Flight of the Icarus
Released May 2010
Flight of the Icarus is a game where you play as a privateer who owns an airship that helps ferry goods from town to town in a post-apocalyptic world where the skies are dominated by pirates and danger. Shoot down enemy aeroplanes with a variety of deadly weaponry. Keep the ship from falling out the sky.
41% positive · 251 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Where to buy
Steam $4.99
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Evaluation
Flight of the Icarus is a small, self-contained game that launched on May 12, 2010. The store description explicitly frames it as a finished product — "Made by 4 people in 6 months" — and describes a fixed set of content: 18 levels, 8 guns, 4 enemy types, and a survival mode. There are no DLC listings, no announced expansions, and no post-launch content of any kind. The only developer communications on record are two minor bug-fix patches from June and December 2014, the most recent of which was on December 12, 2014. There has been no developer activity since then. The game was explicitly described as the precursor to a separate title (Guns of Icarus Online) and was never intended as an ongoing content platform. It launched as a complete, finished game and has remained that way.
Evidence
Store description presents a fixed, enumerated set of content (18 levels, 8 guns, 4 enemy types, one survival mode), explicitly framing the game as a finished product made in 6 months by 4 people.
Bug fix for level-loading failure — last recorded developer communication. No new content or future plans mentioned.
Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
Muse Games
Achievements
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Platform
Windows, macOS
Controller
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Steam Deck
Not rated
Players
Single-player
About this game
Flight of the Icarus is a game where you play as a privateer who owns an airship that helps ferry goods from town to town in a post-apocalyptic world where the skies are dominated by pirates and danger. Shoot down enemy aeroplanes with a variety of deadly weaponry. Keep the ship from falling out the sky. Make sure the cargo reaches its destination. Made by 4 people in 6 months, Flight of the Icarus is the humble beginnings of the premier airship-to-airship combat game Guns of Icarus Online.
Key features:
Key features:
- Unlock the Fallen Hero Cap in Guns of Icarus Online when you purchase this game!
- Frantic blend of turret shooting from the deck of your airship, with repair time management mechanics to keep the ship afloat
- 18 Epic Levels & 8 Powerful Guns
- 4 Enemy Types (Duster, Gunship, and Pirate Ace aeroplanes, and Airship)
- Extra ‘Into the Breach’ Survival Mode
- Time of Day & Weather Effects
Are these done yet?
Last evaluated Jun 28, 2026
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