Flamit
Description
Flamit hands you a tiny flame with a big problem: there are torches to light all over the place, and your fire will not last forever. That single tension, a shrinking lifespan against a level full of unlit torches, powers one of the more charming one-screen platformers around. Every stage is a small race against your own burning fuse, and the scramble to reach the last torch as your flame gutters out never stops being tense.
You move with the arrow keys or on-screen touch controls, running and jumping around compact levels to touch each torch and set it alight. Light every torch on the screen and the level is done; let your flame die first and you start over. The controls are instantly readable, so all of the difficulty lives in the level design, which is exactly where a game like this should put it.
The game packs thirty one-screen levels full of funny obstacles, spread across two different game modes for extra variety. The hazards list reads like a comedy of pain: spikes, more spikes, snow that changes how the ground behaves, and ice enemies patrolling the platforms you need to cross. Each new stage rearranges these pieces into a fresh little puzzle, and because every level fits on one screen, you can always see the whole problem, even when solving it is another matter entirely.
The difficulty curve is generous early on and sharpens nicely. First you are simply learning routes, then you are threading between spike pits while an ice enemy cuts off the obvious path, and eventually you are planning entire sequences before you take your first step, because a flame with no time to spare cannot afford a wrong turn.
The core strategy is route planning. Before moving, trace the order you will light the torches so you never cross the same ground twice, and always leave the nearest torch for last as your safety net. Watch the ice enemies' patrol timing rather than rushing them, and remember that hesitation costs flame just as surely as a mistake does. Flamit is perfect for platformer fans who like short, clever levels with one clean idea, executed with warmth and wit.