Wild Thaw

Wild Thaw

Cinder Studio · December 19, 2023 · Casual, Adventure, Relaxing, Nature, Atmospheric

Wild Thaw is free to play — no purchase needed. We track it so you know if that ever changes.

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Wild Thaw price

Wild Thaw is free to play — there is no purchase price, on Steam or anywhere else we track. We keep watching it, so if it ever stops being free the price history on this page will show when that happened and what it changed to.

About Wild Thaw

Wild Thaw is a third person platformer about a fireball facing down the mountain of ice. You play as a fireball, born of a volcano and the last hope to bring balance to the valley. Melt your way through walls of ice and grow ever larger by burning grass and trees. But don’t worry! As you burn through the valley you also spread life as seeds sprout flowers in your fiery wake.

Explore a beautiful world filled with secrets


Journey from the volcano and through the frozen valley to thaw the land. Find the core of the ice to save mother nature.

Burn to grow your power


Set fire to plants and watch the flames spread—collect their energy to gain access to new locations. Grow and shrink in size as you collect and exhaust your energy.

This game was made by students in the University of Southern California’s Interactive Media and Games program in collaboration with students from the Berklee College of Music. The game is developed by Yue Wang, Quentin Burley, Jimi Stine, Bocheng Yao, Yimen chen, Austin Leshock, Thomas Ortola, and Svidanza Audio, . For more information, check out our publisher page. To learn more about the USC Games program, please visit the USC Games website.

Wild Thaw — game info

Platforms
Windows
Steam Deck
Playable
Player modes
Single-player
PC Game Pass
Not included

What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

Recommended Aug 31, 2024
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7 found this helpful
Recommended Jun 29, 2024
very cute cozy game <3
1 found this helpful
Not recommended Aug 21, 2026
games unbeatable
Recommended May 16, 2026
they see me burnin' they hatin'
Recommended Sep 17, 2024
A nice, pretty game with easy to learn machinics and smooth controls. Explore, find the all the collectibles and power ups you need, and save the world by restoring balance. I would love a sequel or prequel from the perspective of the other side, and see a lot of potential for a co-op with both sides working together, following the balance theme. Hope Cinder Studios keeps it up!
Recommended May 1, 2024
It is a cool little game, you get to play as a ball of fire and melt some ice as flowers pop up!

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