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Watch trailer on Steam ↗Cirno! Lifts a Boulder
Alexander Golke · Published by Alexander Golke · Official site ↗
Overwhelmingly Positive — 98% positive (1,092 reviews) · 9 achievements
Last updated 28 Sept 2026
Help Cirno get back into her home! A chill, bite-sized 3D platformer in which you explore a frozen Misty Lake and gain boulder-lifting strength.
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Action, Adventure, Indie, Casual · 2026 · More under £5 games
Explore the icy landscapes of Misty Lake as Cirno gains strength to lift heavy boulders. An addictive, casual platformer from Alexander Golke that combines chill exploration with thrilling action.
About this game
A Boulder is No Match for This Fairy!
A mischievous group of fairies has locked Cirno out of her very own home by placing a huge boulder right in front of it. Luckily for Cirno, getting rid of it is simple: she just needs to get stronger.
How? By collecting Power items, of course!
Cirno! Lifts a Boulder is a short and relaxing 3D platformer and Touhou fangame in which the titular ice fairy explores a frozen-over Misty Lake in search of strength-granting items. As Cirno grows more powerful, she unlocks distinct abilities that help her navigate the snowy landscape and reach new areas.
Explore the Misty Lake any way you like: you never know what you might run into!
Set your own pace: There's no rush. Sprint across the ice, or take a leisurely walk along the lakeshore.
Unlock abilities: As Cirno gets stronger, she gradually remembers what an ice fairy is truly capable of.
Find hidden frogs: Several sneaky frogs are hiding around the lake. Can you find them all?
Listen to some tunes: Get lost in the snow with an arranged soundtrack by lapspider45!
System Requirements
Will my PC run this? →Minimum
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10
- Processor: Intel Core i5
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: Intel® UHD Graphics 600 - IMPORTANT: Vulkan 1.0 must be supported!
- DirectX: Version 12
- Storage: 256 MB available space
- Additional Notes: Tested on an ASUS A409 Laptop, as well as a Lenovo Ideapad Slim 3. Can achieve 30-60 FPS, but expensive effects (such as Snow) may need to be disabled.
Recommended
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
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Latest news
AnnouncementsOfficial
Point Shop Items & Trading Cards Are Here!!
Steam Community Items are now available!!I'm excited to announce that Trading Cards & Point Shop Items are now available for the game! Now you too can put a fairy on your profile or put a fairy in a message. Or maybe a frog. It's up to you, really!There are a ton of Items available, so I hope there will be something for everyone in here. The items were made by:Ferdyslab (Animated Background, Emotes, Stickers, Avatars... A lot!!)Mobcap (Animated Avatar Frames)Slas (Badge Series)Me (Trading Cards, Emotes... whatever is left, really)Thank you very much to everyone who graciously offered their help and time for this!! Please check them out!For more specific credits for each of the assets, please check out the item descriptions or the showcase below.Item Showcase5 Trading Cards Badge Series (by slas) 10 Emotes (First 5 by Ferdy) 2 Animated Backgrounds (Big, Mini-Card and Static Versions) (by Ferdy)1 Rare Static Background4 Animated Avatars + 3 Sticker Versions (by Ferdy) 5 Animated Avatar Frames (by mobcap) I'd like to use this space to, once again, thank everyone for the support! I've read every review and still sometimes just scroll through the screenshots on Steam to see where people decide to sit down. It makes me very happy that the game was able to put a smile on the faces of so many people.I hope the Trading Cards and Point Shop Items are fun!!The game is also -10% off for 2 weeks to go along with the release of the assets.If you'd like to stay in touch when I release new projects, you can follow me directly on Steam. >> Click here to follow directly on Steam!Read full article on Community Announcements (unpaintedship)AnnouncementsOfficial
Soundtrack Release!!
The Soundtrack for the game is now available on Steam!lapspider45's Soundtrack for the game is now available on Steam!! The soundtrack comes in both MP3 and FLAC format, and also includes a personal note by him. Please check it out!! I still gush over the work he did on this game to this day.There is also a bundle for both the OST and the game. If you already own the game, you can get the OST at a discount via. the bundle option, too! Check out the Soundtrack here!And here's the Bundle!Art as always by the incredible slas.Read full article on Community Announcements (unpaintedship)AnnouncementsOfficial
Added Scary Mode to Gameplay Options
Added Scary Mode to Gameplay OptionsAdded Scary Mode to Gameplay OptionsRead full article on Community Announcements (unpaintedship)Patch NotesOfficial
V1.02 Update!
Hello! Got another small patch to add/fix some stuff left over from the last one.General ChangesTOGGLE HUD: Added a new option to toggle the HUD of the game on/off. It can be accessed via the keybind settings, and is by default unbound to prevent folks from accidentally pressing it. A bit of a request as some people wanted to take cleaner screenshots. TERRAIN EXPERT FLAG IN END SCREEN: Another request. There is now a little "Terrain Expert" icon in the end-screen if you finished the game while satisfying the Achievement conditions. It can be found in the top right, and will not be there if you didn't fulfill the conditions.INCREASED DEFAULT, NON-MOUSE ZOOM SPEED: What it says. The default, non-mouse zoom speed is now a bit faster. It was a bit sluggish before.Bug FixesFixed the "Tutorial Message Box" staying and causing various issues if you leave to the main menu while it's open: It should properly reset now. This caused multiple issues, such as allowing for the infamous "0:00" speedrun, as well as bugging out games where players would no longer receive any "Tutorial Message Boxes" as the game continued, as the previous one would still be there, just invisible.Fixed various softlock spots in the map: There were a few nasty trees in the map that allowed Cirno to go under them, causing her to get permanently stuck with no escape. These trees have been lowered to avoid Cirno from getting under them in the first place.Various smaller fixes.Problems with Vulkan? Gray screen? Check out the D3D12 Branch!NAME: d3d12BETA BRANCH PASSWORD: tomboyishgirlThere has been a small subset of players unable to play the game on very old hardware due to rendering device/hardware incompatibility issues.If you are one of the affected players and are playing on Windows, please try out this new branch! It switches to the Direct3D 12 Rendering Device instead, which may fix the issue. As I do not have an older machine with this issue available to me, I'm unfortunately not able to test this o...Read full article on Community Announcements (unpaintedship)AnnouncementsOfficial
Thank you for Overwhelmingly Positive!!
Thank you for "Overwhelmingly Positive"!!The game just reached the 500 Review barrier, and with that, achieved a rating of "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam!! I know I'm repeating myself across the announcements, but for a game that's been out for just around 2 weeks, this is seriously insane to me. Thank you so much!!BskyTwitterYoutube-- AlexanderRead full article on Community Announcements (unpaintedship)
