mengin.

Kai and the eight lights

The monsoon broke the lantern over Kuching's old bazaar and carried its eight lights across Sarawak. Kai, and one ember that stayed, go after them.

A game from KAISAR. Built with AI, by Sarawakians.

how to play.

Cross each place, touch the rings to keep your place, and reach the light. A fall or a knock puts Kai back at the last ring at once; there are no lives to lose. Bara, the ember, drifts toward the way on. Copper threads lie along the harder ways, sleeping lanterns open gates when Kai wakes them, and each place hides one room with a memory in it.

To	Keyboard	Gamepad
Move	`←` `→` or `A` `D`	Left stick or pad
Jump, and jump off a wall	`Space`, `Z` or `↑` (hold to go higher)	`A`
Dash, from Niah on	`X` or `Shift`, with a direction	`X` or right bumper
Thread, from the Batang Lupar on	`C` near a ring; hold a direction to aim	`B` or left bumper
Glide, from the Batang Lupar on	Hold `Space` in the air, after the second jump	Hold `A`
Drop through a thin platform	`↓` and jump	Down and `A`
Back to the last ring	`R`	Select
Pause	`Esc` or `P`	Start

On a phone: put your left thumb down anywhere on the left and slide it to move; the three buttons are on the right. It plays best with the phone on its side. M switches the sound. The pause menu has a gentle setting: slower hazards and more rings.

mengin.

the journey.

how to play.

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Sarawak's creators keep these lights burning.