Thinky Games

Wildfire Swap

Swap tiles to keep the forest fire in control and stop it from spreading.

WindowsLinuxMacOS
Game trailer

Buy from:

Here's an excerpt from Wildfire Swap's Steam description:

Forest fires are popping up everywhere, and it’s up to you to stop them. Save houses by swapping tiles to redirect and contain fires in over 120 thoughtfully designed levels. Consider your moves carefully: fire spreads fast, and an out-of-control fire is unstoppable.

Wildfire Swap is a game about exploring the efforts to control those massive fires. It explores how a small spark can quickly turn into a raging inferno and how easily forces of nature can spiral out of our control.

You take on the role of a wildland fire fighter. Your goal is to create firebreaks between out of control fires and people’s homes by solving tile swapping puzzles. Like wildfires in the real world, you’re at the mercy of the flames. You cannot extinguish them — you must do your best to contain them.

Every time you make a move to contain the fire, it spreads more out of control. Through well-planned and calculated movements you can prevent the flames from burning down homes. Each level challenges you to understand more deeply how fires spread so that you can adapt your fire prevention strategies.

We hope that people have fun playing Wildfire Swap. And we hope that as they overcome the puzzles in this game, they get some sense of the enormous amount of planning and hard work fire fighting teams put in to contain these fires.

  • Pure puzzler

  • No or minimal narrative

  • No timing or dexterity

  • No randomness during problem solving

  • Grid-based

    Discuss this game with fellow thinky fans on our Discord

    Join now

    Game trailer

    Buy from:

    DevelopersRyan Kubik, Wes Mueller and Drew Gingerich
    PublisherRyan Kubik
    Release date31 March 2021
    GenresPuzzle
    VibesAbstract, Playful

    Send us your feedback, suggestions, or corrections

    Similar games

    Join our newsletter

    Get a free thinky game to play and discuss, plus the latest thinky news and reviews, directly to your inbox every 2 weeks!