Summary

1864, an uncharted island in the Arctic. Cabin boy Sam and loyal husky Ellie are stranded in the unforgiving cold. Endure the harsh elements, uncover a bleak mystery and find your way home and to yourself. Play solo as both characters or cooperatively with a friend. Your survival depends on your friendship!

Description

1864, an uncharted island in the Arctic. Cabin boy Sam and loyal husky Ellie are stranded in the unforgiving cold. Endure the harsh elements, uncover a bleak mystery and find your way home and to yourself. Play solo as both characters or cooperatively with a friend. Your survival depends on your friendship!

An Emotional Narrative

Ikuma is a coming-of-age story in which you explore unfamiliar terrain, forage for food and uncover mysteries. Not only in order to survive, but to make peace with your past and finally become yourself.

Switch between the two companions at any time, or play side by side with a friend in order to make the best use of the characters’ different skills to achieve your goal.

Brave the Cold

Use the tools and items you gather on the island to find your way and overcome rough terrain. Climb, fish, gather resources, do what it takes to get yourself and your companion to safety.

An Ancient Mystery

Explore ancient Inuit legends in order to solve the mystery surrounding a lost expedition. Retrace their steps but beware of what’s lurking within the fog that cloaks their path.

Features

• A spectacular frozen environment: Traverse breathtaking Arctic landscapes, from glaciers and caverns to forgotten ships buried in the ice with the few tools you can manage to find.
• A haunting mystery: Gather clues and uncover the fate of a cursed expedition left buried beneath the ice.
• Fully voiced emotional narrative: Experience a powerful story of love, loss, and endurance.
• Play solo or cooperatively: Share the journey with a friend as you work together to overcome the Arctic’s challenges.
• Survive the Arctic: Manage limited supplies, endure the bitter cold, and rely on your trusted sled dog for guidance.
• From the creators of award-winning narrative-driven adventure Lost Ember comes a new, deeply emotional experience

Trivia

• The ᐃᑯᒪ in the title is the Inuktitut (the Inuit language) spelling of ikuma (pron. ee-KOO-mah) - which means "flame" or "light".
• IKUMA is inspired by the failed Franklin expedition of 1845. Its tragic fate and the century-long mystery of what happened to them is the basis for the lost expedition our protagonist Sam finds on his adventure.
• German explorer Alexander von Humboldt lends his name to our in-game expedition. While he did not explore the Arctic in his time, in this way we bring a bit of our German roots into the historical context of the game.
• The Ijiraq - or Ijirait (the plural form) - we mention in our trailer is a creature from real Inuit myths. They are elusive shapeshifters inhabiting a place between the worlds of the living and the dead.
• Hulk - the sailor telling ghost stories in our trailer - wears tattoos of his adventures that tell of other Inuit myths like the sea goddess Sedna, the legendary hero Kiviuq, or the child-snatching Qalupalik.

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About Mooneye

Mooneye Studios is an indie game studio from Hamburg, Germany. With their award-winning exploration adventure “Lost Ember” they received international recognition and praise. Lost Ember started out as Germany's second most successful games crowdfunding campaign in 2016 and launched on PC and consoles in 2019. Now the team of five is working on a new unannounced title.

More info available at www.mooneyestudios.com.

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