Free adventure game · Ages 5–10
Lantern Quest: find the fireflies, light up the night
It is night in the Glow Woods, and five fireflies are lost. Mithi carries a lantern through the dark trees to find them, and each one she finds follows her home to the shrine.
- Ages 5–10
- Free
- No ads
- No sign-up
- Phone · tablet · computer
Plays in your browserShadow slimes back away from the lantern’s light, glow flowers make it burn brighter, and heavy boulders can be pushed out of the way. Play a new woods each time, or tonight’s Daily Woods.
What your child learns
- Exploring and remembering a map
- Planning a safe route
- Managing a resource (the lantern’s light)
- Being brave in a gentle way
How to play
- Choose a new woods (gentle or brave) or the Daily Woods.
- Move with the arrows or the on-screen stick.
- Find the five fireflies and lead them to the shrine.
- Pick glow flowers to keep your lantern bright; shadow slimes back away from its light.
Play together
Play the gentle woods first and keep the room lights on if the dark woods feel a bit much. Talk about where the fireflies might be hiding.
Good to know, grown-ups
- Free, for realNo adverts, no in-app purchases and nothing to unlock with money.
- No sign-upNo account, no email and no personal details. Just open it and play.
- Any screenPlays in the browser on phones, tablets and computers. Nothing to download.
- Ages 5–10Made for children aged 5 to 10, and fun to play together.
Questions grown-ups ask
Is Lantern Quest scary?
No. The night woods are cosy rather than spooky. Shadow slimes back away from the lantern’s light, and if one does bump Mithi, a firefly just flutters off nearby to be found again. There are no lives and no game over, and Gentle mode has fewer, slower slimes.
What age is Lantern Quest for?
About 5 to 10. Younger children can enjoy the gentle woods with a grown-up beside them.
Is it different every time?
Yes. New woods are made fresh each time, and the Daily Woods changes every day.
