Ice-Pick Lodge

Ice-Pick Lodge is a Russian video game developer based in Moscow, founded in 2002 by Nikolay Dybowski. The studio became well-known in Russia after releasing its first project Pathologic, which quickly gained critical acclaim and won several major Russian awards.

Ice-Pick Lodge
TypePrivate
IndustryVideo games
Founded2002 (2002)
FounderNikolay Dybowski
Headquarters
Moscow
,
Russia
Websiteice-pick.com

Games
Title Details
Pathologic

Original release date(s):[1]
  • RU: June 9, 2005
  • UK: 2006
 Release years by system:
2005 – Microsoft Windows
Notes:
The Void

Original release date(s):[3][4][5]
  • RU: April 17, 2008
  • UK: October 23, 2009
  • WW: December 16, 2009
 Release years by system:
2008 – Microsoft Windows
Notes:
  • A horror adventure game about soul trapped in "The Void"
  • While the original Russian version was published by ND Entertainment, the English version available on Steam is self-published.[5]
  • Won the "Most Non-Standard Game" award at the Russian Game Developers Conference in 2007.[6]
Cargo! The Quest For Gravity

Original release date:[7]
April 21, 2011		 Release years by system:
2011 – Microsoft Windows
Notes:
Knock-Knock

Original release date:[8]
October 4, 2013		 Release years by system:
2013 – Microsoft Windows[8]
2014 – iOS,[9] Android[10]
2015 – PlayStation 4[11]
2016 – PlayStation Vita[12]
2017 – Xbox One[13]
Notes:
  • A side-scrolling horror adventure game in which the player explores a cabin in the woods.
  • Self-published by Ice-Pick Lodge[13]
  • Funded by a Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign, which raised $41,021 prior to the game's release.[14]
Pathologic Classic HD

Original release date:[15]
October 19, 2015		 Release years by system:
2015 – Microsoft Windows
Notes:
Pathologic 2

Original release date:[16]
23 May 2019		 Release years by system:
2019 — Microsoft Windows,[16] Xbox One[17]
Notes:
  • A full-scale re-imagining of Pathologic
  • Planned to be released in three parts: "The Haruspex", "The Bachelor", and "The Changeling"
  • Published by tinyBuild[16]
  • Funded by a Kickstarter campaign, which raised $333,127 prior to the game's release.[18]
  • On October 28, 2019, a DLC entitled The Marble Nest was released[19]

Awards

Both Pathologic and The Void won the "Most Non-Standard Game" award at the Russian Game Developers Conference in 2005 and 2007, respectively.[2][6]

References
  1. "Ice-Pick Lodge". Ice-Pick Lodge. 2005. Archived from the original on 22 February 2006.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 24 February 2009. Retrieved 22 October 2009.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "The Void on GOG.com". GOG. 2019. Archived from the original on 24 December 2019. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
  4. "Ice-Pick Lodge Forums • View topic – US release date?". Forum.ice-pick.com. Retrieved 28 September 2010.
  5. Single-player (14 December 2009). "The Void on Steam". Store.steampowered.com. Retrieved 28 September 2010.
  6. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 6 March 2010. Retrieved 28 September 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. "Cargo! The Quest For Gravity – Gamespot". GameSpot. Archived from the original on 24 December 2019. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
  8. Marchiafava, Jeff (9 October 2013). "Review; Knock-Knock". Game Informer. Archived from the original on 18 November 2013. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  9. "Ice-Pick Lodge on Twitter". Twitter. 6 March 2014. Archived from the original on 24 December 2019. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
  10. "Ice-Pick Lodge on Twitter". Twitter. 29 May 2014. Archived from the original on 24 December 2019. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
  11. "Knock-Knock on PS4". PlayStation Store. Archived from the original on 24 December 2019. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
  12. "Knock-Knock on PS Vita". PlayStation Store. Archived from the original on 24 December 2019. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
  13. "Buy Knock-Knock – Microsoft Store". Microsoft Store. Archived from the original on 24 December 2019. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
  14. "Knock-knock by Ice-Pick Lodge". Kickstarter. Archived from the original on 24 December 2019. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
  15. "Pathologic Classic HD On Steam". Steam. Archived from the original on 24 December 2019. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
  16. Pathologic 2 - Release Date Trailer | Children of Gorkhon
  17. "Buy Pathologic 2 - Microsoft Store". Microsoft Store. Archived from the original on 24 December 2019. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
  18. "Pathologic (Мор.Утопия) by Ice-Pick Lodge". Kickstarter. Archived from the original on 24 December 2019. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
  19. "THE MARBLE NEST IS HERE". Ice-Pick Lodge. 28 October 2019. Archived from the original on 24 December 2019. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
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