The Red Lantern

It serves as a great challenge to players. Each run, you learn more and more about your surroundings. Its very rewarding to reach the end. After reaching home, there are still things to do. Great game.

I was skeptical at first but this game REALLY drew me in. I didn't really know what the gameplay would be like as I went in fully blind, and I am blown away by how they had us survive. Everything has me so genuienly immersed, I can't tear myself away from the game until my fingers and brain are hurting from trying to figure out what's right!! This is worth the cost, be sure to give this game the chance it deserves.

This game is super well designed! It plays like a rouge like - expect to need to try a few times before you reach home - although there are a limited amount of stories to get through, so the game play is relatively short. The voice acting is excellent and the encounters fell engaging, your choices do affect whether or not you are able to survive. This is a relatively straightforward game, though, so most experienced player will find this easy to breeze through. I do love the thought that clearly went into the character design of the dogs and how that impacts game play.

The camera motion does cause a little bit of nausea if you are sensitive to the axis changing, so an option to turn that off would be great for adding accessibility while leaving the main feature on for those who can tolerate it for immersion. I didn't have any issue reading the text and I played this on the steam deck, so it was fairly clear despite the small size, and the voice acting would make up for any barrier here.

I got this game purely because I wanted something cozy to play on the Steam Deck while watching TV and ended up with much more. Paying more attention to the game than anything else very shortly after opening it for the first time, I was hooked on every dogs separate story line as well as the main characters own. Her self discovery while cruising Alaska and all the little comments she makes throughout the journey made me feel warm inside in all the good ways. The whole game is incredibly cute and whimsical while staying realistic to real life, awesome art style supports this vibe perfectly as well. Good balance of survival and no pressure to succeed in it really makes it be actually relaxing yet you still don't want to put it down.

I can definitely recommend to pick this one up and mush on!

Cool little chill indie game, get in a sale <3

when i found out it was point and click and not free roam i was disappointed like alot of other people.
but i gave it a shot and i legit enjoy this. i normally dont like point and click games but the story was nice.
the main character is someone i enjoy listening to and the dogs each have their own personalities and getting to know them was really fun!
that being said i finished the main game in about 2 hours. it is very easy especially when you unlock tools. if you don't want to get all the dogs and finish the dog's stories, i would not buy this game full price. i got it on sale for like $5.

I'm a musher, and I got my start in the sport with an adopted husky who proved to have a sense of adventure that pet life couldn't fulfill. Before we knew it, I was running teams with him in Alaska. I cried through the whole opening scene when I realized it was describing me and my Balto, haha. This game captures the awe, isolation, and determination that makes up a musher's life. Learning each dog's quirks, managing food and rest, and unlocking their stories really emphasizes that you're not just riding a sled - you're part of the team. When I have a little free time and I'm not taking care of my team irl, I enjoy running The Red Lantern dogs almost as much.

Cute doggies, but just pointing and clicking :(

sooooooo cute i love this game highly recommend it so many differnt ways to play

Hereticaly short. Great narration (Hey Jack!), decent events.

Rather expensive for such short game, but deffinitely enjoyable for few hours.

very cozy

Cute game, cute dogs, nice messages.

I give this a Barkley out of 10

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its very good, not lagyy at all

Fun Game with Cute Dogs.

Short but beautiful, I cried. I do wish there were more options, like when you get to the cabin if you had more missions.

I feel like 90% of the bad reviews come from people who simply did not know what the game is gameplay-wise. I wholeheartedly recommend getting it on a sale, and trying it out when you feel like playing a chill strat-survival game. It isn't hard nor demanding, but you won't always have it easy trying to survive either. In my opinion, in the state this game is in right now, it's absolutely worth playing, especially with the end-game additional content and achievements.

For the full price I cannot recommend this game. It is way too expensive given the amount of content actually here.

If it was cheaper, like €5,- or something I could recommend the game.

The game is point and click on rails, but there actually is a minor amount of strategy, or well strategy is stretching it, it is mostly just playing enough till you get all the items to make your runs easy.
The story starts nice, but the dialogue could be better written at times I think.

The moment you complete a run you get a notification saying that you've unlocked games with your dogs and letting your dogs roam free, but the letting your dogs roam free doesn't seem to actually exist at all, and the games with your dogs is just pressing a button and it will show a "fetch" animation that is not even really fetch.

As others have noted, it also seems that actually continuing after completing a run to unlock all of the accessories for your dogs doesn't actually seem to work as the scenarios required for that just don't seem to trigger.

One thing I found a bit lazy was the flint and steel and birch, which is not realistic at all. Birch is tinder, and you'd need to flint and steel to ignite the tinder, thus it is a very cheap way of game design.

The art is quite nice I think, except for the day and night cycle, which is weirdly implemented in that it moves like a clock's hand (i.e. it jumps every now and then).

All of this does not justify the price.

