This page lists every stage in ICO, ordered by their number. The list is currently incomplete, lacking some unused stages.
| Stage Number | Picture | Stage Name | Final Name | Brief Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| st00a |
|
Proto | Stairs | Stage with the stairs mechanism. |
| st01a | - | - | - | Unknown stage that seemingly would have been visited twice. Connected stage 00a to stage 01b and later stage 06b to stage 05a. |
| st01b |
|
Shadows | Dark Room | Room that has a floor that can be raised via pulling a chain, connects the Graveyard and the Windmill. During development, this was one of the first areas in the game, accessed via st01a, and placed above st11a and next to st07a. |
| st02a |
|
Waterfall | Waterfall | Stage with a waterfall made from a sluice channel. |
| st02b |
|
- | - | The second half of the Waterfall stage (the outside area), which was then combined into st02a during development. |
| st03a | - | - | - | Was part of what would become st03t during the early days of development. |
| st03b |
|
- | - | Was part of what would become st03t during the early days of development. |
| st03c |
|
- | - | Was part of what would become st03t during the early days of development.[1] |
| st03t |
|
Plaza | Sunbeams | The Plaza stage from the final game. Its full proper title is "Sunbeams through the trees". |
| st04a |
|
Gate | Main Gate | The giant gates at the front of the castle. |
| st04b |
|
Symmetry_L | East Crag | The wall leading to the eastern island. |
| st04c |
|
Crest_L1 | East Arena | The arena where the sword is first found. |
| st04d |
|
Crest_L2 | East Idol Stairs | The magic staircase of the east. |
| st04e |
|
Crest_L3 | East Reflector | The mirror reflector of the east. |
| st05a | - | - | - | Unknown stage that connected st01a to st05b. |
| st05b |
|
Summetry_R | West Crag | The wall leading to the western island. |
| st05c |
|
Crest_R1 | West Arena | The arena of the west. |
| st05d |
|
Crest_R2 | West Idol Stairs | The magic staircase of the west. |
| st05e |
|
Crest_R3 | West Reflector | The mirror reflector of the west. |
| st06a |
|
Sluice | Sluice | The stage with the sluice channel. Was known as "Cycling" during development. |
| st06b | - | Labyrinth | - | Unknown stage that would have been entered from st06a and connected to 01a. |
| st07a |
|
Chandelier | Chandelier | Stage with the huge chandelier that must be dropped. |
| st08a |
|
Truck | Trolley 1 / Trolley 2 / Crane | Large stage with three different save sofas, giving it three different names. |
| st09a |
|
Windmill | Windmill | The green plain with the windmill. Was formerly known as "Great Tree" (大樹) during development. |
| st10a |
|
Solar | - | Used to be the stage where one of the objects used to open the gates were located. |
| st10c | - | - | - | Unknown stage connected to st10a. |
| st10l |
|
Stone | Stone Pillar | Stage on top of huge pillars. |
| st10r |
|
Watertower | Water Tower | Stage on wooden platforms with a water tower that must be destroyed. |
| st11a |
|
Dynamite Room | - | A torture chamber that was removed from the final game. As the name suggests, it was the place where the dynamite (bomb in final game) needed to blow up the pillar holding the bridge in the Chandelier stage was kept. Different locations were considered at different points in development, including being connected stage 5b and stage 8a. At some point in development, it was connected to the Chandelier stage.[2] |
| st12a | - | - | - | No information exists but its existence can be inferred by the mention of stage 12b and stage 12c. May possibly be "ICO Bridge (1)". |
| st12b | - | - | - | Unknown stage that was connected to stage 12c. |
| st12c | - | ICO Bridge (2) | - | Connected to stage 5b and stage 12b. |
| st13a |
|
Elevator | Elevator | The elevator leading from Wharf to the Altar. Was known as "Cart" early on during development. |
| st13b |
|
Sacrifice | Altar | The stage at the start of the game. |
| st13c |
|
Cage | Spiral Stairs | The tower where Yorda is locked up. |
| st13d |
|
Warehouse | Warehouse | Small stage separating the Altar from Spiral Stairs. |
| st17a |
|
Bridge | Old Bridge | Massive, crumbling bridge. |
| st17b |
|
Pipe | Pipe | Small stage featuring a pipe that Ico must cross. |
| st18a |
|
Grave | Graveyard | Graveyard next to the Dark Room. |
| st19a |
|
Underground | Cogwheel | Brief first visit to the Cogwheel cave area. |
| st19b |
|
Underground2 | Cogwheel | Extended second visit to the Cogwheel cave area. |
| st20a |
|
Gondola | Gondola | The gondola stage connecting to the cave system below. |
| st22a |
|
Cliff | Cage | Stage with the cages after Ico falls from the bridge. |
| st24a |
|
Jetty | Wharf | The pier where you find the Queen's Sword. |
| st24b |
|
Jetty2 | Wharf | The pier in the final cutscene. |
| st25a |
|
Queen | Queen's Room | The stage where you battle the Queen. |
| st26a | - | Sea | - | Cutscene stage with Ico on the boat in the middle of the ocean. |
| st27a |
|
Beach | Sandy Beach | The final area of the game. |
| st47a |
|
Drawbridge | Drawbridge | Vertical stage connecting several places together. |
| The game | ICO ( Demo • Revisions from U.S. version • Ico HD ) | |
| Characters | Ico • Yorda • The Queen • Shadows • Shinkan | |
| The Castle | Altar • Warehouse • Spiral Stairs • Old Bridge • Stairs • Trolley 1 • Trolley 2 • Crane • Chandelier • Drawbridge • Main Gate • Graveyard • Dark Room • Windmill • Sunbeams • Stone Pillar • East Crag • East Arena • East Idol Stairs • East Reflector • Waterfall • Sluice • Cogwheel • Gondola • Water Tower • West Crag • West Arena • West Idol Stairs • West Reflector • Cage • Pipe • Elevator • Wharf • Queen's Room • Sandy Beach | |
| Items | Stick • Sword • Queen's Sword • Mace • Light Saber | |
| Miscellaneous | Idol Gates • Runic language • Sofas • ICO Stages | |
| Unused Content | Castle Soldiers • Unused Locations (Dynamite Room) • Unused Objects | |
| Other Media | Credits • Ico ~Melody in the Mist~ • Official Game Guide • Ico: Castle in the Mist • Development Timeline of ICO • Interview Archive | |






































