A Dance of Fire and Ice
Released Jan 2019
A Dance of Fire and Ice is a strict rhythm game. Keep your focus as you guide two orbiting planets along a winding path without breaking their perfect equilibrium.
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Steam $5.99
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Evaluation
A Dance of Fire and Ice launched on January 24, 2019 and has been continuously updated ever since. The developer, 7th Beat Games, has shipped major content at a sustained pace throughout the game's life — a full paid expansion (Neo Cosmos) in May 2022, new Xtra Worlds, Featured Level waves, and most recently two major updates in 2026: local multiplayer co-op and a new world ("Dramatic Entrance") on May 27, 2026, followed by another new world ("REINCARNA✝ION!! Idol Graduation") on July 22, 2026 — just 28 days before today's date of August 19, 2026.
That July 22 post explicitly states: "We're still working on more levels as part of our Cosmic Radio collaboration," confirming additional content is actively in production. Major content updates have arrived roughly every few months throughout 2024–2026, and the developer shows no signs of winding down. The team has grown over time (new members added in October 2023) and has expanded to other platforms including Nintendo Switch.
All three store DLC listings are released (Neo Cosmos expansion and two OST packages). The ongoing content additions have been delivered primarily as free updates. The developer has made no statement about ending development, and the most recent post confirms ongoing work.
Evidence
New world 'REINCARNA✝ION!! Idol Graduation' released as part of Cosmic Radio collaboration. Developer explicitly states: 'We're still working on more levels as part of our Cosmic Radio collaboration.'
Major update adding local multiplayer co-op and new world 'Dramatic Entrance' (in both Classic and Tech variants), plus level overhaul of 3-X. Developer confirms more Cosmic Radio levels are coming throughout the year.
Content
3 of 3 released · no outstanding content
Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
7th Beat Games
Achievements
47
Platform
Windows, macOS, Linux
Controller
partial support
Steam Deck
Verified
Players
Single-player
About this game
A Dance of Fire and Ice is a simple one-button rhythm game.
Press on every beat of the music to move in a line.
Every pattern has its own rhythm to it. It can get difficult. This game is purely based on rhythm, so use your ears more than your sight.
Note that it is quite strict and unforgiving. If you've played the Rhythm Heaven series - this is about as strict as that.
Press on every beat of the music to move in a line.
Every pattern has its own rhythm to it. It can get difficult. This game is purely based on rhythm, so use your ears more than your sight.
Note that it is quite strict and unforgiving. If you've played the Rhythm Heaven series - this is about as strict as that.
- Explore the cosmos: Soar through each genre of music in a variety of colorful fantasy landscapes.
- Predict every moment: With a track that shows you every rhythm ahead of time, you’ll learn to sight-read levels as they come. No tricks, and nothing is reaction-based.
- Play new levels for free: Tackle new songs and new rhythms as we expand the game with free level patches
- Steam Workshop Support: Create, share, and play countless user-made custom levels through our Workshop
- Calibrate your experience: Manually adjust your calibration on-the-fly, or use our auto-calibration method. The game is precisely timed, and you won’t experience any slow desync over time like you might with other music-based twitch games. (We’re musicians and off-sync games hurt us.)
Last evaluated Aug 19, 2026
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