I · Once
One lantern lit the whole world.
Its light ran along veins of amber to every region. At its top lived fireflies who could talk and light lanterns: the Lamplighters.
Light the dark, one lantern at a time.
Raise a warm little colony under the roots. Send your scouts into the dark with amber lanterns, and bring light back to a world that lost it.
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Scroll downII · Then
The colonies wanted the light at home.
First they chipped the shell, then they carved the veins. One night someone said “one more vein”. The lantern fell in on itself, and the world went dark.
III · Now
The last spark is with a young queen.
A queen who fled her home found a drop of amber under the roots. The last spark was inside. Her nest begins with it.
The nest
Out there is heavy. In here is warm.
Every room is a job, every ant a path. As the queen grows, the nest goes deeper and the lanterns multiply.
- Dig a home
Carve rooms into the soil, raise workers, nurses, scouts, leafcutters and soldiers, and watch the nest come alive. - Carry the light
Send scouts into the fog. Every cell they light can hide food, a rare find or a wild colony. - Come back to a busy nest
Your colony keeps working while you are away, for up to 8 hours. When you return, it tells you what it found.
- Worker
- Nurse
- Scout
- Leafcutter
- Soldier
As you scroll, the colony digs deeper.
What's inside
Cozy at home. Big out there.
Plays offline
The whole game runs on your phone. Internet is only for leagues, cloud save and the event calendar.
Wild colonies
Trade, race, ally or raid. Wild colonies are part of the world, never other players, and they never attack your nest while you are away.
Live moments
A flood, a lost scout, a visitor at the door. Short moments to step in, with no punishment if you miss them.
Weekly leagues
Earn Sparkle by playing and climb a weekly group of 50. Nothing that affects your rank is for sale.
A lantern on your home screen
The widget shows your lantern filling up while the colony works.
No energy, no forced ads
Play as long as you like. Ads only appear when you choose to watch one for a bonus.
Story
“Let me tell you something.”
Grandmother Glow, the last Lamplighter
Now a young queen, far from home, has found the last spark. With her colony and an old firefly called Grandmother Glow, she carries it from region to region, one small lantern at a time.
Light taken goes out. Light given burns.
The world
Eight handmade regions. Then, the endless dark.
Each region has a great lantern at its heart. Light it and the next path opens. After the Lantern Valley, the world keeps going.
Under the Roots
Where it begins
Dew Meadow
Fog, dew and the first scouts
Mushroom Grove
Leaves, gardens, first trade
Pebble Garden
Stones and soldiers
Amber Tree
Resin and old amber
Misty Marsh
Mist and allies
Moon Hill
A young queen, a second home
Lantern Valley
Where the Great Lantern sleeps
Beyond · Endless, a different world for every player
Colony Club
A little extra for the colony.
An optional monthly or yearly subscription. It makes the colony more comfortable, never stronger in the league.
- 15 Amber on each day you play
- One extra expedition slot
- Offline earnings for up to 12 hours
- A members-only cosmetic every month
Cancel anytime in your App Store settings. Prices are shown in the App Store before you buy.
The dark is waiting for a little light.
Lantern Ants is coming to iPhone. Android follows later.
For iPhoneApp StoreComing soon
For AndroidGoogle PlayLater