ICARUS coming to PS5, Xbox Series in 2026

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Grip Studios and RocketWerkz have announced that their co-op survival game, ICARUS, will be available on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series in 2026.

ICARUS, created by Dean Hall, the developer of DayZ, originally came out on PC through Steam on December 3, 2021. The versions of the game for consoles, known as ICARUS: Console Edition, won’t allow players on different platforms to play together.

Here is an overview of the game, via Grip Studios:

About

You’ve crash-landed on Icarus, a planet ruined by a failed attempt to make it habitable. It was supposed to be humanity’s new home, but now it’s a dangerous place with poisonous air, aggressive creatures, and constant storms. Just surviving each supply drop from orbit is a struggle. You’ll need to build a base, create weapons, hunt for food, and search for valuable resources if you want to make a life here.

I’m really excited about this new survival game! It’s made by the same people who created DayZ, and it’s super hardcore. You can play totally solo if you want, or team up with up to four friends to try and survive. It’s all about you versus the environment, so expect a real challenge!

The ICARUS: Console Edition now includes the “New Frontiers” expansion, making the game a bigger, more challenging, and ultimately more satisfying survival experience. Players can explore new maps, complete new missions, encounter new creatures, and earn new rewards.

A Planet That Fights Back

Icarus is a hostile world, constantly fighting back. You’ll face toxic air, devastating lightning storms, raging wildfires, and dangerous creatures lurking everywhere. It truly feels like the planet wants to force you back into space.

  • With New Frontiers added from the start, you can explore two 64 km2 maps of handcrafted terrain across forests, mountains, deserts, and caves.
  • Harvest every tree, rock, and creature.
  • Adapt to extreme weather and natural disasters.

“New Frontiers” Included

The area known as Prometheus, previously closed off by the United Defense Alliance, is now accessible. Attempts to make the region habitable failed entirely, resulting in strange, untouched alien environments. This new development significantly expands the boundaries of the Icarus system.

  • New Map and Biomes – Alien grasslands, volcanic wastelands of molten lava, and dangerous swamplands.
  • Six Narrative Missions – A chained story across Prometheus as you pursue a mysterious whistleblower for the UDA.
  • New Creatures – Face Needlers, Dracs, Dreadwings, and other mutated apex predators, evolved to dominate these zones.
  • New Exotics – Discover a volatile new exotic with unique effects on the flora, plus new exotic plants and over 30 additional workshop items.
  • New Items and Resources – Mine obsidian, clay, scoria, crystallised miasma, and super-cooled ice; craft 100+ new items including weapons, food, recipes, and building tiers.

Three Ways to Survive

  • Open World – Establish permanent bases and explore freely.
  • Missions – Timed contracts where extraction is everything.
  • Outposts – Low-pressure zones for creative building and experimentation.

Progression and Reward

  • Tech Tree and Talents – Advance from primitive tools to advanced tech.
  • Specialization – Focus as a hunter, builder, or survivalist.
  • Orbital Workshop – Trade exotic matter for permanent upgrades and equipment. Exotic matter remains the ultimate prize; rare, unstable, and deadly to pursue.

Solo or Cooperative Play

You can play with up to four friends, working together and sharing resources to survive. If you prefer, you can also play alone and tackle the game’s challenges with a special set of skills designed for solo players.

(Note: ICARUS: Console Edition does not support cross-play.)

Watch a new trailer below.

Consoles Announce Trailer

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2025-10-23 22:19