Lantern Night

Noodle's Lantern Night

Wick, a little round firefly with a glowing amber lantern belly, hovers in a night meadow with five friend fireflies around him, paper lanterns glowing on wooden posts and the eyes of little shadow Murk peeking from the dark

Your light is your health

A cosy firefly adventure for one thumb. Fly Wick the lantern-keeper through six night zones, gather friend fireflies that fight the Murk for you, and keep your glow alive until dawn.

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  • Free
  • No ads
  • No in-app purchases
  • Works offline

The big idea

Your light is your health

There's no health bar in Lantern Night. Wick's glow is the health bar. When a Murk bumps him, his light shrinks and the dark closes in, so you see the next Murk later. Embers fill it back up.

Light

Try it: keep Wick glowing

This little meadow works like the game. Murk drift in from the dark, and outside your light you only see their eyes.

  • A Murk bumps Wick: the glow circle shrinks and the darkness creeps closer.
  • Tap an ember: it flies to Wick and the light swells back.
  • Tap a Murk to pop it into flower petals, like a friend firefly would.

In the real game your friend fireflies aim for you, embers drop from Murk and lantern posts, and hovering by an unlit lantern post makes a safe pool of light that the Murk avoid.

The lantern-keeper

Meet Wick and his friends

Wick, a round little firefly with a glowing amber belly, a brass cap with a tiny flame and a striped indigo scarf, raising a fist bravely

Small, round and a bit nervous

Wick is a firefly lantern-keeper with a glowing amber lantern for a belly and a brass cap with a real little wick on top. He is kind, a bit scared of the dark, and very brave when his friends are near.

The Murk have swallowed six night zones. Wick flies in to light them up again, one long night at a time.

  • In the darkhugging his lantern
  • With friendscheering them on
  • At dawnall smiles

Eleven friend fireflies

Friends join Wick as you level up and circle him in a glowing ring. Each one is a different way to fight back, and they aim all by themselves. Wick can bring up to six.

  • Zip

    Spark Darts at the nearest Murk. Wick's first friend.

    With Focus Lens becomes Comet Darts

  • Lumi

    A Light Beam that shines straight through a whole line.

    With Prism Glass becomes Rainbow Beam

  • Halo

    A Glow Ring that pulses around Wick.

    With Wide Glow becomes Sunrise Halo

  • Flutter

    Moth decoys that lure the Murk away, then pop.

    With Sweet Nectar becomes Moon Moths

  • Facet

    A Prism Bolt that splits into shards when it hits.

    With Twin Glow becomes Kaleidoscope

  • Sol

    A Sun Flare that bursts out all around Wick.

    With Ember Heart becomes Daybreak

  • Pop

    Lantern Bombs lobbed into the biggest crowd.

    With Lucky Clover becomes Festival Fireworks

  • Twinkle

    Star Rain falling on Murk all over the screen.

    With Night Clock becomes Meteor Shower

  • Crescent

    A moon boomerang that flies out and swings back.

    With Quick Wings becomes Full Moon

  • Buzz

    Glow orbs that circle Wick and bonk anything close.

    With Long Wick becomes Starwheel

  • Volt

    A Chain Zap that jumps from Murk to Murk.

    With Bright Mind becomes Storm Lantern

Level up: pick one of three

Collect the light motes that beaten Murk leave behind. Each level-up slows time and fans out three cards (four with luck): a new friend, a friend upgrade, a passive like Quick Wings or Ember Heart, or an evolution.

Raise a friend to level 6 while you carry its passive and it evolves into something much brighter. Rerolls and banishes, earned in play, help you steer the build.

Six zones

Survive the night, bring the dawn

Every zone is one 10-minute night with its own music, its own Murk and a boss at the end. Beat the boss and the sun comes up.

  1. 0:00Dusk
  2. 3:00Big Murk
  3. 6:00Big Murk
  4. 9:00Zone boss
  5. 10:00Dawn
  1. Firefly Meadow: Wick over grassy hills of clover and daisies, paper lanterns glowing on wooden posts under a crescent moonZone 1

    Firefly Meadow

    Night grass, clover and daisies, and the first lantern posts to light.

    New Murk
    Murkling, Sneaky Shade
    Boss
    Grumbleweed
  2. Mushroom Hollow: Wick inside a huge mossy tree hollow full of glowing teal mushroomsZone 2

    Mushroom Hollow

    Soft moss, tangled roots and mushrooms that glow in the dark.

