforms & release
Is There's Something In The Ice worth it?
It is worth it if: horror players who want a first-person Antarctic setting. Skip it if: players who prefer stories presented through notes, documents, or other written records.
Where can I download There's Something In The Ice?
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What platforms is There's Something In The Ice on?
Windows only.
