Developed in collaboration with researchers, The Tipping Point is a fun and educational game about climate science. You play as an arctic climate researcher and must get off the ice sheet before it collapses. On your way, you will gather and analyze data about the ice sheet, before it is lost.
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Feb 22, 2024
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THE ICE IS COLLAPSING!


You play as Cass, an arctic climate researcher. You must get off the ice sheet before it collapses. On your way, you will gather and analyze data about the ice.


Make your way over the collapsing ice sheet by jumping, sliding, and climbing. Reach abandoned research stations and gather data in a series of mini-games. Analyze the data and uncover what is happening to the climate.

INVESTIGATE AND LEARN


The Tipping Point is a 3D side-scroller developed in collaboration with real world researchers in an interdisciplinary effort (physicists, biologists, chemists, statisticians, and more). The things you do in The Tipping Point are based on what researchers do in the arctic in real life.


As researchers do, you will compare the data you collect to previous data sets and investigate changes in the climate.

UNCOVER WHAT IS HAPPENING TO THE ICE

Solve the mystery of the tipping point and why the ice sheet is suddenly collapsing.

THANKS TO

Funded by EU Horizon 2020, The Novo Nordisk Foundation, and NordForsk, The Tipping Point is and will forever be available for free.

The research groups that contributed to the development of The Tipping Point are:
  • TiPES is a large scientific collaboration with the aim to enhance the understanding of tipping points in the earth system. 18 partner institutions work together in more than 10 countries. The project is funded by EU Horizon 2020.
  • Narwhal NordForsk project, consisting of Aarhus University, Chalmers University, Greenland Institute of Natural Resources, and more. The project is funded by NordForsk.

INFO

The game is free, without any in-app-purchases.
Gameplay time is about 2 hours.
Best enjoyed with a controller!

DISCLAIMER

The exact numbers in the game are not based on real findings. Only the scientific concepts behind the educational content are based on real research.
The game takes liberty to dramatisize the covered science.
We emplore you to think critically about the conveyed information and educate yourself via other sources. You can find correct information via the links above to the collaborating scientific organisations and institutions.

System Requirements

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    Minimum:
    • OS *: Windows 7 (SP1+)
    • Processor: At least 2.5 GHz and two cores
    • Memory: 4 GB RAM
    • Graphics: Intel 4xxx Series w/ 512MB VRAM
    • DirectX: Version 10
    • Storage: 300 MB available space
    • Sound Card: FMOD compatible sound card
* Starting January 1st, 2024, the Steam Client will only support Windows 10 and later versions.
    Minimum:
    • OS: High Sierra 10.13+
    • Processor: Apple Silicon, x64 architecture with SSE2.
    • Memory: 4 GB RAM
    • Graphics: Metal capable Intel and AMD GPUs
    • Storage: 300 MB available space
    • Sound Card: FMOD compatible sound card

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