Is Lantern Grove free to play?

Yes. Lantern Grove is completely free to play in your browser — no payment, no hidden purchase.

Do I need an account to play?

No account is needed. Open the page and start placing lanterns immediately.

Can I play Lantern Grove on my phone?

Yes. The game is designed for one-thumb tap play and works on mobile and desktop browsers.

Is there a daily new puzzle?

Lantern Grove ships a fixed collection of 20 hand-tuned gardens you can replay anytime, from a gentle 5×5 dawn to larger deduction grids.

How is my progress saved?

Progress stays on your device automatically — there is no server, no account, and no tracking.

LESLIE·PLAY

A quiet logic collection

Lantern Grove

Place one light in every row, column, and garden. Lights may not touch.

Grove 01

Dawn · 5×5

0 / 5 lights

Goal: one light in every row, column, and colored garden. Lights cannot touch—not even diagonally.

Tap any square to place your first light. Red lights break a rule.

Collection 01

Twenty groves

About Lantern Grove · 关于此游戏

A calm logic puzzle about placing lanterns

Lantern Grove is a free browser logic puzzle in the family of Star Battle and Akari. The goal is simple: place one lantern in every row, every column, and every colored garden. The constraint that makes it interesting — lanterns cannot touch, not even diagonally. Twenty hand-tuned gardens ramp from a gentle 5×5 dawn to larger grids that require genuine deduction. There is no timer, no streak, and no account. You play until the garden is lit, then close the tab.

Rules

Place exactly one lantern in each row.
Place exactly one lantern in each column.
Place exactly one lantern in each colored garden.
Lanterns cannot touch — not even diagonally.

How to play

Tap any square to place your first lantern.
Each row, column, and colored garden needs exactly one lantern — tap again to remove one.
Switch to Mark mode to cross out cells you know must stay empty.
Red lights break a rule — move them before finishing.
Light every garden to complete the grove and unlock the next.

Tips

Start from rows or columns with the fewest open cells — they pin a lantern first.
Mark every cell touching a placed lantern, including diagonals — none of them can hold another.
A garden that spans a single row forces that row's lantern into itself.
The diagonal rule is strict: corner-touching lanterns still break the puzzle.
If you get stuck, restart and try a different first placement rather than guessing.

Why this game is different

No timer, no streak, no account. Lantern Grove is a calm deduction puzzle you can pause and resume anytime — progress stays on your device. Twenty hand-tuned gardens ramp from a gentle 5×5 dawn to larger grids that reward real reasoning. It is bilingual (English and 简体中文) and plays in a single browser tab.

FAQ

Is Lantern Grove free?: Yes. It is completely free to play in your browser — no payment or hidden purchase.
Do I need an account?: No account is needed. Open the page and start placing lanterns immediately.
Can I play on my phone?: Yes. The game is designed for one-thumb tap play and works on mobile and desktop browsers.
Is there a daily new puzzle?: Lantern Grove ships a fixed collection of 20 hand-tuned gardens you can replay anytime, from a gentle 5×5 dawn to larger deduction grids.
How is my progress saved?: Progress stays on your device automatically — there is no server, no account, and no tracking.

Who is it for

For people who like slow deduction puzzles — Star Battle, Akari, Sudoku variants — and want a calm version that fits in a browser tab. Works on mobile (one-thumb tap) and desktop. Bilingual: English and 简体中文.