ICARUS
Surviving in the wild with the creator of DayZ
Developer/ publisher RocketWerkz
Format PC
Origin New Zealand
Release TBA
A successful hunt, the carcass can be carried to a more convenient spot to be skinned
A process that leaves behind a bleached skeleton – another example of the detail Hall believes is so important
T here’s a catch of panic in Dean Hall’s voice that has to be genuine. The New Zealander gained a level of celebrity in the early 2010s as creator of ARMA 2’s DayZ mod, before leaving development of Bohemia Interactive’s standalone game in 2014 to found his own studio, RocketWerkz, back on home turf. Today, Hall is acting as our tour guide on the planet of Icarus, answering questions about his latest take on the survival game, when he suddenly interrupts himself: “Oh god, I think I hear a bear.”