Lantern Routes

A small path puzzle for a quiet moment.

Turn the tiles until every lantern connects to the diamond light station, with no loose ends. Follow twelve named puzzles, or choose a fresh set of 1, 3, 5 or 10 generated puzzles.

Take a small 3×3 board, stretch out with 4×4, or settle into 5×5. The Easy, Medium and Hard choices select these board sizes. Generated layouts have checked solutions, sometimes more than one, and layouts can repeat.

• Undo, Start over and limited hints: 1 per 3×3 puzzle, 2 per 4×4 and 3 per 5×5.
• Five visual and musical atmospheres: Garden, Fantasy, Medieval, Cyberpunk and Art studio.
• Separate music and effects controls, with adjustable volume and mute.
• Local progress and fourteen little achievements, saved in your browser when storage is available.

How to play

Click or tap a tile to turn it clockwise. On a keyboard, focus a tile and use Enter or Space to turn it; arrow keys move between tiles. Gold paths connect to the light station. Connect every lantern and close every loose path end to finish.

Padlocked tiles stay fixed. Four-way junction tiles also stay still, since turning them would not change their paths. A blue Keep hint shows a required position and locks that tile. A purple Option hint shows a position that works while leaving the tile movable. Undo and Start over do not refill spent hints.

Use Menu to choose a session and Settings to change the atmosphere or sound. Music starts after an interaction.

About this playtest

This is a free browser playtest. There are no in-game adverts, purchases or player accounts. An internet connection is needed to load the hosted game.

Progress belongs to this browser on this device; it does not sync between devices. Clearing or blocking browser storage can remove progress. Private browsing may not retain it.

Portrait play has been checked on a Fold phone’s outer screen and on iPhone. Sound and saved progress after closing and reopening have also been checked on a phone. Please report any problems with your device and browser.

Created with AI assistance, including code, interface artwork and writing, and original synth scores. Music is synthesised inside the game; playing and generating puzzles do not call an AI service.

Feedback welcome

Try the first three named puzzles, then tell us in the comments: were the first few moves clear, and did you want another puzzle? If something went wrong, describe what happened and which browser and device you used. Please keep personal details out of public feedback.