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IndieRhythmMusicDifficultLevel EditorSingleplayer

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Game description

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.

Basic info

Developer7th Beat Games
Publisher7th Beat Games, indienova
PlatformsWindows · macOS · Linux
Steam DeckVerified
Release dateJan 24, 2019
Price

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Minimum specs

OSWindows 10 or later
Memory2 GB
GraphicsIntel Graphics 4000, 2GB VRAM
Storage1500 MB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 406 reviews from the past 1 year

88.3/ 100
Top 20%

Steam rating: Very Positive (94%)

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 20, 2026)

A one button rhythm game about two orbiting balls, A Dance of Fire and Ice scores 88.3, top 20% of the games we analyzed.

👍 Strengths

34 reviews praise the music, and some single out tracks such as Jungle City and The Midnight Train. 31 enjoy the difficulty as a fair challenge, and some say overcoming brutal levels gives a real sense of accomplishment. 22 like the visuals, and some call them the strongest visual style in the rhythm genre. Visuals & Sound ranks 350th of 1249, and Content Volume ranks 115th of 1351.

👎 Where it falls short

80 reviews call it very difficult, with timing so strict that small mistakes mean failure, and some miss checkpoints in early levels. 41 describe a steep learning curve for new players, and some say reading the track takes a long time to grasp. 15 have issues with the controls, such as overly sensitive input detection and calibration that does not work reliably, and a few joke about wearing out their keyboard. Gameplay ranks 751st of 1396, Tech & Support ranks 611th of 1399, and Pricing & Fairness ranks 352nd of 1399.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“stand-out music pieces like Jungle City and The Midnight Train” · 34 reviews
“high fault tolerance and easy to pick up” · 31 reviews
“workshop support and custom tracks provide very long replayability” · 13 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 68% of reviews · Bottom 50% of the games we've analyzed

Difficulty +0.73 · How hard it is, how the challenge ramps, and whether it feels fair
Positive “high fault tolerance and easy to pick up” · 31 reviews
Negative “very difficult, high threshold, steep learning curve for new players” · 80 reviews

Progression 5% · Onboarding 25% · Freedom 3% · Strategy 5% · Controls & feel 15%

Plot, characters and the world

Not enough data — only 4% of reviews mention this.

World +3.67 · Lore, atmosphere, and how immersive the setting is

Story 3% · Characters 0%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 23% of reviews · Top 10% of the games we've analyzed

Replayability +4.32 · Reasons to play again — runs, randomness, New Game+
Positive “workshop support and custom tracks provide very long replayability” · 13 reviews

Volume 13% · Variety 8%

Graphics, art style, music and sound
Mentioned in 30% of reviews · Top 30% of the games we've analyzed

Audio +3.71 · Music, sound effects, and voice acting
Positive “stand-out music pieces like Jungle City and The Midnight Train” · 34 reviews
Negative “30% of songs empty or bad, ungodly transition in 12-X” · 4 reviews

Visuals 11%

Playing with others, the community and servers

Not enough data — only 7% of reviews mention this.

Community +3.77 · Who you play with — how many, and how friendly

Playing together 1% · Servers & Connection 1%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 5% of reviews · Top 30% of the games we've analyzed

Pricing +0.04 · Whether the price, DLC and microtransactions are reasonable, and how much paying gives you an edge
Positive “no DLC required for workshop access” · 5 reviews
Negative “need to get DLC to get every achievement” · 4 reviews

Anti-cheat 0% · Balance 1% · Matchmaking 0%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 11% of reviews · Top 50% of the games we've analyzed

Stability -0.10 · Crashes, freezes, save loss, and game-breaking bugs
Negative “music mutes when clicking repeatedly on death screen” · 9 reviews

Performance 5% · Developer support 4%

Grey means too few reviews mention it to trust. — means almost no reviews mention it.

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