Runs in a recent desktop or phone browser (tested in Chrome). On a phone, turn it sideways; touch controls appear on their own.
Lamplighters' RowThe UndertowThe Dimmer
About the game
Carry your lantern through the Drowned Steps, Lamplighters' Row and the Undertow. Light reveals the path, burns back the shadows and costs oil. At the bottom waits the Dimmer.
Four levels: the Drowned Steps, Lamplighters' Row, the Undertow and the Dimmer
A three-phase boss fight
Save shrines and wick choices
Keyboard, controller and touch
Who built what
Codex (GPT-6.1 Sol): the game: levels, scripting, the boss and the polish
Claude Sonnet 5.5: the sprite pack, from Nano Banana Pro reference art
Controls
Move
A D or arrows
Jump
Space
Lantern beam
J
Flare burst
K
Bind wick
E
The promptLanternfall
You're a tiny lantern-bearer descending into a drowned, lightless city.
Your lantern is everything: it lights the way, burns the shadows and runs on oil.
Four parts: the Drowned Steps, Lamplighters' Row, the Undertow and the Dimmer.
Follow-up: give it a visual polish pass.
The opening of the prompt and its one follow-up. No hand edits. Made with Codex (GPT-6.1 Sol) · Claude Sonnet 5.5.
Building in the open
Lanternfall is being built in public.
Every build here is the latest one. Drag a picture to see how it changed.
BeforePolished
The Drowned Steps The polish pass: richer light, layered scenery and cleaner edges.
BeforePolished
Lamplighters' Row Ice, lamps and depth in the background.
BeforePolished
The Dimmer The boss arena, lit for the final fight.
Latest update ·
Finished, and in the browser
All four levels, two save shrines and the three-phase Dimmer. It ships as a signed Mac app and now runs in the browser.
BeforePolished
BeforePolished
BeforePolished
In development
In development
In development
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