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Play Frostwake Glacier Rescue Online

Command a glacier rescue under a closing whiteout: survey three hazards, build warmth and shelter, shape the ice, and evacuate all 30 crew members.

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Runs with isolated scripts, no top navigation, and no artifact token in the URL.

Licensing disclosure: A source-owned OpenGame derivative based in part on winchxyz’s MIT-licensed Tidewright, with retained conservative third-party notices

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Game information

Released
August 17, 2026
Game engine
HTML5
Platforms
Web browser — mobile and desktop
Orientation
Landscape

Game details

What to expect

Mobile and desktopLandscape layout

Core loop

Scan North Rift, Melt Basin, and Wind Shelf; extend heat from Base Ember; place shelter and defenses; draw hazard-specific trenches, berms, compact routes, fracture seals, and heat cable; choose heat output through the storm; then dispatch three survivor groups separately.

Goal

Keep the shelter, battery, heat network, and fractured ice stable long enough to evacuate the 8-person survey crew, 10-person medical team, and 12-person convoy for a 30-of-30 rescue.

Failure and restart

Battery exhaustion, sustained lethal cold, runaway fracture, or shelter collapse ends the operation; choose Run it again or Restart operation to begin a fresh deterministic rescue without reloading the page.

Tips for a better run

  • Survey all three hazard sectors before spending material so every structure and surface tool answers a known risk.
  • Connect relays and heaters outward from Base Ember, then place the shelter within 16 meters of connected heat before committing to the storm.
  • Use trenches for Melt Basin water, berms for Wind Shelf exposure, seals for North Rift fracture growth, and a compact route between shelter and base.
  • Emergency heat protects the shelter but drains battery and increases meltwater, so reserve it for the coldest part of the whiteout and dispatch only eligible groups.

Tags

strategy gamebrowser gamesurvivalresource managementglacierrescueWebGLtouch controls

Publication details were supplied by the authenticated artifact owner. Internal QA evidence remains private and is not independently verified by this page.

Controls

How to play

  1. 1Mouse: left-click to aim or confirm, drag an armed field tool to shape ice, right-drag or Alt-drag to orbit, middle-drag to pan, and use the wheel to zoom.
  2. 2Keyboard: W A S D moves the camera; 1–5 select structures; Q, E, F, G, and T select trench, berm, compact, seal, and heat-cable tools; Enter applies and B start
  3. 3Heat and rescue: Z, X, and C choose Conserve, Balanced, or Emergency heat; 7, 8, and 9 dispatch the three eligible groups; Space or Escape pauses.
  4. 4Touch: rotate to landscape, tap to aim, drag to pan, use two fingers to orbit and zoom, arm Touch edit before drawing, then press Apply action to confirm.

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