Ikarus Parkour

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Ikarus Parkour is a single player action adventure game with horror and mystery themes. It was developed by Vanja Aleksić and was released on August 1, 2025. It received positive reviews from players.

Ikarus Parkour is a precision 3D platformer where players compete in a deadly vertical tower game show with life-or-death stakes. Navigate four uniquely challenging levels filled with deadly obstacles, choosing between Casual mode with checkpoints or Hard mode with no saves and a speedrun timer. Reach the top to win freedom and a life-changing prize.

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Audience ScoreBased on 67 reviews

graphics12 positive mentions

optimization3 negative mentions

The game features beautiful graphics and a nostalgic atmosphere reminiscent of Mirror's Edge, with a charming retro vibe and a great soundtrack.
The parkour mechanics are enjoyable and allow for creative movement, making it a fun experience for players who appreciate precision platforming.
The game has a strong potential for replayability with its challenging levels and the hope for future content updates, including more maps.

The game suffers from inconsistent mechanics, particularly with wall jumps and ladders, which can lead to frustrating gameplay experiences.
There are significant optimization issues, including lag and freezing, especially when loading new sections, which detracts from the overall experience.
The content feels limited for the price, and some players have expressed disappointment with the lack of depth and variety in gameplay.

graphics
19 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The graphics of the game are widely praised for their stunning visuals and unique aesthetics, including influences from frutiger aero and vaporwave, creating an immersive atmosphere. Players appreciate the ability to maximize graphic settings, including ray tracing, for an enhanced experience, although some suggest waiting for optimization or adjusting settings for smoother performance. Overall, the combination of visuals, music, and aesthetic design contributes significantly to the game's appeal.
- “If your PC can handle it, you can crank the graphics to max even with ray tracing, and it looks absolutely stunning.”
- “Overall, the game combines frutiger aero (a la Mirror's Edge), vaporwave, and liminal aesthetics to create a very enjoyable playspace.”
- “This game brings a refreshing take on parkour games with its stunning graphics, music, and vibes overall.”
- “Really satisfying but maybe wait for it to get more optimized or just turn down all the graphic settings to not cause yourself any problems.”
- “I love the idea of a rage parkour game in the style of (I wish it was Mirror's Edge) Minecraft and the visuals of Mirror's Edge Catalyst.”
- “The Frutiger Aero, Dorfic, and other mid-2000's aesthetics clearly inspire the level design.”
music
15 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The music in the game is generally praised for its relaxing and fitting atmosphere, with many players enjoying the original soundtrack and its nostalgic vibes. However, some users noted a lack of variety, as the limited selection can lead to repetitiveness. Overall, while the music enhances the game's aesthetic, there is a desire for a broader range of tracks.
- “The music design is also very great, fast-paced, nostalgic, and gives a 2000's vibe.”
- “The vibes, aesthetics, and OST were the best part of this game.”
- “I very much enjoy the drum and bass music and general atmosphere of the game.”
- “Music is okay, but gets a bit boring, because there is no variety at all (it sounds like 1 song that gets replayed over and over).”
- “I only wish for the music pool to be bigger, since it's kind of small.”
- “If only there were more music.”
gameplay
13 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The gameplay is characterized by a mix of challenging parkour mechanics that can feel imprecise and frustrating, particularly due to blind jumps and inconsistent controls. While players appreciate the complexity and progression of movement mechanics, they also note issues with optimization, leading to freezing and stuttering. Overall, the game offers a blend of enjoyable movement and thematic level changes, but suffers from a lack of polish and flow, making it a mixed experience for players.
- “The gameplay really gets challenging, and the movement is pretty good. I found some speedrun techniques while experimenting with obstacles, which helped me shortcut a big area.”
- “The levels change theme and introduce new mechanics as you progress, keeping the gameplay fresh and engaging.”
- “Gameplay is good, in the same vein as Beton Brutal, where Minecraft parkour is made more complex by the designer's ability to create intricate jumping scenarios and implement additional mechanics.”
- “Many jumps feel blind or imprecise, and the parkour mechanics are primitive, almost Minecraft-like.”
- “Easy mode is too easy due to near constant checkpoints, and hard is too frustrating due to the numerous blind jumps and inconsistent mechanics.”
- “As for the actual gameplay itself, there are too many tedious jumps that just completely ruin the flow of the game.”
atmosphere
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's atmosphere is widely praised for its beauty and nostalgia, drawing comparisons to titles like Mirror's Edge, with standout visuals and an engaging soundtrack. However, the second map is criticized for lacking depth, feeling underdeveloped compared to the immersive first map. Overall, the atmosphere is a key highlight, though inconsistencies exist between different areas.
- “The game has a beautiful, nostalgic atmosphere that reminds me of Mirror's Edge.”
- “Top tier atmosphere, OST, visuals.”
- “The second map is... it's like the dev forgot how to build an atmosphere. You have clouds and that's all. The first map is from another world compared to the second map.”
- “In general, the thing that stands out the most to me about this game is the atmosphere and movement.”
- “I very much enjoy the drum and bass music and general atmosphere of the game.”
optimization
5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Overall, the game's optimization has received significant criticism, with players experiencing freezing, stuttering, and inconsistent performance even on high-end hardware. Many recommend lowering graphic settings to improve gameplay, but overall, the consensus is that the game requires further optimization to enhance the user experience.
- “Really satisfying, but it might be best to wait for further optimization or simply lower all the graphic settings to avoid any issues.”
- “Couldn't get past 177 meters because of poor optimization, freezing and stuttering like no other. The game looks gorgeous, but the gameplay itself and poor optimization kind of blew it for me.”
- “Unfortunately, it's still quite laggy and needs to be optimized.”
- “This game has bad optimization; you don't always cling to walls even when you're looking directly at them, and some jumps just feel impossible even when they shouldn't be.”
story
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's story features some engaging environmental storytelling, though the quality of the text found in letters is considered lacking by some players.
- “The environmental storytelling is engaging, with enough depth to keep me invested in the narrative.”
- “The letters you find add an interesting layer to the story, even if some of the text feels a bit off.”
- “The overall narrative is captivating, drawing me in with its rich details and character development.”
- “There is a bit of environmental storytelling, enough to keep me engaged, even though the text of the letters you find is kind of nonsensical.”
grinding
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Players find the grinding aspect of the game to be tedious, particularly due to repetitive and frustrating jumps that disrupt the gameplay flow. This has led to a perception that the game lacks the engaging challenge found in similar titles like Mirror's Edge, making the overall experience less enjoyable.
- “As for the actual gameplay itself, there are too many tedious jumps that completely ruin the flow of the game.”
- “So many unbelievably tedious jumps towards the end that just make it unfun.”
- “I've seen some people on TikTok compare this game to Mirror's Edge, and while the environments definitely have their energy, I think the tediousness of the puzzles really distances it from me.”