How to play

1. MovementRun with AD or the arrow keys. On touch, use the Left and Right buttons.
2. JumpPress Space or Jump to leap onto crates and platforms. Hold for a high jump, tap for a short hop.
3. AttackPress J or E, or Attack, to swing in front of you. The Bramble Bug takes two hits. The Swamp Frog takes three hits (four in the Sunlit Canopy, where the Bramble Bug takes three). When its mouth opens and a "!" shows, it is about to flick its tongue along the ground, so jump the tongue or stay back, then strike while it is winded. The Rootmaw boss at the end of Level 3 takes twelve: dodge its ground slam, then strike while it recovers. In the Sunlit Canopy, MonK the Monkey swings on the vines overhead and lobs bananas at you: he raises one before every throw, so dodge it, hide behind cover, or swing at a banana to knock it out of the air. In the Endless Realms, swarms of little mosquitoes sometimes buzz in: they do no damage but shove you around, so tap the Swat! button (or press K) to send them flying. Enemies get new looks and take more hits, and boss levels bring tougher bosses.
4. CollectiblesGlowspores float along the way. There are 12 in Level 1, 17 in Level 2, 41 in Level 3 and 42 in Level 4. Touch one to collect it. On boss levels they glow purple and each one pays bonus Swamp Crystals. Watch out for thorn vines from Level 3 on: they hurt.
5. HealthYou have 3 flames. A Bramble Bug or Swamp Frog touch costs one. Lose them all and it is game over. Lit lanterns save your spot.
6. GoalEvery level now ends in a boss fight: walk into the arena at the far end and defeat the boss to clear the level. Endless Realms levels end at a goal gate, with a stronger boss every third level (3, 6, 9 and on). There is no last level. In the Endless Realms the longer you stay in a level, the more enemies arrive: Swamp Frogs keep showing up off-screen and hunt you, and the Threat pips under the glowspore counter show how many can be on you at once (they score points but drop no fragments). Before every boss arena stands a cabin with a treasure chest: strike it open (J / E or Attack) and pick Max Flames +1 or +25% Damage for the fight. The cabin's back door stays barred until you do.
7. ScoreGlowspore 100, Bramble Bug 250, Swamp Frog 300 in Level 3 and 400 everywhere else, Rootmaw 1,500, finishing a level 1,000, plus a speed bonus of up to 1,000. In the Endless Realms, every score value grows with the level's Danger number, so coins and crystals do too. Your best score for each level is saved.
8. FragmentsEvery defeated enemy drops a Fragment. Each kind comes from its own enemy, and the Rootmaw drops a rare one. They are saved to your collection straight away.