Icarus: Guides and Features Hub

Icarus is a survival game from RocketWerkz. The studio itself is helmed by Dean Hall, the creator of DayZ. It’s set in a world ravaged by terraforming, though the initial zones will mostly remind you of Earth. Our Icarus guides and features hub aims to help you stay alive and progress further.

Note: We’ll continue adding more articles to our Icarus guides and features hub, so stay tuned.

Icarus Guides and Features Hub

Icarus Starter Guides

Game Modes: Prospects, Outposts, and Offline Play – We discuss the various game modes that you can try out while playing Icarus.
Photo Mode and Screenshots – Everyone loves Photo Mode, and you can make use of this function in the game.
Supporter’s Edition Envirosuit – There’s a nifty Envirosuit that you can wear if you pre-ordered the Supporter’s Edition.
Leveling Guide – This Icarus guide discusses various methods to earn a lot of XP.
Character Deaths and XP Penalty – We talk about respawns and the penalties you’ll incur if your character gets taken out.

Survival and Crafting Guides

Building Shelters and Avoiding Exposure – You’ll need to construct shelters to avoid the harsh elements and weather conditions.
Bedrolls and Spawn Points – It’s possible to have a makeshift spawn point.
Oxygen and Water – Replenish your oxygen and keep yourself hydrated.
Hunting and Skinning – Kill animals to obtain meat and other materials like leather, bones, and fur.
Cooking – Create different kinds of food to keep yourself healthy.
Arctic Biome Survival – This Icarus guide has several tips to help you survive the frozen wastelands.

How to Kill Cave Worms – Zones have caverns filled with these poisonous critters.
Workshop Currency – You can unlock tools that can be added to your loadout in future runs.
Exotic Farming – One particular mission in the game lets you farm Exotic currency quickly.
Steel and Gunpowder – Create these components that are used for mid to high-end weaponry.
Fuel and Grenades – Make the flora and fauna go kaboom!
Firearms: Pistols, Shotguns, and Rifles – Use guns to take out hostile mobs.

Mission Guides

Livewire Terrain Scan – Scan with your radar and watch out for enemies that suddenly spawn.
Kill List Extermination – Track down and eliminate a Lethal Predator.
Icestorm Expedition – Find the components and activate the device.
Searchlight Scan – You’ll use the radar again, this time in an arctic environment.
Waterfall Expedition – Confusing tooltips and bugged devices can lead to a lot of frustrations as you trek past a mountain.
Deep Vein Extraction – Smash those nodes for Exotic currency.
Payday Extraction – You’re going to have to use Tier 4 devices to mine an underground Exotic deposit.
Avalanche Expedition – Power up the laser to get through an obstacle.
El Camino Expedition – Battle a gigantic foe in another buggy mission.
Hard Mode and Hardcore Missions – Additional challenges and rewards await you.