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Help Cirno reclaim her blocked home by exploring a frozen lake, collecting power items, and unlocking aerial moves.
Released 11 Mar 2026
Explore Frozen Misty Lake
Grow Stronger Collecting
Glide and Jump Higher
Help Cirno get back into her home! A chill, bite-sized 3D platformer in which you explore a frozen Misty Lake and gain boulder-lifting strength.
Developed by Alexander Golke · Published by Alexander Golke
Cirno returns to find a boulder blocking the entrance to her home. To move it, she explores the frozen Misty Lake and gathers power items to build her strength.
Collecting power items gradually unlocks abilities such as gliding, a stronger jump, and creating an ice platform in midair. These moves help Cirno reach new parts of the landscape and find more collectibles.
The lake also holds score items and hidden frogs, which can be tracked by their croaking. Players can explore at their own pace, with optional collection goals and challenge runs beyond the main objective.
Players who enjoy the game often praise its relaxed exploration, wintry atmosphere, music, and cute visual details. Many also like how collecting power items gradually expands Cirno’s movement options, and how hidden frogs and references reward looking around. Some reviewers find the experience too short or the movement limited, especially horizontally.
A mischievous group of fairies has locked Cirno out of her very own home by placing a huge boulder right in front of it. Luckily for Cirno, getting rid of it is simple: she just needs to get stronger.
How? By collecting Power items, of course!
Cirno! Lifts a Boulder is a short and relaxing 3D platformer and Touhou fangame in which the titular ice fairy explores a frozen-over Misty Lake in search of strength-granting items. As Cirno grows more powerful, she unlocks distinct abilities that help her navigate the snowy landscape and reach new areas.
Explore the Misty Lake any way you like: you never know what you might run into!
Set your own pace: There's no rush. Sprint across the ice, or take a leisurely walk along the lakeshore.
Unlock abilities: As Cirno gets stronger, she gradually remembers what an ice fairy is truly capable of.
Find hidden frogs: Several sneaky frogs are hiding around the lake. Can you find them all?
Listen to some tunes: Get lost in the snow with an arranged soundtrack by lapspider45!
| Platforms | Windows, Linux |
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| Achievements | 9 |
| Age ratings |
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| Controller support | Xbox |
| Controller required | No |
| DLC / extras | 1 listed on Steam |
| Website | Official website |
