Game Groups > Theme: Frozen world

Games which take place on, or are themed after a frozen landscape: places which have been beset by abnormal or harsh winters by either their natural state, an apocalypse, magical or other means.

These games emphasize the harshness of the cold environment and or otherwise are centrally themed around it. Oftentimes these games can be survival games where heat management is an important core gameplay mechanic, such as prolonged exposure taking a toll on the character's health. Though such things can also be only implied, such as characters audibly shivering or their breath condensates.

Examples

• Frostpunk takes place in a completely imaginary world which has permanently frozen over.
• While Arctic Baron alludes to taking place in the Arctic, it's set during an Earth encompassing ice age.
• Although The Thing takes place during a regular winter in the Antarctica, one of the core themes of the game is the harsh winters of the frozen continent.

Limitations

• This is not meant to be a catch-all group for regular winter-themed games.
• Christmas themed games should be excluded as they have their own group: Theme: Christmas.
• Similarly winter sports games should be excluded. They can be found from their own specific groups: Snowboarding / skiing, Genre: Sports - Figure skating and Genre: Sports - Curling
• Games taking place in the actual Arctic or North Pole have their own group: Setting: Arctic / North Pole. Though some can fit in both groups.
• Games featuring winter as a seasonal mechanic have their own group: Gameplay feature: Seasonal change.

Note that this is a theme group and not a setting group. That means simply being set during an ice age or a game having an ice world level does not necessarily merit inclusion. The theme is about frozen landscapes and the difficulty of survival that such a landscape creates. So that should be kept in mind when submitting a game for inclusion.