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Lantern Survivor

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How to play

  1. Move around the clearing while your lantern fires at nearby enemies. Collect the amber sparks they drop to gain experience.
  2. At each level, choose one of three upgrades. Time stops while you decide. Ward protects the space around you; Frost slows a wider crowd; bolts handle enemies at range.
  3. Combine Ward II with Embers III to burn nearby enemies. Rapid III with Frost II adds a small burst when bolts hit chilled enemies.
  4. Watch pale warning lines before Thorn charges and Wisp shots. Coral diamond projectiles hurt you; amber sparks are safe to collect.
  5. At 2, 4 and 6 minutes, a camp collects remaining sparks and restores up to 15 health. Progress saves there on this browser when storage is available. Leaving mid-sector returns to that checkpoint.
  6. The Keeper arrives at 7:00. Defeat it and survive at least eight minutes to win. If it is still alive at twelve minutes, the run ends at dawn.
  7. Score comes from time survived, enemies defeated and beating the Keeper, with remaining health as a win bonus. Best scores are personal to this browser; this game has no public leaderboard.

Controls

  • WASD or arrow keysmove
  • Mouse or touchhold and drag to steer; release to stop
  • Lanternaims and fires automatically
  • Choose one upgrade when you level up; time stops while choosing
  • P or Escapepause and resume

About Lantern Survivor

Ivory-hooded ranger with an amber lantern facing wooden beetles, crystal wisps and a hollow-tree Keeper

Play Lantern Survivor, a free horde survival game online. Dodge enemies, collect sparks, combine nine upgrades and defeat the Keeper. Touch and keyboard controls.

Keep an ember lantern burning through an eight-minute forest siege. Dodge charging beetles and crystal wisps, collect sparks and shape a build from nine upgrade families. Rest at safe camps before facing the Keeper in an original solo survival arena.

Lantern Survivor runs right in your browser on desktop, tablet and phone. There is nothing to download or install, and you don't need an account: press play and start.

Lantern Survivor tips and strategy

  • Keep a route out of the crowd while collecting sparks. A tempting pickup is less useful if it leads you into a pocket with enemies on every side.
  • Choose upgrades that work with the build you already have. Concentrating on a useful combination can be clearer to play than spreading every choice across unrelated effects.

Game details

Category
Action
Players
1 player
Session
About 10 minutes
Works on
Desktop, tablet and mobile browsers
Developer
Wobbles Games
Released
Updated
  • #survival
  • #auto shooter
  • #upgrades
  • #roguelite
  • #solo

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