Cool little indie game
Good atmosphere, style, and soundtrack. I like how far it pushed its one mechanic. Borders on getting a bit too frustrating for me at times, but as soon as I felt like I was hitting my limit the game would move on to another mechanic.
Surprisingly fun and rewarding to successfully flip the eggs around, felt good to get better at it.
My only gripe is that some of the dialogue feels a bit "lol so random". But other than that, there's some cool stuff in there.
Worth checking out!

I wasn't sure if I was going to rate this game 5 stars at first, but after sitting and thinking about it I really see no reason not to. I love the atmosphere, the music, the game play, there's not a single negative thing I have to say about the game. Near the beginning, around the 20 minute mark, I had decided "Man I really suck at this game. I probably won't make it to the end." At the time, the controls felt unreliable and I felt like I had no control on what I was doing with the pan. The first area I visited was the dock section, where you cook a lot of fish. That section really put me through the wringer, especially those damn puffer fish. However, I came out the other side of it with a really good understanding of how to work the pan and after that I rarely struggled with any of the rest of the games challenges. So much so that I even switched to the hard mode pan for a few cooks. I was learning techniques like how to reliably flip certain items, bounce bullets in the air before they explode, I even balanced two beer bottles on top of each other AND flipped an egg at the same time. The game had given me something that I was struggling and frustrated with and forced me to get better at it, and get better at it I did! Arctic Eggs gave me the same satisfactory of mastering a new skill all in the span of 2 hours, and I think that counts for something.

Oh yeah the game's also just really fun idk

don't get me wrong: i understand why everyone praises the atmosphere of this game, but i want to point out the gameplay as well being really unique! every puzzle had a different feel to it, something new. it keeps you on your toes right until the end.

that said, i didn't go into this expecting a story-heavy experience, but it delivered on that front wonderfully. the off-beat, almost space funeral-esque dialogue juxtaposes well with the moments of real thought-provoking conversation. it paints a picture of the future that isn't devoid of hope, just one that has a huge amount of systemic work to be done. despite everything, their failing bodies being replaced with metal parts, the nagging sense that there's more for them in the world, they still have their dreams to hold onto. and walking around, feeding them, you can feel it affecting the world. i was surprised to find people appreciating the cooking work being done: the player character is shown to have considerable skill with a pan. i guess it's all they can really do. but it's nice to see it appreciated.

really cool time! i spent way longer on it than i should have (i am bad at video games) but it would have been a good value either way.

sometimes the dialogue feels too “randum XD” but sometimes its really funny and/or thought provoking? i love having my thoughts provoked because i’m kind of just mindlessly drifting the rest of the time, so then a funny thing happens in game and 1 or 2 neurons will fire off as i go “heh.”

This may be the most perfect length game i’ve played. Not in the way that I think more games should be movie length (or maybe yes actually) but moreso that this game is the exact right length for what the game needs. I did every cook request and talked to every npc (i think) and I felt so content. One more egg would’ve ruined the whole meal, One less egg would’ve left me hungry.

Can you fry eggs ontop of Mount Everest?

I am still not sure, but what I am sure about is that Arctic Eggs is a fantastic experience. The style is immaculate, the music is chill, and the atmosphere is surreal.

The gameplay itself is split into two parts: Walking around talking to people, who say random one liners similarly to games like Sludge Life, you'll either find it hilarious or cringe depending on who you are, the second part is cooking (mostly) eggs. Both sides, as always.

Despite the simple idea, the game is great at throwing fun and unique obstacles your way, such as adding still alive fish to your pan, or having you dodge bullets (don't worry about it). Both of these gameplay segments make for a super fun and enjoyable experience that also doesn't overstay its welcome (3-4 hours average playtime). I would recommend this to everyone looking for something out of the ordinary that's also fun.

This is the best cooking game since Steven's Sausage Roll.

Seriously though, Arctic Eggs is great. The cooking gameplay is incredibly intuitive, but tricky to master. It's simply incredibly satisfying.

Arctic Eggs does a great job with its writing. Each person is a vignette, a small snapshot into this strange world. Some horrify, some make me laugh, but everyone has a place. The game hints at broader implications without spelling out all of the details, and the end result is an excellent bit of science fiction.

Fry some eggs.

You can indeed cook on top of the Everest

I was waiting for this game to came out because it looked cool in twitter. And damn oh damn, that blew my expectations

The basic idea of cooking stuff on your pan, making sure that nothing gets dropped on the floor, while flipping stuff is surprisingly deeply executed. All started with some eggs that you just need to flip for each side, but then you have many more new mechanics: bullets that explode and mess can throw away your food from the pan, cockroaches that try to escape, jumpy fish-y, cigarettes that serves as timer, and so on.... Incredibly unique and surprisingly very fun to control

The art is also really great. PsX, with some brutalism vibes with really amazing dialogue cut scenes. The cutscens from the night club are so fun! The game looks really good, and sounds as good as it looks

The story tho... Is super art-house vague type of deal. TBH i didn't get it, but there are some fun dialogues and overall world buildings seem pretty interesting

Anyway, great game, very unique experience. There is nothing like that. I wish I could run tho

"Can you fry an egg on Mount Everest?"

Truly unique and deeply funny, this was a trip to experience. The core gameplay loop of cooking eggs (and increasingly stranger things) has a QWOP-like wackiness to it that walks a tightrope between being rewarding and comical vs. just completely frustrating and usually succeeds. The writing bounces between hilarious, brutal, and downright incomprehensible, and it works in a way that I couldn't quite put my finger on. The world building is, I think, intentionally pretty fuzzy, which is both a blessing and a curse, but the PSX-style graphics and deeply janky animations give it a ton of charm and lets you fill in the blanks.

I do recommend playing with the sensitivity settings - playing on Steam Deck I found it really hard not to send things flying on the default sensitivity and had a lot more success once I turned that down a tick.

Pretty fun as a short-form experiment in video game absurdism. Solid vibes, doesn't overstay its welcome (prison bullshit gets close though). Writing is entertaining, but definitely skews just a bit too terminally online - the sort of unfiltered logged on internet writing that treads a fine line of occasionally feeling like we're recycling discarded drafts of a gimmick account's tweets. If we had at least a tiny bit of down to earth stuff, if only to counterbalance the rest and not feel like a one-trick pony, I think it would've gone a long way here.

Simultaneously relaxed yet tense atmosphere. Fresh but easy to understand mechanics that are explored well but don't wear out their welcome. Very unique and easy to recommend to anyone.
Funny and often interesting writing that alludes to a larger story with most conversations, though I personally found it hard to discern a narrative that lives up to the complexity implied by the abstract dialogue. Regardless, still can't fault the worldbuilding even if it's not building up to much other than setting the scene and providing an excuse for the bizarre cast of characters and designs to exist, which are all excellent.