# Icebreaker: A Viking Voyage (Universal) > Physics puzzler where you rescue Vikings by breaking ice and overcoming obstacles. (iPhone/iPad app by Nitrome.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/icebreaker-a-viking-voyage-universal/id656637359 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [Nitrome](https://appshunter.io/developer/568079484) - Category: Games, Adventure, Puzzle - Price: $5.99 with in-app purchases - Rating: 4.30/5 from 199 App Store ratings · 301 written reviews indexed - Age rating: 9+ - Requires: iOS 5.1.1 · 59 MB - Languages: American English - Released: 2013-06-20 - Data updated: 2026-08-29 - Monetization: free with in-app purchases - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/icebreaker-a-viking-voyage-universal/id656637359/reviews.md ## What is Icebreaker? Over 2 million downloads! #1 iPad app! Featured by iTunes in 146 countries! WINNER! iOS game of the year - Pocket Gamer Award 2014 WINNER! Overall Game of the year - Pocket Gamer Award 2014 WINNER! Best casual/puzzle - Pocket Gamer Award 2014 Metacritic top 20 – all platforms 2013 “Nitrome couldn’t have done a better job bringing the series to mobile devices. A Viking Voyage is perfect!” - Jayisgames "I’m not entirely sure that I could be any happier with Icebreaker. It’s an incredibly fun, incredibly diverse, and incredibly clever physics puzzler." - 148 Apps "Definitely give this a look if you've ever remotely found yourself enjoying physics puzzlers." - Touch Arcade “Bursting with clever level design and creativity, this physics-puzzler is a cut above the competition.” - AppSpy An epic adventure based on the award-winning flash game! An icy wind has swept the Vikings away, leaving them stranded throughout the land and surrounded by trolls, deadly traps, dangerous enemies, and worst of all… troll snot! Now it’s up to you to save them! Use your icebreaking skills to solve puzzles and cut your way through ice, rope, cannons, explosives, slime and… err… chickens to get your clan back safely to the Viking longboat! Features: • Based on the award-winning flash game by Nitrome, now expanded, updated, and optimized for iPhone and iPad! • 140 action-packed levels in three different lands! • Beautifully immersive world filled with vikings, trolls, deadly theme park rides, and looooots of ice! • Use special god powers to speed through tricky levels! • Side quests! • Unlockable secrets! • Epic final bosses, including the gigantic Mountain Troll and his legendary indigestion! Can you seize your destiny and become the new icebreaking champion? Important Message for Parents This game may include: - Direct links to social networking websites that are intended for an audience over the age of 13. - Direct links to the internet that can take players away from the game with the potential to browse any web page. - Advertising of Nitrome products and also products from select partners. - The option to make in-app purchases. The bill payer should always be consulted beforehand. ## Key features - Physics-based puzzle solving - Rescue stranded Vikings - Cut through ice, rope, and explosives - 140 action-packed levels - Special god powers - Unlockable secrets and side quests - Epic boss battles ## Pricing and in-app purchases Base price: $5.99. **One-time purchases** | Purchase | Price | Type | | --- | --- | --- | | bundle of 10 Fingers of the Gods | $1.99 | one-time | | bundle of 30 Fingers of the Gods | $4.99 | one-time | | bundle of 80 Fingers of the Gods | $9.99 | one-time | | bundle of 10 Magnets of the Gods | $1.99 | one-time | | bundle of 10 Gravity of the Gods | $1.99 | one-time | | Sack of Powers of the Gods | $4.99 | one-time | | Crate of Powers of the Gods | $9.99 | one-time | | Barrel of Powers of the Gods | $19.99 | one-time | | Underdwell Unlock | $0.99 | one-time | | Kraken Unlock | $0.99 | one-time | ## What do users think of Icebreaker? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 🚀 Addictive and fun gameplay - 👍 Clever puzzles and physics - 😄 Humorous story and characters - 🎨 Excellent pixel art and visuals **Cons** - 💰 Expensive in-app purchases - 🐛 Occasional crashes and bugs - 🔍 Lack of full-screen support on some devices - 🕹️ Imprecise controls and touch issues **Commonly reported bugs** - Crashes on certain levels - Achievements not unlocking properly **Most requested features** - More level packs and content updates - Ability to create custom levels - Improved support for newer devices ## Recent user reviews (10 of 301) All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/icebreaker-a-viking-voyage-universal/id656637359/reviews.md ### 5/5 — My Favorite Mobile Game *2025-05-16, version 1.3.1* This is my absolute favorite mobile game I’ve ever played. I’m so hop to see it’s still available on the App Store even though it’s been a decade since I first downloaded it. Please do yourself a favor and try it! ### 5/5 — 5 Sterne + *2025-03-19* Since more than a decade I visit this games Viking goofballs in some very different durations to get more sometimes pretty difficult game with and strong pretty here ‘cuz it’s darn pretty to look at and is a delight to play Thanks nitrome!!!! You guys made me many fun hours please go on and be working on more fun games