A Dance of Fire and Ice
What is A Dance of Fire and Ice?
A Dance of Fire and Ice is a strict one-button rhythm game about guiding two orbiting planets along a winding path. Players use a keyboard key to stay on rhythm, with bracket keys available to adjust the offset.
A Dance of Fire and Ice is a strict one-button rhythm game. The player guides two orbiting planets along a winding path, using whichever keyboard key feels comfortable and keeping to the beat. Triangles represent triplets, and skewed verticals represent swung notes, opening up rhythms beyond cardinal directions. The page includes a browser demo, while the paid full version offers remastered art, more than 15 worlds, free level patches, speed trials for each world, and fast bonus levels. A level editor and custom levels are available; custom levels can be imported into a library.
How to play A Dance of Fire and Ice
- Use any keyboard key to control the two orbiting planets.
- Follow the winding path and keep pace with the rhythm.
- Press the [ or ] keys to adjust the offset if timing feels off.
- Load custom levels from a URL or local files, or import them through the custom levels screen.
A Dance of Fire and Ice controls
Controls are taken from the developer's itch.io page.
Tips for A Dance of Fire and Ice
- Use whichever keyboard key you want; the game does not require one specific button.
- Use the bracket keys to adjust offset when timing feels off.
- Treat triangles as triplets and skewed verticals as swung notes.
- The full version includes speed trials for each world and fast bonus levels.
- Custom levels can be loaded from a URL or local files and imported into a custom levels library.
A Dance of Fire and Ice FAQ
What platforms is the game available on?
It is available for HTML5, Windows, macOS, and Linux.
Does the itch.io version include Steam Workshop support or a Steam key?
It does not. The itch.io version is cheaper than the Steam version because it lacks Steam Workshop support, and it does not come with a Steam key.
Can players create or import custom levels?
Yes. A level editor and custom levels are available; custom levels can be loaded from a URL or local files, and the game includes a custom levels screen for importing levels into a library.
About this game
Read the full developer description
A Dance of Fire and Ice is a strict one-button rhythm game. You control two orbiting planets as they travel down a winding path.
If you like the browser demo at the top of the page, you can scroll down (or check Steam) to get the paid full version with remastered art and lots more features and levels!
Note that the itch.io version here is cheaper than the Steam version because it does not come with Steam Workshop support (Steam doesn't allow it!). Level editor and custom levels are still totally available, you just have to load the levels manually from a URL or from a local files. Update: The game now includes the custom levels screen, where you will be able to import your custom levels to create your own level library.
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Use whichever key you want on the keyboard. The [ and ] keys adjust the offset.
- Remastered Art: Soar through each genre of music in a variety of colorful fantasy landscapes.
- New angles: Triangles are triplets, skewed verticals are swung notes.. when you're not limited to cardinal directions, there are a lot of new interesting rhythms to play with!
- Post-game challenges: Speed Trials for each world and blisteringly fast bonus levels for the brave.
- Play new levels for free: The full version contains more than 15 worlds. Tackle new songs and new rhythms as we expand the game with free level patches over the coming months.
Steam reviews - >90% positive.
Click the "Buy Now" button below to get the full version. Let us know what you think in the comments! Please note: the itch version does not come with a Steam key.
Having technical issues? You can check our Technical Problems FAQ, or email support questions to: giacomo@7thbe.at or leave a message in the #adofai-bugs channel on our Discord!
Legacy Changelog:
v0.4.2 (5/12/18) Ported to WebGL! Only took four years
v0.3.1 (27/10/14) Calibration minigame!
v0.3.0 (4/10/14) Third level pack!
v0.2.0 Second level pack!
v0.1.2 Mashing guard!
v0.1.1 Added tutorial levels!
Description from A Dance of Fire and Ice on itch.io, by the developer.
Screenshots
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