69%Strong matchFrozen State
63%51763% positive reviews, Mixed across 517 reviews·Survival · Horror
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Defrost - a 3D third-person metroidvania. Jump, climb, explore, collect coins, and upgrade your abilities. Fight, help strange characters survive, and use the world in creative ways. Discover why the fridge is defrosting before it's too late.
Defrost
Steam
The game is inspired by metroidvania and sandbox games. It is about moving, exploring, and interacting with a weird, living world.
You play as a tiny hero in a big fridge that is slowly melting. The world is full of connected areas. The story shows you where to go, but you can explore and progress in your own way.
You explore a large, connected world. You progress by getting new abilities and upgrades, not by following a straight path.

Most areas can be reached from the start, but you may not survive, or it may be too hard or unclear until you get stronger and learn more.
Running, jumping, double jumping, and more - movement is your most important skill.

Coins are spread across the world. You earn them by exploring, helping others, and taking risks.

You can spend coins on upgrades that change how you move and interact with the world. These upgrades open new paths and make hard areas easier.
As you get stronger and move better, more of the world becomes open to you.
The fridge is full of strange characters with their own problems.

Helping them is often the key to progress. It can open new areas, give you upgrades, or make the world a bit better.
You can choose how much you want to help. Not everyone needs to be saved.


...plus a few more!

Not everything in the fridge wants to be saved.

Fight strange creatures hiding in the cold. Combat is fast and reactive, and often uses the environment around you.

The world is falling apart.
The fridge is melting. Something caused it. It may not be an accident.

Find the story as you explore, and learn the truth before everything is gone.

Includes a buttery-smooth 60 FPS preset tuned for handheld play - personally tested on a Steam Deck under extreme couch conditions.

What's in the fridge:
The smallest hero can make the biggest difference.
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