You
The new spirit-keeper
You are twelve and live in Jasmine Village, at the edge of the forest. Grandma raised you, and now it's your turn to look after her.
About the game
What we remember stays alive
A spirit-catching adventure about a child, a grandmother who is starting to forget, and five lands full of spirits that only stay as long as someone remembers them.
Where the five lands come from
Two thousand years ago, the Tamil Sangam poets split the world into five landscapes called tinai: the mountains, the forest, the river farmland, the seashore and the dry land. Each tinai had its own flower, its own hour of the day and its own feeling.
The game's world is built the same way. Walk from one land to the next and the colours, the music, the spirits and the mood all change with it.
"What we remember stays alive." That is the heart of the story, and of every spirit in it.
The people
Who you'll meet
Your grandmother
Grandma
Valli is seventy-eight and grew up in the Hill Country. She knows every spirit by name, but lately her memory has started to slip.
Your rival
Vetri
Quick, proud and always one step ahead, or so Vetri says. You'll keep running into each other all the way across the Five Lands.
A small light
Agal
The little lantern spirit that lives in Grandma's spirit room. It's always there in the background, glowing quietly.
What you'll do
How it plays
Seal with a ring of light
Nothing is thrown. Your device casts a ring of light-blue light round a weakened spirit. It pulses until the spirit joins you, or breaks free.
122 original spirits
From Kanalit the fire mongoose to Mugili the little storm dragon, across 11 types, including our own Song type.
Five lands
Mountains, forest, river farmland, seashore and dry land, each with its own look, music and mood.
Day and night
A clock runs the world. Some spirits only come out after dark, and each land has its own special hour.
Helper calls
Whistle for a helper spirit to cut, push or light the way. It never takes up one of your moves.
Spirit Centers in every town
Free healing at the Spirit Center, with its teal lotus sign, and a Supply Shop next door in every town. Grandma heals your spirits at home too.
Made by one person
Spiritlands Online is made by Vignesh, an independent developer, in the Godot engine. It's built slowly and carefully, one land at a time.
Every line is written in English. People keep their own names, and the spirits have names of their own.