Controls:

WASD: Move

J: Chop

K: Interact (begin ritual, deposit wood)

How to Play:

Interact with the altar to start the ritual! Chop down as many trees as you can to collect as much wood as you can to keep the fire burning. Deposit wood into the altar by holding down the interact key. The bigger the fire, the farther you can explore into the woods before you lose your light. 

Be careful of the dark-- linger too long and you'll lose the game. Survive for as long as you can before your fire burns out by bringing more wood to the altar!

Credits:

Lead programmer, game design: Korora

Programmer, artist, sound design, music, game design: Khelone

Character concept art: mpruko

FireStarter was made in ten days for the Inbound Shovel 2025 Game Jam.