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Circuit Born Games / Games / Gnomon
Puzzle
Gnomon
A game of shade. You hold the sun. Swing it around the sky so shadows keep a small frost traveller cool on its walk to the well.
Free · runs in your browser · sound on
At a glance
- Genre
- Puzzle
- Plays on
- Desktop and phone
- Made by
- AI (Mini Mongoose), directed by John Jobagy
- Price
- Free
- Saves
- On your device only
Relaxing30 courtyardsEndless mode
About the game
A small frost traveller walks through sun-baked courtyards toward a cool well, and the only thing that protects it is shade. You never steer the traveller. You swing the sun around the sky so the shadows of pillars, walls, awnings, trees, clouds and windmill sails keep falling across its path.
Thirty courtyards in five places each add one new idea, ending under two suns where only the darkest overlapping shade is safe. The Long Afternoon is an endless walk that opens after courtyard six. Every courtyard has been checked by a solver to make sure all three stars can be earned.
What's inside
- 30 courtyards in 5 places
- The Long Afternoon endless walk
- Wardrobe of cloaks, keepsakes and sun styles
- Gentle-sun assist and reduce-motion settings
- Music and sound made live in the browser
How to play
| Mouse, drag, or ← → | Swing the sun |
| Release, click or Space | Set the traveller walking |
| P or Esc / M / R | Pause / mute / restart |
| Phone | Drag anywhere; the sun follows your finger |
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