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FireBoy and WaterGirl seem like they'd clash. If they come too near, they'll change into smoke and steam.

Every level in FireBoy and WaterGirl: The Hidden Forest is a puzzle that can only be solved by two characters working together.

In the newest Fireboy and Watergirl game, you direct each character to their exit by pulling levers, triggering gadgets, and solving Rube Goldberg-style puzzles.

Some components can only touch one character. FireBoy and WaterGirl can only interact with red and blue things, respectively. Both can't live in water or fire.

Both characters may die, and both can utilize buttons and levers.

Often, WaterGirl must take one route while FireBoy goes another or stand on a pressure pad to allow the other through a doorway.

In certain cases, you must figure out how to bring FireBoy and WaterGirl to the proper areas in the right sequence by changing weights, holding down pressure pads, etc.

The premise of tackling puzzle levels with several characters dates back to The Lost Vikings in the 1990s, but now you may control FireBoy and WaterGirl simultaneously.

Yes, you can control WaterGirl and FireBoy concurrently with WASD and the cursor keys. If head-patting-tummy-rubbing is too hard, move one character at a time.

Better still, you may play the game with a buddy using the same keyboard for same-screen multiplayer action.