Iced!

ICED! I Can End Deportation is a role-playing video game in which the player takes on the role of an illegal immigrant.^[1] The purpose of the game is to educate players about immigration and impact public opinion about immigration issues.^[2][3][4] The target demographics for the game include high school and college students.^[5] The game was developed with the Torque game engine.^[3][6] It is available for free on Microsoft Windows and macOS.^[7][8] As of October 2008, the game received about 110,000 downloads.^[9]

Developer(s)	GarageGames Breakthrough
Designer(s)	Heidi J. Boisvert Natalia Rodriguez
Engine	Torque
Platform(s)	Windows, macOS
Release	January 2008
Genre(s)	Life simulation
Mode(s)	Single-player

It was developed by GarageGames and Breakthrough (a human rights organization) and launched in 2008.^[1][3][6] The game was created and designed by Heidi Boisvert and Natalia Rodriguez.^[3][8] The name plays off the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).^{[citation needed]} The game puts the player in the role of an immigrant in the United States, with five player character options.^[9][3][4] It portrays the limits on immigrants' rights which were a result of immigration laws passed in 1996.^{[citation needed]} Players must avoid deportation or incarceration; other endings include voluntary deportation or attaining citizenship.^[8] The player must answer myth-or-fact questions about immigration policy correctly to avoid detention; they can also engage in community service.^[3][10][11] The characters in the game were based on real situations.^[8][3] Aspects of the game were also inspired by the Grand Theft Auto video game series.^[10]

The game was featured in Teen Second Life.^[3][7] ICED has been a part of school curricula for better student understanding of legal and human rights issues.^[4] High school students in New York City, detained immigrants, and immigration lawyers were consulted for the development of the game.^[5][10][11] A questionnaire by the Center for Children & Technology suggested the game was effective in educating its audience on these topics.^[2]