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Ice-Pick Lodge
Company type	Private
Industry	Video games
Founded	2002; 22 years ago
Founder	Nikolay Dybowski
Headquarters	Moscow, Russia
Number of employees	16 (2016)
Website	ice-pick.com

Ice-Pick Lodge

Russian video game developer

Ice-Pick Lodge is a Russian video game developer based in Moscow, founded in 2002 by Nikolay Dybowski. The studio became known in Russia after releasing its first project Pathologic.^[1]

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Pathologic Original release date(s):^[2] 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" ("The Changeling" in Pathologic Classic HD) Published by Buka Entertainment in Russia, and G2 Games in the UK.^[2] Won the award for "Most Non-Standard Game" Russian Game Developers Conference in 2005.^[3]
The Void Original release date(s):^[4]^[5]^[6] 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.^[6] Won the "Most Non-Standard Game" award at the Russian Game Developers Conference in 2007.^[7]
Cargo! The Quest for Gravity Original release date:^[8] April 21, 2011	Release years by system: 2011 – Microsoft Windows
	Notes: Published by bitComposer Interactive and VIVA Media^[8]
Knock-Knock Original release date:^[9] October 4, 2013	Release years by system: 2013 – Microsoft Windows^[9] 2014 – iOS,^[10] Android^[11] 2015 – PlayStation 4^[12] 2016 – PlayStation Vita^[13] 2017 – Xbox One^[14]
	Notes: A side-scrolling horror adventure game in which the player explores a cabin in the woods. Self-published by Ice-Pick Lodge^[14] Funded by a Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign, which raised $41,021 prior to the game's release.^[15]
Pathologic Classic HD Original release date:^[16] October 19, 2015	Release years by system: 2015 – Microsoft Windows
	Notes: An HD remaster of Pathologic with a new translation and voice-acting The game was developed by General Arcade^[17] and published by Good Shepherd Entertainment^[16]
Pathologic 2 Original release date:^[18] 23 May 2019	Release years by system: 2019 — Microsoft Windows,^[18] Xbox One^[19] 2020 — PlayStation 4^[20]
Pathologic 2 Original release date:^[18] 23 May 2019	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^[18] Funded by a Kickstarter campaign, which raised $333,127 prior to the game's release.^[21] On October 28, 2019, a DLC entitled The Marble Nest was released^[22]
Know By Heart Original release date:^[23] 10 February 2022^[24]	Release years by system: 2022 — Microsoft Windows, Playstation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, iOS, Android^[25]
	Notes: An adventure game about childhood friends reuniting in an old Russian town.
Franz Original release date:^[25] 16 October 2023 ^[26]	Release years by system: 2023 — iOS, Android
	Notes: A mystery game by Nikolay Dybowski, using concepts that were considered for the bachelor route of Pathologic 2.^[27] Ice-Pick Lodge's first game developed with artist Nemo Soda, who recently joined the studio.

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Neuro Skazka Original release date:^[25] TBA	Release years by system: TBA — iOS, Android
Neuro Skazka Original release date:^[25] TBA	Notes: A game dealing with the evolution of a universe ruled by a sleeping god. A project by Nemo Soda, a new member of the company.

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