    New Murk
    Splitblob, Murk Brick
    Boss
    Mushgloom
  3. Old Lighthouse: Wick on a grassy cliff with rocks and a coil of rope, beside a red and white lighthouse and the misty seaZone 3

    Old Lighthouse

    Cliff grass, sand, rocks and old rope beside a lonely lighthouse by the sea.

    New Murk
    Blob Spitter, Fog Wisp
    Boss
    Captain Foghorn
  4. Misty Marsh: Wick over dark water with reeds, lily pads and lanterns, Murk eyes peeking from the mistZone 4

    Misty Marsh

    Dark water edges, reeds and lily pads, all wrapped in mist.

    New Murk
    Fog Wisp swarms, Moth Gobbler
    Boss
    Bogwobble
  5. Moon Orchard: Wick under blossom trees heavy with glowing moon-apples and a big full moonZone 5

    Moon Orchard

    Orchard grass, blossom and pale moon-apples fallen in the grass.

    New Murk
    Moth Gobbler swarms, every Murk mixed
    Boss
    Nocta the Moth Queen
  6. Star Peak: Wick by a snowy peak dotted with crystals and star shards, under the northern lightsZone 6

    Star Peak

    Rocky snow, crystals and star shards at the top of the world.

    New Murk
    Everything, plus elite Murk
    Boss
    Umbra

Who's out there

Meet the Murk

Soft, squishy shadow blobs that really don't like light. They're cheeky, never scary, and when a friend firefly pops one it turns into flower petals and light motes.

  • MurklingThe basic blob, always wobbling closer.
  • Sneaky ShadeThin and quick. Slips in from the dark.
  • Fog WispA puff of grey mist that slows you down.
  • Moth GobblerA fuzzy moth that gobbles your light motes.
  • Murk BrickSquare, stubborn and very tough.
  • SplitblobPop it and it splits into two Murklets.
  • Blob SpitterSpits murk globs from far away.
  • Big MurkA giant Murkling in a shadow crown. Shows up at 3:00 and 6:00.

And one boss at the end of every night

  • Grumbleweeda grumpy bramble ball
  • Mushgloomunder a giant toadstool cap
  • Captain Foghorna crab that blows fog rings
  • Bogwobbleone very big jelly
  • Noctathe Moth Queen
  • Umbrawearing a crown of stolen stars

Cameo friends

Light a friend's lantern

Some lantern posts hide a friend from the other Noodle games. Hover next to one to light it, and they cheer Wick on with a small gift for the rest of the run. Up to three per night, and they never get in your way.

Lots to come back for

Ways to play

  • Story nights

    Six zones, one 10-minute night each. Beat the zone boss and dawn breaks. Clearing a zone opens the next one, plus two new ways to play the zone you just saved.

    • Hard: more, tougher Murk and +50% glow coins
    • Endless: no boss, the night just keeps going

  • Daily Night

    A fresh 5-minute night every day, the same for every player: a seeded zone, a seeded firefly and two twists such as Fog Night, Ember Rain or Swift Murk. Beat your best and keep your streak alive.

    • New every day (UTC)
    • Built on your device, works offline

  • Glow-coin shop

    Earn glow coins in every run (never with real money) and spend them on lasting upgrades: Bright Heart for more light, Steady Glow, Sharp Sparks, Swift Wings, Second Wind and more.

    • Wick skins: Classic, Moonbeam, Rosebud, Starry Night, Pumpkin Lantern, Aurora

  • Wick's journal

    Every Murk you've met and beaten, the evolution recipes you've discovered, your last 30 runs and more than 30 achievements to collect.

  • One thumb

    Touch anywhere on the bottom half and a joystick appears under your thumb. Friends aim on their own. Pause whenever you like, and if you leave mid-run your night is saved: the title screen offers "Continue your night".

  • Seven languages

    English, Español, Português (BR), Français, Deutsch, हिन्दी and Bahasa Indonesia. Change it any time in Settings.

  • Fly as another firefly

    Unlock five more fireflies by clearing zones or in the shop. Each one starts the night with its own friend and plays a little differently.

    • Bloomstarts with Halo
    • Mossstarts with Buzz
    • Duskstarts with Flutter
    • Sunnystarts with Pop
    • Froststarts with Twinkle

Free and fair for kids

  • Free, start to finish
  • No ads
  • No in-app purchases
  • No accounts, no chat
  • No tracking, no data collected
  • Works offline

Glow coins are earned by playing and can never be bought. Your progress is saved on your device and nowhere else. Read the privacy policy.

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