You can also play it on itch.io here!
CONTROLS
Arrows: Move
X: Toggle Lantern
ZX: Advance Text
You can also skip dialogue from the pause menu.
ABOUT
It's the Winter Solstice and you've been tasked with inviting the local nature spirits to join the celebration. Use your lantern to navigate three different areas of the forest in this mini seasonal adventure!
This was made over November and December 2021 for the 2021 PICO-8 Advent Calendar. This ended up being my first time really exploring the extended PICO-8 color palette.
This version of the game is expanded from the original one released through the Advent Calendar on December 21, 2021 with a whole third area and some extra bits of polish.
And if you'd like to follow my work, check out my Twitter: @Jusiv_

UPDATE 112021: More Polish & Quality of Life Tweaks!

Hints now display if you're struggling in the Deer section.
The lantern can now be aimed regardless of whether you can move.
Re-tuning in the Wolf section.
Extra visual flair in the Deer and Wolf area endings.
Minor punctuation fixes.

UPDATE 122021: Better Hints & Nicer Wolves!
Some folks are still struggling with the Deer section, so I've improved the hint system!
There are now more, smaller hints given more often and they can be repeated from the pause menu at any time in the area.
The Wolf section was also a bit needlessly difficult so I've retuned it further.
UPDATE 1292021: tiny bugfix
Fixed an issue where you could walk out of bounds in the Eagle's room.
This is belated but since no other issues have come up I'm just pushing this now.

License: None (Free)