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Lantern Expedition

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Take up the lantern and delve a cavern that never ends. Lantern Expedition is a real-time dungeon-crawl RPG you can play free in your browser with no download and no install. You pilot a single hero, the Lanternbearer, steering with one finger while your blade auto-strikes on its own rhythm, sweeping every beast caught inside the cone you happen to be facing. You never tap to attack, so the whole game lives in your feet: kite the swarm, turn to face the right threat, and body-block the ranged spitters before they whittle you down. Slain monsters shower XP and Ember orbs that snake toward you. Fill the bar to level up and choose one of three boons, growing from fragile to a whirling wall of light. Drain a floor's monster budget to open the green stairs, then step through to descend somewhere deeper, denser and meaner. Crawlers give way to fast lurkers, ranged spitters and hulking brutes, and every fifth floor a Warden elite guards a relic. Bank a Lantern Flare to nova the whole screen when things get hairy. There is no victory screen. The dark only ends when your hero falls, and each run's Embers buy permanent Ember Hearth upgrades so your next delve starts stronger. How deep can you go?

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  1. How do you play Lantern Expedition?

    Steer the Lanternbearer around the cavern. On desktop use WASD or the arrow keys; on mobile or touch screens, drag one finger and the hero follows it (drawn slightly above your thumb so it never hides the action). You do not attack manually: your blade auto-strikes on a fixed cadence, hitting every beast inside the facing cone, so aim by positioning the hero rather than tapping. Slain monsters drop XP and Ember orbs that fly to you automatically. Fill the XP bar to level up, then tap a boon card (or press 1, 2, or 3) to pick Vigor, Keen Edge, Haste or Long Reach. Clear a floor to open the glowing stairs, then walk onto them to descend. Fire a banked Lantern Flare with the bottom-left button, or Space, F or Shift, to blast the whole screen and burn away incoming shots. Press Space or Enter to start and restart. Tips: keep moving and circle-strafe swarms so your cone rakes across the pack instead of chasing one target; every fifth floor brings a Warden elite, so save a Flare for it and grab the relic it drops; and before each run, spend Embers in the Ember Hearth so you begin the next delve tougher.

  2. Is Lantern Expedition free to play?

    Yes. Lantern Expedition is 100% free to play online at TWBPlay — no download, no install and no sign-up. Just open the page and play instantly in your browser.

  3. Does Lantern Expedition work on mobile?

    Yes. Lantern Expedition is an HTML5 game that runs in any modern browser and works on both mobile phones and desktop computers — no app required.

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About Lantern Expedition

Take up the lantern and delve a cavern that never ends. Lantern Expedition is a real-time dungeon-crawl RPG you can play free in your browser with no download and no install. You pilot a single hero, the Lanternbearer, steering with one finger while your blade auto-strikes on its own rhythm, sweeping every beast caught inside the cone you happen to be facing. You never tap to attack, so the whole game lives in your feet: kite the swarm, turn to face the right threat, and body-block the ranged spitters before they whittle you down. Slain monsters shower XP and Ember orbs that snake toward you. Fill the bar to level up and choose one of three boons, growing from fragile to a whirling wall of light. Drain a floor's monster budget to open the green stairs, then step through to descend somewhere deeper, denser and meaner. Crawlers give way to fast lurkers, ranged spitters and hulking brutes, and every fifth floor a Warden elite guards a relic. Bank a Lantern Flare to nova the whole screen when things get hairy. There is no victory screen. The dark only ends when your hero falls, and each run's Embers buy permanent Ember Hearth upgrades so your next delve starts stronger. How deep can you go?

How to play

Steer the Lanternbearer around the cavern. On desktop use WASD or the arrow keys; on mobile or touch screens, drag one finger and the hero follows it (drawn slightly above your thumb so it never hides the action). You do not attack manually: your blade auto-strikes on a fixed cadence, hitting every beast inside the facing cone, so aim by positioning the hero rather than tapping. Slain monsters drop XP and Ember orbs that fly to you automatically. Fill the XP bar to level up, then tap a boon card (or press 1, 2, or 3) to pick Vigor, Keen Edge, Haste or Long Reach. Clear a floor to open the glowing stairs, then walk onto them to descend. Fire a banked Lantern Flare with the bottom-left button, or Space, F or Shift, to blast the whole screen and burn away incoming shots. Press Space or Enter to start and restart. Tips: keep moving and circle-strafe swarms so your cone rakes across the pack instead of chasing one target; every fifth floor brings a Warden elite, so save a Flare for it and grab the relic it drops; and before each run, spend Embers in the Ember Hearth so you begin the next delve tougher.

Category:
RPG
Genres:
RPG, Action, Arcade
Provider:
TWBBOON ENTERPRISE
Languages:
English, 中文, Español, Português, Deutsch, Français, Indonesia
Maturity rating:
4+ Suitable for all ages
Plays on:
Web browser · Phone · Tablet · Desktop