About Lantern Canals: Sliding-Path Puzzle in a Lantern-Lit Water Garden
Lantern Canals is a relaxing sliding-path puzzle set in a lantern-lit water garden. The goal is to slide stone tiles into position, building a canal from the spring to the harbor gate, then watch the water flow and a paper boat sail the route you created. Every level hides three lanterns along the path, and a shortcut exists that finishes quickly but leaves those lanterns unlit — so planning the full route before connecting it is part of the challenge. Across 100 levels spanning five gardens, from Moss Steps to Moon Harbor, plus a fresh daily canal to keep a streak going, there is always a new path to chart.
How to Play Lantern Canals
Each puzzle asks you to connect the spring to the harbor gate by sliding stone tiles into the gap. A shortcut may complete the canal quickly, but collecting all three lanterns hidden along the way requires a more deliberate path. With 100 levels across five named gardens — Moss Steps through Moon Harbor — and a daily canal added on top, the puzzles grow steadily more involved.
Controls
- Drag a stone toward the gap: slides that tile into the empty space; a short flick also works
- Tap a stone next to exactly one gap: slides it into that gap
- Tap a gap: slides in its only movable neighbour
- Arrow keys / WASD: slide the stone on the far side of the gap in the chosen direction (sliding-puzzle style)
- Z / Backspace: undo last move
- R: restart the level
- H: give a hint
- M: mute audio
- Esc: close a panel
- Enter / Space: advance to the next level on the results screen
- Toolbar — Undo: undo last move
- Toolbar — Restart: restart the level
- Toolbar — Hint: reveal a hint
- Toolbar — Skip: appears after 90 seconds or 2 restarts
Games You Might Like
If the tile-sliding logic of Lantern Canals appeals to you, puzzle games on Playgama offer a wide range of brain-teasing challenges at every difficulty. For block-moving puzzles with a similar emphasis on planning each move, Blockibo: Color Blocks gradually layers new mechanics into its relaxing, logic-driven levels. Fans of calm tile-matching will find Mahjong Lines satisfying, clearing a board by connecting identical tiles along paths of no more than three straight lines. For a cozy puzzle with a gentle sense of progress, Jigpic Solitaire lets you assemble block pictures at a soft, unhurried pace. The garden atmosphere of Lantern Canals also pairs well with Little Greenhouse of Oddities, a cozy moonlit garden where every seed combination hides a magical mutation to discover.
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