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Fireflock

Carry the light. Wake the garden.

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A New Old Gamer original · no timers, nothing to lose

Gardens

Resting

The garden is awake

    How to play

    1. Steer. Drag a finger (or just move the mouse) and the lantern drifts after it. The fireflies follow the light.
    2. Call. Tap, click or press Space to draw the whole flock in close for a moment.
    3. Wake. A blossom opens when enough fireflies gather in its ring. Each dot on the ring is one firefly it needs.
    4. Tend. In later gardens a blossom must stay lit for a little while. Hold the lantern still beside it and some fireflies settle there and keep it glowing, so you can carry on. Tap beside it to call them back; they are freed when it blooms.
    5. Ripple. Faint threads join blossoms that can help each other. When one blooms, its glow ripples out and lowers what its neighbours ask for. The small numbers show fireflies here / fireflies needed.
    6. Wander. Nothing is timed and nothing can be lost. Stars are only for fun: wake every blossom, find the hidden moon blossom, and bring the whole flock home.

    On a keyboard, arrows or WASD move the lantern.