Wild Thaw
Release date: Dec 18, 2023
Developers: Cinder Studio
Publishers: USC Games
Genres: Adventure, Casual, Indie, Free To Play
Categories: Single-player
Supported languages: English

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.