Long Shadow

Hold to lower the sun. Every shadow grows long enough to walk on.

Long Shadow is a calm, one-button runner about light. A cloaked runner crosses a quiet world on her own. You do one thing: press and hold to sink the sun. The lower it goes, the longer the shadows stretch, and shadows here are solid. Bridge a chasm with the shadow of a stone. Cover scorching ground. Let a drifting cloud’s shade carry you across a pond of lilies.

Keep holding for golden hour. Lift the sun only when you must, like when thorny briars wake in the shade.

How to play

• Press and hold (touch, mouse, Space, or the arrow keys) to lower the sun.
• Let go to raise it.
• Long shadows are solid. Short ones are not.
• You have three lives. A fall or a stumble costs one.

Features

• Three modes: Day (a full day, three lives), Daily (same world for everyone each day), and Zen (no clock, no failing).
• Fireflies appear in shade, flowers appear in sunlight, and stars are a rare bonus.
• A “golden hour” bonus for keeping the sun low.
• A soft generative soundtrack built on a gentle scale. Headphones recommended.
• A shareable postcard of your run at the end.
• No ads, no sign-up, nothing to install. It plays in your browser.

Made by two persons. Feedback is very welcome in the comments.