so I and my friends who recommend this too can enjoy your creativity more. Warm greetings and Much prosperity loveliness and livelyness!!! ### 3/5 — Update pls!!! *2025-03-14* Este jogo precisa de uma atualização urgente para novas versõe, a tela é muito pequena no iphone!! ### 3/5 — Just too high a price *2025-02-23, version 1.3.1* Let me just start off by saying I do really like Icebreaker and I especially like Nitrome games. This game’s quality is not the thing in question here. (Though in saying that, one level, “steam powered”, is just broken with you being completely unable to get the chest of that level because of jank collisions. Also the ending is kinda unsatisfying.) What really hurts this game is the price for its content. Let me be clear, you are paying $8 for 130 levels. Granted, high quality levels and animations and all that, with levels having various challenges that you can sometimes do all at once and sometimes not. Now let’s compare to other games. Not just regular games, but other physics puzzle games that are on this same App Store. ‘Cut the Rope’ is very similar to Icebreaker in terms of gameplay. It’s not only FREE but has 3 ‘seasons’, each of which having *125* levels each. Almost thrice the content at an infinitely better price. If it were priced like this game, it’d be 16 to 24 dollars! ‘Where’s my Water?’ might be a more apt comparison as you do need to pay to play it… it costs $2 for a bit over 200 levels. AND if your willing to pay a bit more in that same price range, you get even more levels! Any way you cut this ice, this price is just extremely hard to justify unless your an absolute diehard icebreakers fan. But even if you are, you could literally be playing Nitrome’s free Icebreaker games instead. If your already a fan, you clearly don’t need all the fancy animations or cool challenges or whatnot, you just want Icebreaker. This game could have been something worth paying for if Nitrome did more level packs, which initially seems to have been the plan… it’s been 9 years since the last update. Guess that ship sunk. And with it, so does this review sink to a 3/5. Also those power up prices are absolutely exorbitant and extortionate and makes me want to put this down to a 2/5. ### 4/5 — Fun, but *2024-09-20, version 1.3.1* Very fun game with multiple types of challenges (coins, pars, achievements) that doesn't rely on the three star ranking system that hundreds of other mobile puzzle games use. It's also a friendly game - it could have forced you to achieve pars to continue to the next level, but it thankfully doesn't. It also doesn't force you to collect all coins in one run to 100% a level, so if you have trouble getting the coins and chest somewhere, you can just focus on one and get the other on a separate run. Something I dislike with mobile physics puzzle games is what I call the "random physics problem", where because of micro-movements that happen when you put down and lift your finger, the game thinks you tapped somewhere else, which makes it seem like the game is giving random results even though you're tapping at the same place each time. This can be frustrating with games like Angry Birds, but this game makes up for it by not having a lot of levels that needs you to be precise with your cuts. If it seems like I need to get lucky with the physics to achieve par, it's because I haven't found the right solution yet. With that said, there is one level that soured my mood a lot, one which genuinely relies on random physics to even beat, even when you have the solution. It's Steam Powered from Underdwell. In it, you need to activate thrusters to make a hammer launch your viking in the goal. The hammer is designed so that you can't change where or how fast it moves, so in theory you should always be able to hit the goal. However, when I played it, the hammer either misses the viking, launches it too short, or, in two rare cases, somehow launches the viking into the chain of rocks behind the goal so fast that the viking pushes the rocks backwards and lands in the water. What's more, there's a chest that also needs a thruster setup to get, which also can't be controlled, and it fails to work way more than the hammer setup does. I spent half an hour on it and still couldn't get the chest, and it feels like a oversight in an otherwise challenging but fair game. Still, one horrible level doesn't diminish all the great ideas and fun challenges in this game, and it deserves all the praise it gets. ### 5/5 — so nostalgic *2024-02-14, version 1.3.1* I remember the first game i would play on my ipad would be this and i remember how much fun i had playing it. i had been thinking about redownloading it recently and had been so bored and so decided i would. i couldnt have made a better choice. the many interesting levels to go through have saved me from so many hours of boredom. the only bad thing about this game is the price, obviously though as im sure everyone likes free stuff. it was 100% worth it though, amazing game. ### 5/5 — When We gonna have the sequel ? *2024-01-30* Hello nitrome im a big fan of ur Game Icebreaker a viking voyage, and as a fan of these game i finish him 100% and i ask you when We gonna have new packs ? Thank you. Danyal ### 5/5 — IceBreaker *2023-02-01* Супер пупер ### 5/5 — Great stuff *2022-11-02, version 1.3.1* A gem from the golden age of free online games and phone gaming :) So glad to see it’s still available! ### 1/5 — Cool game ruined by impossible levels *2022-10-04, version 1.3.1* Yet another one of these games with levels specifically designed to get you to waste your money. Came back after a few years to see the game I paid money to play is still treated like a f2p game. Only upside is no ads. Not going to spend more money on a paid game to beat it. Just stick to the crappy f2p games. At least those don’t hide their desire to get you to spend more and more. ## Frequently asked questions about Icebreaker ### What is Icebreaker: A Viking Voyage? Icebreaker: A Viking Voyage is a physics-based puzzle adventure game where players use their icebreaking skills to rescue stranded Vikings. You'll need to cut through various obstacles like ice, rope, and explosives to guide them safely back to their longboat while avoiding trolls and enemies. ### What are the key features of this game? The game offers 140 action-packed levels across three different lands, featuring beautifully immersive worlds with Vikings and trolls. Players can utilize special god powers to overcome tricky challenges, discover unlockable secrets, and engage in side quests, culminating in epic boss battles. ### How much does Icebreaker: A Viking Voyage cost? The game is free to download and play. However, it does offer the option to make in-app purchases, which can enhance the gameplay experience. It's always recommended to consult the bill payer before making any purchases. ### What platforms is this game available on? This application is available for iPhone and iPad, as indicated by the '(Universal)' in its title and its optimization for these devices. It is based on an award-winning flash game and has been expanded and updated for mobile. ### What kind of challenges can I expect in the game? You will encounter a variety of challenges including trolls, deadly traps, dangerous enemies, and environmental hazards like troll snot. The core gameplay involves strategic use of your icebreaking abilities to clear paths through ice, rope, cannons, and explosives to rescue the Vikings. ## Version history (last 5 releases) ### 1.3.1 — 2015-05-20 This update from Apple will improve the functionality of this app. No new features are included. - iCloud saving is now working properly so you can share your progress across devices - We've remove the pesky ads that free users were experiencing - 64bit support for latest iOS devices - Various bug fixes - Brand new snazzy preview video ### 1.3.0 — 2014-09-25 - As a big thank you to everyone that downloaded the game, we have introduced Free daily god powers to help you on your quest! - Minor adjustments ### 1.2.1 — 2014-06-02 Fixed issue which prevented the game from running on iOS 5.1. Primarily this fix allows the game to once again run on the iPad 1. Apologies for the inconvenience. Other minor bug fixes. ### 1.2.0 — 2014-05-07 A whole new FREE pack awaits! Enter the belly of the Kraken in this brand new adventure, with tons of new features, enemies, characters and more... - 40 brand new levels - Spectacular boss fight - New side quests - All new achievements - Universal with iCloud compatibility ### 1.1.1 — 2014-04-07 Universal build, meaning that you can now enjoy Icebreaker over all your devices. ## Apps similar to Icebreaker | App | Rating | Price | Category | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Shotgun King](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/shotgun-king/id6744170498) | 4.8 (709) | $3.99 | Games | | [Despot's Game](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/despots-game/id1558859156) | 3.4 (119) | Free | Games | | [Divide By Sheep 2](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/divide-by-sheep-2/id1625331434) | 3.7 (3) | Free | Games | | [Broki](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/broki/id1589649184) | 4.8 (1,493) | Free | Games | | [World of Goo 2](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/world-of-goo-2/id6503088710) | 4.1 (50) | $9.99 | Games | | [Slime Labs](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/slime-labs/id1544662343) | 3.6 (189) | Free | Games | ## More apps by Nitrome - [Gunbrick](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/gunbrick/id757864890) - [8bit Doves](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/8bit-doves/id891716357) - [Endless Doves](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/endless-doves/id917676222) - [Roller Polar](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/roller-polar/id939700885) - [Platform Panic](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/platform-panic/id940103464) All apps by Nitrome: https://appshunter.io/developer/568079484 ## Related topics [icebreaker a viking voyage](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/icebreaker-a-viking-voyage) · [the icebreaker game](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/the-icebreaker-game) · [viking line](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/viking-line) --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-29.*