Lantern Keep · 灯守
VERSION 1.5 · BUILD 6 iPhone + iPad · iOS 16+ 日本語 · 中文 · English

A calm shrine. A fierce last wave.

Lantern Keep is a Japanese shrine tower-defense game for iPhone and iPad. Place four distinct towers, read each yokai trait, and hold the torii through 15 story waves before you enter endless mode.

15story waves
5maps to master
endless mode
A moonlit shrine path with glowing lanterns
The night route is yours to read.

One wave at a time

Read the path. Shape the defense.

Every wave tests placement, targeting priorities, and timing. Call the next wave early for more Saisen, or take the time to prepare.

01

Four tower types

Lantern, Ofuda, Bell, and Kagami towers give you four ways to control range, tempo, and the air.

02

Yokai mechanics

Adapt to armored, flying, splitting, and regenerating enemies before they reach the shrine.

03

15 waves and endless

Finish 15 story waves, then continue into endless defense. Checkpoints and specializations keep a run moving, with a safe 10,000-wave ceiling.

04

Daily Omamori

A deterministic UTC challenge rotates one rule each day. Clear all 15 waves for a reward, or chase a perfect clear.

05

Maps and codex

Learn yokai traits in the codex, then adapt to five maps with single routes, forks, braziers, chozu basins, and salt traps.

06

Game Center records

Submit daily and endless scores, then collect six achievements across 25/50/75/100-wave milestones. Game Center is optional and the core game works offline.

The keeper’s loop

A small ritual with a lot of room to think.

The best runs are not about clicking fastest. They are about reading the route, making one good trade, and knowing when to call the next wave.

Place

Build beside the path. Four towers cover ground, air, slow, and burst in different ways.

Read

Open the codex, watch the traits, and choose a specialization when a tower reaches 2/3.

Hold

Use the ward once per wave, save every cleared wave, and carry the run into endless mode.

Build 6 · September 2026

The latest keep is ready.

Daily Omamori, five maps, codex entries, specializations, checkpoints, and Game Center records now sit in one focused loop.

  • 10,000-wave endless ceiling
  • Six Game Center achievements
  • Purchase retry + placement cancel
Read the support guide

Real gameplay

Defend the shrine on iPhone and iPad

Built for landscape play, with the same route-reading rhythm on a phone or a larger iPad screen.

Lantern Keep gameplay on iPhone in landscape orientation
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Lantern Keep gameplay on iPad in landscape orientation
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Three languages

One path, three languages

中文

在月下参道布置防御塔,挑战每日御守,守住十五波后进入无尽防卫。

日本語

月下の参道で日替わり御守に挑戦し、5 つの地図と Game Center の記録を楽しみながら十五波を守ります。

English

Build along a moonlit path, adapt to every yokai wave, and use maps, checkpoints, and Game Center records to go beyond 15 waves.

Need help?

The lanterns stay lit

Need help with a purchase, a checkpoint, a daily run, Game Center, or placement controls? Find the fastest check on our support page.