Lillybug for Playdate

While browsing the list of achievements in the backyard of the Generations house, have you ever thought to yourself "I wonder what it would be like to play a game as one of those fireflies ..."?

Well, wonder no more! Lillybug is exactly that. In Lillybug, you play as a little firefly who is the only thing standing in the way of an army of termites that want nothing more than to make a meal of her home.

Dash back and forth across the tree, killing termites and collecting the whirlygigs the tree drops to heal the damage that termites have done, all the while avoiding a hungry spider who will happily make a meal of you (and the termites). The faster you help the tree regain its resilience, the better.

The Tree is counting on you - don't let it down!

How to Play

Lillybug is a fast paced action/arcade game that takes a few minutes to play. Your final score is how quickly you're able to save the Tree, if you save it at all. It's a challenging and fun experience, and you'll need to make very efficient moves in order to succeed in your mission.

Here's a strategy thread on Twitter to help get you started.

The primary objective of the game is to prevent your beloved home, the Tree, from dying. This is accomplished by killing the Termites that are crawling across the trunk and damaging it. To kill a Termite, simply fly over top of it by moving the aiming reticule up or down so that your flight path will cross over it from your current position.

Each time a Termite damages part of the Tree, the overall health of the Tree will decrease. The tree’s health is indicated by the meter at the top of the screen.

When you’ve killed a Termite, the tree will drop a Whirlygig. Collecting these is crucial as you are not able to Heal the Tree without them. Just like killing a Termite, you can collect the Whirlygigs by flying over them.

The number of Whirlygigs you have in your possession is in the bottom right corner of the screen. When you fly across an infected section of the tree when you have Whirlygigs, you’ll emit a sparkly, healing trail and cure any part of the tree you pass over. Your Whirlygig count will drop by one. Remember! If you don’t have Whirlygigs, you cannot heal the tree! Keep killing Termites to get more Whirlygigs!

The tree’s health will increase based on how many infected sections of the tree you’ve healed.

At the bottom of the screen is a meter representing the Tree’s overall resilience. Each time you collect a Whirlygig, this meter will increase its value. For every 25% that the meter is filled, parts of the tree will become immune to the termites. Once this bar has filled all the way up, the tree will be completely resistant to the termites and you’ll win the battle!

Avoid the Spider at all costs! Getting caught by the Spider will cost you a life, any Whirlygigs you've collected, as well as precious time.

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