There's Something In The Ice

There's Something In The Ice

Released Mar 2024

In 2015, three scientists at the Antarctic research station "Zarya" drilled into the ice to a depth of 2 kilometers and took samples for study... It seems that what they found was not at all what they were looking for...

74% positive · 187 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
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Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence

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Evaluation

There's Something In The Ice is a first-person horror game that released on March 25, 2024. The store description presents it as a self-contained narrative experience — scientists at an Antarctic research station encountering something mysterious in the ice — with no mention of planned expansions, DLC, or ongoing content. There are no DLC listings of any kind, no roadmaps, and no developer announcements about future content. The developer's only post-launch communication was a brief bug fix update on April 14, 2025, with no indication of additional content being planned. The game appears to have launched as a complete, finished product and has remained so.
Evidence
Store description presents a complete, self-contained horror narrative with no mention of DLC, expansions, or planned additional content.
store metadata · Mar 25, 2024 source content shipped
high
Developer posted a brief bug fix update — the only post-launch communication, with no mention of upcoming content or development plans.
news post · Apr 14, 2025 source ambiguous
low

Media

Details

Developer
Publisher
JustTomcuk
Achievements
7
Platform
Windows
Controller
—
Steam Deck
Not rated
Players
Single-player

About this game



There's Something In The Ice is a first-person horror game.

Plot:
In 2015, three scientists at the Antarctic research station Zarya drilled into the ice to a depth of 2 kilometers and took samples to study...
As they were returning to base, a severe snowstorm began.
Arriving at the base, the scientists went down to the old bunker, as the security protocol told them, to wait it out...

Game Features:
  • There is not a single note in the game. The plot is presented through dialogues with characters.
  • Realistic graphics.
  • Advanced lighting system LUMEN (Unreal Engine 5).
  • Atmosphere inspired by the movie "The Thing" and other sci-fi films and games.
Last evaluated Jun 20, 2026
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