Fun and fondly remembered
Mentioned in ~3 in 5 positive reviews
“Half the fun is panicking with the Boiz while your ship slowly crashes in flames.”
Steam review · 59.3 h played ↗
Guns of Icarus Online
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 91%Very Positive · 91%Muse Games2012Action · Simulation · Adventure
The verdict
A unique steampunk airship team-combat game with great teamwork, but the player base is nearly dead. Skip it unless you have a group of friends or can join Discord events.
Great for
Groups of friends who want unique crew-based steampunk airship battles, and players who join community events
Main risk
Almost no players online, so you can't find a match without friends or scheduled events
What players love
Unique teamwork-focused airship combat
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“I think it's the teamwork aspect that creates the social aspect of this game that doesn't exist anywhere else along with the depth in strategy created by the ship designs that keep this game fresh.”
Steam review · 2020.1 h played ↗
Steampunk atmosphere and customization
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“Simply wonderfully conveyed steampunk atmosphere.”
Steam review · translated · 5.9 h played ↗
Friendly, helpful community
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“There is a handful of active veterans; they are very knowledgeable and happy to share tips and pointers with new and returning players.”
Steam review · 35.2 h played ↗
Events and servers still running
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“Events are on Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays. Check Discord server for more info.”
Steam review · 187.2 h played ↗
Cheap, with cosmetic-only purchases
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 positive reviews
“the game is cheap, so get a handful of your friends and log in dude, fly some ships and shoot each other down.”
Steam review · 2.1 h played ↗
What players complain about
Dead player base, can't find matches
Mentioned in ~3 in 5 negative reviews
“A pvp match requires 16 players, because you can not 1v1 ships you can only 2v2 ships and each ship requires 4 players.”
Steam review · 43.9 h played ↗
Poor developer decisions and neglect
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“development time has been at an absolutely agonizingly slow pace.”
Steam review · 199.9 h played ↗
Toxic, elitist veterans
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“either you play exactly like they tell you to, or you get chewed out every match”
Steam review · 32.1 h played ↗
Repetitive, clunky gameplay
Mentioned in ~1 in 14 negative reviews
“All you do is just run around the ship fixing one thing after another and hope for the best”
Steam review · 7.7 h played ↗
Achievement spam ruins profiles
Mentioned in ~1 in 15 negative reviews
“A billion achievements, none obtainable. This game bricks steam profiles.”
Steam review · 13.6 h played ↗
Confusing split into Online and Alliance
Mentioned in ~1 in 19 negative reviews
“now there are three versions of software we need to buy? GoI Online, GoI Alliance, and base GoI?”
Steam review · 51.1 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Playable3 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 7
Processor2 GHz processor
Memory2 GB RAM
GraphicsIntel HD3000, Nvidia GeForce GT8600 or equivalent
Storage3 GB HD space
OSWindows 7
Processor2 GHz processor
Memory2 GB RAM
GraphicsIntel HD3000, Nvidia GeForce GT8600 or equivalent
Storage3 GB HD space
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