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Lantern Bearer

Lantern Bearer is a tough platformer about a small bear that falls into a dark and mysterious well. Choose your own path and claw your way back to the surface.

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September 10, 2020
5 years and 326 days ago
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Positive30 reviews93.3%

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About the Game

Lantern Bearer is a difficult and atmospheric platformer starring a curious woodland creature..

Highlights



Choose your path - Five unique biomes which you can travel between at any time.

Fifty hand-crafted levels - Each one is meticulously tuned to be challenging yet fair.

Soundtrack - All audio is recorded using actual cave reverb.