Year 500
Year 500 is a third-person, hack-n-slash adventure game featuring swordplay, magic casting, and an engaging story set in a fantasy world. Reclaim your memory, oppose and defeat evil, and save the kingdom by any means necessary.

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Wild Thaw is a third person platformer about a fireball facing down the mountain of ice. Bring life back to the valley by melting ice and growing your power!
Released
December 18, 2023
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Windows
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September 25, 2026

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.

Journey from the volcano and through the frozen valley to thaw the land. Find the core of the ice to save mother nature.
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.