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Cinder Studio · Published by USC Games
Positive — 92% positive (13 reviews)
Last updated 28 Sept 2026
Wild Thaw is a third person platformer about a fireball facing down the mountain of ice. Bring life back to the valley by melting ice and growing your power!
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Adventure, Indie, Free To Play, Casual · 2023 · More free games
Explore the icy landscapes of Wild Thaw, an indie adventure where you control a fireball on a mission to thaw out a desolate valley. Grow stronger by melting obstacles and uncovering secrets in this free-to-play third-person platformer.
About this game

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.
System Requirements
Will my PC run this? →Minimum
Minimum:
- OS: Windows 10
- Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 2600 Six-Core Processor 3.40 GHz
- Memory: 1 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 1060 3gb
- Storage: 1 GB available space
Recommended
Recommended:
- OS: Windows 10
- Processor: Intel® Core™ i7 processor 14700K
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce RTXTM 3080 Ti
- Storage: 1 GB available space
Supported Languages
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