Lantern & Lock
Games of the hollow hill

Do not follow the light.

Bargains made under the briar. Doors that open only once. A small light in the hedge that knows your name.

Lantern & Lock makes dark faery games for desktop, phone and browser.

The Games

Two doors stand open.

A dark red heart hangs on a chain above a fog-covered stone floor.

Ten Heartbeats

Out now · Free

Ten short games, ten seconds each, three heartbeats to lose. Tap, dodge, catch, slice and balance until the clock or your heart gives out.

  • Any browser
  • No install
  • Donations welcome
A small round table and a single lit candle in an old papered parlour at night.

Candlewick Patience

In playtesting

Draw-three solitaire by the light of one candle. Every wasted move costs wax. Let the flame gutter and the cards begin to look back.

  • Browser now
  • A three-dimensional table in the making
Gatherings

Playtests, release nights and vigils.

Play before the world does

Some doors open only by invitation.

Our playtesters see each game before release and help shape it. Write and tell us which game calls to you and what you play on. Invitations go out in small numbers.