Design Statement
The theme track inspired me to make a game about someone going out on a little nighttime adventure. Playing as a firefly making the most of its remaining life felt like a good fit for it.

The game has no buttons, no text, no numbers, and no UI besides the progress bar at the bottom.

All you have to do is to make friends with other fireflies by getting close to them.

The more fireflies accompany you the bigger your area of influence grows.

I wanted to make a game that conveys a feeling of the joys and sorrows one comes across throughout their life without saying a single word.

Friends and loved ones come and go and all you can do is cherish the moments you have with them.

Game Instructions (launch steps, controls, and gameplay overview)
Play in the browser or download, extract the zip file and launch the .exe file.

You only use your mouse cursor to guide your firefly to other fireflies waiting for you wake them up. No clicking necessary except for in the browser version you should click at least once anywhere inside the game window to hear the audio.

Gameplay walkthrough video
https://youtu.be/eAi6TC1BJGg

Did your project use any AI tools or assets? If yes, please specify.
I used Google Gemini as a coding assistant. Design, art, sound, music is all human made. Sounds and music all come from CC0 sources.