---
title: "The Phantom Icecream Truck"
description: "A short horror story in a pseudo Lovecraftian vein.  A detective is hired to investigate the kidnappings of several children.  [From Lemma Soft Forums]"
image: "https://t.vndb.org/cv/14/20114.jpg"
---

# The Phantom Icecream Truck

![The Phantom Icecream Truck](https://t.vndb.org/cv/14/20114.jpg)

**Developer:** Geckos / Ithaqua Labs

**Release date:** Apr 6, 2014

**Platform:** Windows, Linux, macOS, Android

**Language:** English, Spanish, Russian

**Rating:** 5.5/10 (31 votes)

## Description
A short horror story in a pseudo Lovecraftian vein.

A detective is hired to investigate the kidnappings of several children.

[From [Lemma Soft Forums](http://lemmasoft.renai.us/forums/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=26023)]

## Characters
### The Acolyte
- **Gender:** Male
- **Hair:** Short, Cornrows, Afro-textured
- **Body:** Slim, Young-adult, Dark
- **Eyes:** Violet
- **Clothes:** Cloak
- **Items:** Handgun, Mobile Phone, Blade
- **Role:** American, Monster Hunter
- **Personality:** Mysterious
- **Engages in:** Self-harm
- **Voiced by:** Justice Washington

### Ice Cream Man
- **Gender:** Male
- **Hair:** Brown, Short
- **Body:** Slim, Pale, Adult
- **Clothes:** Suit, Necktie
- **Engages in:** Driving, Kidnapping, Time Manipulation
- **Role:** Spirit
- **Voiced by:** Joshua Putnam

### The Child
- **Gender:** Male
- **Hair:** Brown, Short, Parted in Middle
- **Body:** Slim, Pale, Kid, Freckles
- **Clothes:** T-shirt
- **Role:** American
- **Subject of:** Kidnapping
- **Voiced by:** Cassandra Wladyslava

### The Father
- **Gender:** Male
- **Hair:** Red, Short, Beard, Moustache, Balding
- **Body:** Pale, Adult
- **Role:** Father, American
- **Clothes:** Turtleneck Sweater
- **Voiced by:** Matt Euston

### The Mother
- **Gender:** Female
- **Hair:** Black, Short
- **Body:** Slim, Pale, Adult
- **Eyes:** Green
- **Role:** Mother, American
- **Clothes:** Pendant Necklace, Sleeveless Dress
- **Voiced by:** Jessica Warner

## Shops
- [Official Website](http://lemmasoft.renai.us/forums/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=26023)
- [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/745760/)
- [Itch](https://ithaqualabs.itch.io/potd-remastered)

## Releases
### English
- **2014-04-06**: The Phantom Icecream Truck - [Official website](http://lemmasoft.renai.us/forums/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=26023)
- **2017-04-02**: Perceptions of the Dead
- **2017-10-31**: Perceptions of the Dead - Remastered - [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/745760/), [SteamDB](https://steamdb.info/app/745760/info/), [Itch.io](https://ithaqualabs.itch.io/potd-remastered)

### Russian
- **2017-08-06**: Vosprijatije mjortvyh - [Official website](http://anivisual.net/stuff/2-1-0-1251)
- **2023-01-08**: Vosprijatije mjortvyh - [Official website](https://t.me/visual_novels_for_android/515)

### Spanish
- **2021-09-15**: Perceptions of the Dead - [Patreon post](https://www.patreon.com/posts/56179260)

## Tags
Horror, Mystery, ADV, Male Protagonist, Protagonist with Voice Acting, Adult Protagonist, No Sexual Content, Modern Day Setting in a Fictional World, Ghost, Kinetic Novel, Protagonist with a Face, Voiced Narration, Dark Skinned Protagonist, Graphic Style Change, Modern Day United States of America, Kidnapping, Few Event CGs, Monster Hunter Protagonist, Scary Protagonist, Urban Fantasy, NaNoRenO, Disappearance, Voiced Thoughts, No Gallery, No Romance Plot, Non-Japanese Voice Acting, Lovecraftian Horror

## More Games from Geckos / Ithaqua Labs
- [The Phantom Icecream Truck](https://pinovel.net/v14988)
- [The Phantom Icecream Truck](https://pinovel.net/v14988)
- [Perceptions of the Dead](https://pinovel.net/v17138)
- [Brilliant Shadows - Part One of the Book of Gray Magic](https://pinovel.net/v18581)
- [Embers of Magic](https://pinovel.net/v19915)
- [Pale Spectrum - Part Two of the Book of Gray Magic](https://pinovel.net/v19237)
- [Live with Jill Count](https://pinovel.net/v25556)
- [Perceptions of the Dead 2](https://pinovel.net/v23200)
- [Stars and Snowdrops](https://pinovel.net/v28140)

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