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

Type	Private
Industry	Video games
Founded	2002 (2002)
Founder	Nikolay Dybowski
Headquarters	Moscow , Russia
Website	ice-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: An open world first-person shooter role-playing game about surviving in a plague-ridden town. Divided into three chapters, based on the three player characters: "The Bachelor", "The Haruspex", and "The Devotress" Published by Buka Entertainment in Russia, and G2 Games in the UK.[1] Won the award for "Most Non-Standard Game" Russian Game Developers Conference in 2005.[2]
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: Published by bitComposer Interactive and VIVA Media[7]
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: An HD remake of Pathologic with a new translation and voice-acting Published by Good Shepherd Entertainment[15]
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.

External links

• Official website