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The Lowly Lamplighter
by mxtxcstudios

Cart #lowlylamplighter1-4 | 2026-03-19 | Code ▽ | Embed ▽ | License: CC4-BY-NC-SA
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A turn-based puzzle game where you poke the flame towards the lamp.

Start by lighting the lamps in Tutorial Town and then spread the light from neighborhood to neighborhood.

The cartridge should remember your progress if you ever leave it and come back.

Controls

X: Place and rotate pokes
Z: Start turn
D: Reset level (press twice to clear all pokes)
F: Skip level
E: Skip back to previous level

Arrow keys: Navigate the level with the cursor

If you ever play this on mobile or on some hardware device: D, F, and E are not available but you can reset/skip/skip back from the menu.

The Concept

This is a pretty brainy puzzle game inspired by older games like Castlemouse 2000 or Blobbo. Castlemouse gave me the idea for the basic mechanic. In that game, the mouse is afraid of the cat and the cat is afraid of the dog… Each animal is afraid of the bigger one until you get to the elephant, which is afraid of the mouse. Great mechanics and really fun to play.

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