[squad:plan] Emberwick: lantern-keeper stealth puzzle game plan #66545

Concept

Emberwick is a top-down 2D stealth-puzzle game. You are a tiny candle spirit carrying a dwindling flame through a dark, wind-swept ruin. Light is both resource and danger: lit tiles reveal paths and wake sleeping shade-creatures, while darkness is safe but blind.

Core gameplay loop

1. Survey the room by briefly flaring your flame (costs wax).
2. Plan a route using light and shadow, avoiding shade patrol cones.
3. Light braziers and melt wax seals to open the exit.
4. Reach the exit with wax remaining, which scores the level and unlocks the next.

Target platform

Browser (HTML5 canvas/TypeScript), desktop and mobile touch, static-site hosted.

Art/style direction

Low-res pixel art with a warm-ember vs. cold-indigo palette, dynamic 2D lighting and a minimal chiptune ambient score.

Minimum viable feature set

• Grid movement, flame radius and wax meter
• 2 enemy types (patrolling shade, light-averse wisp)
• Wind gust hazard and 3 interactables (brazier, wax seal, mirror)
• 12 handcrafted levels, undo/restart, local save

Milestones

• M1 Prototype: one room, movement, flame/wax, one enemy
• M2 Vertical slice: 3 polished levels, lighting, audio, all interactables
• M3 Playable demo: 12 levels, tutorial, deployed web build

Workstreams and owners

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