Fire and Water: Spirits of the Forest Wiki

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Fire and Water: Spirits of the Forest

A 2-player physics puzzle-platformer from IQ Games: choose your spirits, sweep every crystal, get both of you to your gates.

Spirit abilitiesOnline co-op & game modes
Seven forest spirit characters lined up on a grass platform: Fire, Water, Earth, Diamond, Shadow, Electricity, and Air.

Where do you want to start?

Pick a spirit and a first run

Get past the room

Co-op and online play

What is coming next

Players
1–2 (local, online, Steam Remote Play)
Spirits at launch
7 (Fire, Water, Earth, Air, Diamond, Shadow, Electricity)
Level count
The developer's public figures conflict: 30, 40, or 50
Patch status
Level 14 crystal fixed; Level 11 geometry bug still open
Seven forest spirit characters lined up on a grass platform: Fire, Water, Earth, Diamond, Shadow, Electricity, and Air.
Spirit abilitiesAll seven element spirits, the aim-and-fire mechanic, and the Fire + Water first pairing.
About this guide and recent updates

Fire and Water: Spirits of the Forest is a 2-player co-op physics puzzle-platformer with seven element spirits. Each room asks you to sweep the crystals and reach both character-specific gates; every puzzle is a force problem solved by walking into objects, mushroom bounce chains, and elemental ability shots.

Recent updates

Co-op Setup and Game Modes in Fire and Water: Spirits of the ForestSolo, the disabled shared keyboard, gamepad pairs, Steam Remote Play Together, and Steam Deck character-switch quirks.How to Get Past Enemies in Fire and Water: Spirits of the ForestMutant plants cannot be killed; they are stunned by an elemental ability shot, and ranged plants are dodged by stepping off their projectile line.Level Structure in Fire and Water: Spirits of the ForestEach level is one self-contained 2.5D room. The developer has published several level counts that do not agree, the difficulty curve is uneven, and a small number of level bugs have known status.Online Co-op Lag Fix in Fire and Water: Spirits of the ForestThe three runtime triggers behind most remaining lag — VPN, host framerate, connection stability — alongside the patched VSYNC desync, the 'Creating…' lobby, the Remote Play stream and the Deck aim model.Fire and Water Spirits of the Forest Puzzle Solutions ExplainedEvery puzzle is a physics problem. The recurring pieces — gates, pools, levers, tilt platforms, pushables, crystals, and patrolling mutant plants — and the teamwork to clear them.
Fire and Water Spirits of the Forest Spirit Abilities ExplainedSeven forest spirits, the aim-and-fire mechanic, and a default Fire + Water pairing for the first run.Fire and Water Spirits of the Forest Puzzle Solutions ExplainedEvery puzzle is a physics problem. The recurring pieces — gates, pools, levers, tilt platforms, pushables, crystals, and patrolling mutant plants — and the teamwork to clear them.How to Push Objects in Fire and Water: Spirits of the ForestPush crates, logs and branches by walking into them; one spirit is often not enough, momentum carries, so break contact before the ledge.How to Collect All Crystals in Fire and Water: Spirits of the ForestCrystals are floating red and blue gems you pick up by touching. High ones need a vertical dash, a mushroom bounce chain, or a ball-throw route; guarded ones need a plant stun.How to Get Past Enemies in Fire and Water: Spirits of the ForestMutant plants cannot be killed; they are stunned by an elemental ability shot, and ranged plants are dodged by stepping off their projectile line.Level Structure in Fire and Water: Spirits of the ForestEach level is one self-contained 2.5D room. The developer has published several level counts that do not agree, the difficulty curve is uneven, and a small number of level bugs have known status.Co-op Setup and Game Modes in Fire and Water: Spirits of the ForestSolo, the disabled shared keyboard, gamepad pairs, Steam Remote Play Together, and Steam Deck character-switch quirks.Online Co-op Lag Fix in Fire and Water: Spirits of the ForestThe three runtime triggers behind most remaining lag — VPN, host framerate, connection stability — alongside the patched VSYNC desync, the 'Creating…' lobby, the Remote Play stream and the Deck aim model.Update Roadmap and Upcoming Content in Fire and Water: Spirits of the ForestEvery update the developer has publicly committed to and not shipped, with the date each was stated — and the fact that none of it has a release date or a price.

FAQ

What is this site?

It is an unofficial, English-language guide hub for Fire and Water: Spirits of the Forest on Steam. It collects the mechanics, puzzle rules, crystal routes, enemy patterns, level structure, and co-op setup for the game in one place, so you can find the answer for the room you are stuck in without reading a whole forum thread.

Is this an official Fire and Water: Spirits of the Forest website?

No. This is a fan guide site and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to IQ Games or the publisher. The official source for the game is its Steam store page.