Fawanees

Paper lanterns float down the water on a festival night, and you stand on the bridge with a sling of fire. Every lantern reaches you dark. Light it before it passes under the bridge and it rises into the sky; its sparks leap to its neighbours and they rise with it. Every lantern that slips by costs a heart, and you have three a night. Wave after wave the lanterns crowd and spread, and among them come the ones that trick you: a lantern that shields its neighbour, a lantern that throws its little one, a lantern that calls the next wave early. Six realms, each with its own water and its own trick: • The Blue City: a river stepping down a stair of falls under the moon, where the game is learned. • The Water Garden: stone channels between walls that block the sparks, so aim for the gaps. • The Falls of Wishes: pools under the waterfall with an arch at their end. • The Flower Boats: the canals of a city on the water, with a landing at the end. • The Strait of Whirlpools: turning water, with whirls that draw lanterns in, hold them and throw them. • The Bay of the Tides: a sea that goes out across the sand and leaves lanterns stranded, then comes back and carries them to the bridge. 122 nights, each realm harder than the one before. An endless night in two realms for those who want to see how far they get. And the Book of Lanterns: a page for each of the 29 kinds, opened when you meet it on the water. Every sound in the game is made from real recordings: paper, bamboo, fire and water. No ads. No account. No purchases. Plays offline, and your progress stays on your device. The game's text is in English and Arabic.