Lantern Rise

Lantern Rise is a cozy, one-button storybook climb. Hold to lift a little paper lantern up through a wild thunderstorm, let go to drift on the wind, and see how high your flame can carry you.

Your flame slowly fades as you climb. Fly through drifting fireflies to keep it glowing, and watch for the rare golden firefly: one catch restores your whole flame. The storm will not make it easy. Thunderclouds glow and crackle before they strike straight down, and pairs of storm puffs throw arcs of lightning across the sky on a steady rhythm. A strike dims your flame, and the storm keeps creeping up from below, so keep rising.

How to play

Tap the sky (or BEGIN THE ASCENT) to start. Your lantern waits until you first hold.

• Hold to rise; let go to drift down and sideways on the wind
• Fly through fireflies to keep your flame bright
• Catch the rare golden firefly to refill your flame completely
• Slip past thunderclouds and lightning arcs: they glow before they strike
• Keep climbing: the storm creeps up from below
• When the flame falters, name your lantern on the leaderboard and rise again

Six skies

Willow Hollow, Pine Ridge, The Storm Belly, Thunderhead, Eye of the Storm and the Starlit Ceiling. The higher you go, the faster the storm climbs and the stronger the wind blows.

Controls

Touch

Hold anywhere on the screen to rise

Mouse

Hold the left button to rise

Keyboard

Hold Space, Up arrow or W to rise; Esc or P pauses

Gamepad

Hold A, B, D-pad up or the right trigger, or push the left stick up; Start pauses

Features

• One-button controls: hold to rise, let go to drift
• Made for phones: play one-handed and hold anywhere on the screen
• Six skies to climb, from Willow Hollow and Pine Ridge up to the Starlit Ceiling
• Fireflies to gather, and rare golden fireflies that refill your flame
• Thunderclouds and lightning arcs that warn you before they strike
• Wind that changes every few seconds and nudges your lantern off course
• Painterly storybook art with rain, thunder and its own music
• Online leaderboard: name your lantern and see the highest climbs
• Your best height is saved on your device
• Quick runs that start with a single tap

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