A very fun and semi challenging experience that proves to be addicting

We are all familiar with that feeling when we strive for our true dream — vivid, fleeting, but so desired. We often feel disappointment in ourselves and desperately want to prove to the world that we are worth something. This is precisely what drives the main character in The Red Lantern.

Sometimes people become so attached to ideas of what is "right" and "perfect" that they forget one simple truth: the world is made up of mistakes. We are what we do. We are our mistakes. It is them that shape our identity and define who we are.

The Red Lantern is a game that seeks to convey an important message: there is nothing perfect in this world, even if we sometimes think so. Our imperfections make us and everything around us whole. Without them, we couldn't be ourselves.

This game is about the simple quest for self-discovery, about understanding our capabilities and how the world will remember us. Each of us has our own Red Lantern, and each has a unique path to it.

We have only one life, and it should be lived as if every moment is the last. Don't be afraid of mistakes; love yourself as you are, with all your flaws, because it is those flaws that make us real.

May everyone one day find their own Red Lantern.

Suuuper cute and fun game! Think Oregon Trail but with dog sledding and Alaskan bush! Cannot wait to go back and get all the doggos and finish their stories 🖤

A super cute game, but maybe not the best explanation of what the game actually is on it's store page.

The graphics are charming and unique. The voice acting is solid and I love the storytelling. You get invested with the dogs and it's very easy to step into the protagonist's shoes and truly feel their excitement and fear in the moment of each event.

However, I will admit, it gets repetitive pretty fast and you only really get about 3-6 hours of game play before finishing everything. I got the game on sale for 5 or 6 USD, and at that price, I definitely don't mind getting 3-6 hours of game play. So I would honestly only recommend getting this game when it's on sale due to hours of play vs. cost.

I will also admit, I didn't expect this game to be a point and click game. From the features list and game play videos- I thought there would be more active engagement. I also thought we would get to actually train our dogs and engage in dog racing instead of just a point and click story game with your only true choices being how you manage your resources to make sure you don't starve halfway through.

It /is/ a cute game, but it's also not a game worth $25 usd, maybe closer $4-8usd.

I got this game on one of the sales, so I highly suggest it for that price. If you are a dog lover, I highly recommend this game. The dogs are fun and absolutely adorable. I love their stories. However the game can be repetitive, but it's not the worst. Once you unlock all the tools, its extremely smooth sailing. Your first run will most likely be your hardest with everything after being significantly easier. 10/10 was attacked by a squirrel.

It's a fun game! However, I only bought because it was 90% off. For full price there should have been more to do, because it does get repetitive pretty face!

I bought it after watching some gameplay and liked the idea of the gameplay loop. And honestly I was enjoying myself although you must have a bit of a suspension of disbelief to buy the plot (why would anyone go unprepared to Alaska? And whenever you die on a run, if you made significant progress the main character says "Oh what a terrible dream good thing I remembered to pack this -insert item that should've been packed in the first place").

I had to refund this game because, while looking for information on the next objectives, I came across the information that there are bugs that make it impossible to the player to reach 100% completition on the game and the devs refuse to acknowledge them. Also read that some people being unable to reach the end, probably because of bugs as well. So, I refunded it before I wasted too much time on it.

Might give it another chance if they end up fixing the game.

Amazing game, Story is funny, deep, and most of all the dogs story's are interesting and fun, this game is a must have if you like calm story games with lots of pets

Gets better the more you play it. The journal helps push things along and its full of little secrets you can unlock each play through. The setting is really nice with great voice acting. The dogs are awesome.

Very cute and cozy game. Imagine rogue like Firewatch, but more vibes than mechanics. Pick your sled team, get to know your dogs, and manage resources. Just lovely.

this game is so fun.i have always wondered how it would be in the alaskan wilderness and now i know!i highly recommend this game

i love this game its fun and cozy 10/10 game

nothing at all like i was promised or expected.. there is a bug i have where theres just a straight up chance a sucessfull hunting or shooting minigame straight up counts it as a loss.. there was very little story until you beat the game.. only then does it start.. every time you loose you get the same repeated story really burning out any flow of story. the events are wildly garbage where its very little skill and mainly just luck. my latest run every single event was food.. about 8 or 9 in a row.. not at all what i was hoping for. not to mention every time you loose its the whole *OH IT WAS ALL A DREAM*

From what I have tried this far:

The pros:
- In the very same graphical style of Long Dark.
- In the somewhat same mechanics of Long Dark - except you now have dogs.
- As of the dog you get to choose your pack
- You get to somewhat decide the direction - and basically something always happens.
- The hunting is simplified
- You need to keep track of rest/energy and hunger, also for the dogs.

