Icy Tower, the traditional freeware platformer from the early 2000s that was a viral sensation again within the day, is returning through a brand new Steam launch subsequent yr from the unique creators. I’m so blissful about that it makes me wish to yell “Sweeeeet!” whereas cartwheeling wildly via the air.
On October 1, Icy Tower creators Johan Peitz and Anders “Neo” Svensson announced that the duo’s common 2001 sport Icy Tower is getting a remake. The plan is for this new model, which appears extraordinarily devoted to the unique sport, to launch on Steam someday in 2026. Right here’s the trailer, which could activate some dormant a part of your mind that comprises all of the reminiscences you might have of taking part in the unique Icy Tower in a pc lab in center faculty.
Right here’s how the unique creators describe this new, upcoming model of the traditional platformer:
Icy Tower is the definitive arcade leaping sport. Be a part of Harold the Homeboy and his pals as they attempt to climb as excessive up as they probably can in a mysterious tower. However one mistake and it’s again to the start! With its easy pick-up-and-play enchantment Icy Tower delivers a pure, compelling arcade enjoyable. As the problem ramps up, the sport will put your timing, precision, and nerves to the true take a look at.
If you happen to had been underneath the age of 17 or so within the early 2000s and frolicked on-line, there’s a superb likelihood that you simply downloaded Icy Tower from Free Lunch Design and performed it for a lot of, many hours. The sport’s easy controls, bouncy physics, and infinite nature made it arduous to place down. It additionally ran on even the crappiest computer systems, making it simple for anybody to play.
Icy Tower was fully free, too, and its file dimension was so small that folks shared it from pc to pc. I’m not even positive how I stumbled upon it again within the early 2000s, however as soon as I discovered it, my brother and I performed approach, approach, approach an excessive amount of Icy Tower whereas dreaming of what was on the high of the tower. (It didn’t have an finish you might attain, however we didn’t know that.) And positive, there have been some ports and cell spin-offs launched through the years, however this appears to be the primary actual follow-up from the OG creators that completely captures the vibes of that first sport.
And now, 25 years later (which makes me really feel extraordinarily previous to put in writing), Icy Tower is coming again and it appears nice. I can’t wait to flip about for hours and hours when it launches in 2026. You can wishlist it now on Steam.
