Icarus: Art Deco Furniture Pack Review Summary

Beautiful detailed decor, unique functional items, and great base building, but DLC remains inaccessible and skill-tree locked, demanding pricey late-game resources.

Beautiful and detailed decor: Reviewers consistently praise the pack's aesthetics, noting the stunning, glamorous, and highly detailed pieces. Many highlight the attention to detail and the polished, decorative style that enhances base building.

Great for base building: The pack is highly valued by players who enjoy base building, offering nice variety and being a must-have for builders and decorators. It fits well into tier 4 base builds and enhances the building experience.

Supports game developers: Multiple reviews express that purchasing this DLC is a great way to support the developers, with some mentioning free content updates and the developers' responsiveness to player feedback.

Unique and functional items: The pack includes unique items like the wall lamp that is powerful yet cost-effective, the chandelier that provides ample light, and functional storage options such as the vault and safe. Reviewers appreciate that items are both beautiful and functional.

Good value and appropriate price: Reviewers find the DLC to be good value for the amount of content, with many stating it is beyond worth its price tag and that the price is completely appropriate.

DLC inaccessible after purchase: Multiple reviewers report that purchased DLC content cannot be used or unlocked. Issues include the DLC not installing, not showing in the library, or requiring repurchase. Some users could not access the content until they spent points in the skill tree.

DLC locked behind skill tree: Players must spend skill points to unlock the DLC content in game, such as one point for the decoration bench and another for the DLC package. This requirement is not clearly communicated and causes confusion.

Art deco pack not craftable: Despite being unlocked in the tech tree, the art deco pack cannot be crafted at the decorations bench or any other bench. Some players also cannot find the decowall shown in promotional images.

Pack requires expensive late-game resources: Crafting items from the pack requires large amounts of gold, platinum, and other late-game materials, making it very costly. One reviewer noted the pack also consumes stone and gold resources.

Limited art deco styles available: The pack only includes granite and gold styles, lacking other art deco expressions. This limits creative options and makes the pack feel incomplete.

Home building and decoration: Players can build and decorate their home base, including multiple homes and cabins or stone houses. The game supports base building and interior design.

Cosmetic DLC packs: The game offers purely cosmetic DLC packs such as Art Deco, Industrialist, and Brutalist. These packs provide furniture and decorating items without gameplay advantages.

Tier 2 content unlock: Content must be unlocked in the tier 2 skills tree before it can be used, including tier 2 furniture packs and holding capacity upgrades. Higher tier stuff is available to unlock later.

Lighting placement restrictions: Chandelier placement is restricted near ceiling corners, and stock wall lamps are considered pointless. However, wall lamps provide light equivalent to a directional work lamp.

Crafting with high-tier materials: Items require gold, platinum, and later-game materials to craft. Gold has an alternate use other than wires or composites.

Smooth Performance Reported: Players note that the game runs smoothly without significant technical issues. This positive performance feedback suggests stable optimization on the reviewer's hardware.

Strong recommendation for DLC: Several reviewers give enthusiastic endorsements, calling it highly suggested, a must-have for builders and decorators, and worth it for cosmetics and developer support. The tone is overwhelmingly positive.

Value for money praised: Multiple reviewers assert the content is 100% worth the money, absolutely worth it for fans of Icarus' building, and a great way to enhance the open-world home. They see it as a worthwhile investment.

Price concern causes negative recommendation: Two reviewers explicitly advise against purchasing the content due to its price, particularly at the current price point. They feel the cost outweighs the value received.

Specific pack recommendation varies: Opinions differ on specific packs: one reviewer highly recommends the Art Deco pack, while another cannot recommend the Industrialist pack. This suggests varied quality or appeal across different content packs.

Recommended for builders and prospectors: One reviewer specifically recommends the content for prospectors who enjoy building, indicating a targeted appeal. This aligns with other mentions of builder-focused content.

Community fair range: $10.00 - $40.00.

DLC adds furnishings: Small DLCs add furnishings to the game, expanding decoration options. This is a common type of content addition for building or decorating games.

DLC installation issue with main game: Some users report that the DLC cannot be installed alongside an existing main game installation. This issue may prevent existing players from accessing the new content.

Developers listen to player base: Players feel that the developers listen to feedback from the player base. This positive perception can enhance community trust and engagement.

Free content updates since release: The game has received free content updates since its release, showing ongoing developer support. This may be appreciated by the player base.

Desire for continued improvements: A reviewer expresses a wish for the game to keep improving mechanics, challenges, and bugfixes. This suggests ongoing expectations for development.