Cons:
- The game cannot truly decide, how the mechanics are - you are told, when the hunger meter runs out and you pass a marking, the run will end - my hunger meter was near the end but not quite there, and BOOM, the protagonist dies - while not even passing a marker.
- The hunting is simplified (and it seems more as a RNG whether whether animals die when you shoot it)
- minor detail, you do not get to name the dogs, but that would have been a nice touch.
- from a deer you only get a single meat - and a single meat only restores a single energy block for the dogs, or a single energy for you. A deer would hold enough meet to keep both you and the dogs running for a while.

Conclusion:
I like the idea, and there are some nice things added to it. I like the elements of randomness, whether a random even is good or bad and you just have to follow your instinct with it - and take the consequences of. Though, from what I have experienced already this far, it seems like a RNG, rather than something that is skill based. With that said, I will not recommend it. Maybe when it is on sale.

the best game ive ever played, i was smiling the whole time while i played.

the dogs are amazing with cool events and the game progresses every run you do

This thing has a cute graphic style and cozy tone, but keep in mind, it's very much a narrative focused experience and is essentially on rails. There's not much here in terms of game-play, and the bits that are interactive -like hunting- have poorly explained mechanics.

Voice actor from Life is strange is the reason I bought it.

They sell it for a very high price for a game that has 3-4h worth of content to finish. I grabbed it on sale for less than 3$ so I guess at this price, you can't go wrong.

- Graphics are beautiful, very cartoony but beautiful!
- The gameplay is pretty relaxing and easy. The roguelite seems confusing at first but after 2-3 runs, you start to understand how it can work which such a strange story/game. And it does work. Not gonna say much to not spoil but it works. It's just important to understand that it's intended that you can't make it to the end of first runs. That's how it works.
- Enjoy being able to pet my furry friends!!
- The voice actor is the one from Life is Strange (Chloe), Borderlands (Tiny Tina) and Fortnite (Ray in STW) (and many more other games that I never played). She is absolutely amazing so it was a big plus for me when I decided to buy!

Overall, on sale like it is right now, it's a very cozy relaxing game with a very simple gameplay. You just take it easy, enjoy the wild, the voice acting, the music and pet the pups every time you can!

It looks like the long dark and looks interesting but its just a point and click game not very interesting at all, story is decent but i was hoping for a sledding game not a press this to follow a trail and the hunting sucks its also just a click at the right time, would not recommend.

it was so much fun if you like the wild or dogs you will love it

Really fun of all the things that could happen. The game is still able to continue even if you made it to the cabin.

Super fun, lots of hidden stuff to find.

every dog have their own storyline! You get to know ur pups' personality! And the first 5 pups that u chose will always have a special place in ur heart 😊

it is like a cozy chill road trip except u are the passenger princess so u only have to watch the scenery and choose options for the exploration events, ur pups will do the "driving" part.

it is also very rewarding to finally run a successful run and reach your destination after many times of trial and error.

however, that's it, u only have 1 map (the training run) that u replay over and over again for unlocking dogs & achievements, I was expecting to have at least a few real sled dog races after the training run 🤦

But still, i get this game on sales so Im not angry about the price vs the amount of game content

Just finished the game. It's a little buggy - a few times I failed hunts because I was the reticle and the circle simply never lined up. The luck-based mechanics are somewhat annoying. However, it's very pretty, and the dogs are cute. I enjoyed it.

The game is chilled, relaxing and very pretty but it gets highly repetitive and the RNG for the achievements being annoying and some journal entries just refusing to happen no matter how many lakes you see or encounters you have is irritating. The guide helps a little but with most the luck of the run and things just not happening get in the way, with conflicting info online and no sure way to seemingly complete this. Time sink, ig you care about the achievements maybe don't bother because it is just ruining the game for me despite my opinion other than this being positive.

it's a fun adventure game.

Really fun game, been playing it on my steamdeck, the rogue like elements make it fun to replay and try to get all of the endings. My favorite part though has to be the art style.

Wow I love that game, It's really cozy even tho there is some survival mechanics. The rogelite (I think) elements are veru enjoyable and of course all of our pups are super cute!! Perfect to play in the cold winter of the True North. I would recommend for any dog lover AND snow lover, the landscapes are beautiful and it also runs really well on my computer.

Very cute game with lots of charm and love all the dog's personalities. Fingers crossed for a sequel where you take part in the Iditarod, Noodle as my lead dog obviously.

This game is actually pretty entertaining. Trying to bond with a particular dog can be kind of tricky though, but that's probably for the best considering each run doesn't really take that long and even losing just resets you. I may consider playing more of this game on the steam deck now that it's verified.

I love this game, it's short but powerful.
The narrative about finding your place hits home, and I feel it's a must play for anyone who may be going through cycles of doubt in their life.
While the game lacks in a lot of game play mechanics, the story, dogs, and music all but make up for it.

An amazing game could never recommend it enough! Im, not 100% through but so far it's helped my interest and made me shed a few tears! The only thing I'd recommend for the developers is making the home screen a bit better with a load game option! =D

Please add the non-killing option!
I can't play it: the weasel is so nice and the wolf is in trouble :(