Note: Starlight runs entirely in your browser — no download, no installation and no account needed. Your progress is stored in the browser on this device, so it is not shared between devices or websites.

Game Introduction

Starlight is a single-player block-placement puzzle that combines line clearing with gem collecting. You are given groups of three pieces and an empty 8 × 8 board; drop the pieces where they fit, complete a full row or column to clear it, and gather the three kinds of gems hidden on the board to finish each chapter.

What sets it apart from the falling-block games you may know is that nothing falls on its own. Pieces never rotate and never drop from the top — you decide the order in which the three pieces of a group are placed, and every placement has to be planned around the space that is left. The longer strips, large L shapes and three-by-three squares introduced in later chapters are what turn a simple board into a real puzzle.

Platforms and Device Requirements

Browser: any current version of Chrome, Edge, Safari or Firefox. Nothing has to be installed.
Controls: mouse drag-and-drop, touch drag, or click a piece and then click the target cell. Keyboard play is supported as well (Enter to select, arrow keys to move the board focus, Enter to place).
Devices: works on desktop computers and on mobile phones in both portrait and landscape orientation.
Language: the in-game interface is available in English and Simplified Chinese.

Basic Gameplay Guide

The board and the pieces

The board is 8 × 8. You always receive a group of three pieces and choose where to place them one by one; when the group is used up, the next group is dealt. There are 35 piece shapes with fixed orientation — single cells, horizontal and vertical strips, small corners, four-direction large L shapes, 2 × 3 and 3 × 2 rectangles and 3 × 3 squares. Pieces cannot be rotated, so the space you keep free matters more than the shape you are holding.

Clearing lines and collecting gems

Filling a complete row or a column clears it, and you can clear several lines at the same time. Cells that carry a gem add to the matching collection counter, and the three gem targets are shown at the top of the screen. A chapter is finished when all three targets are met. Score comes from successful placements and from clears, and clearing multiple lines at once is worth much more than clearing a single one.

When a piece does not fit

If a piece has no legal spot it simply returns to the tray and nothing is deducted. If none of the remaining pieces can be placed, the game will offer you a restart the next time you pick one up. Note that the deal is generated along one feasible placement order, so the board can still run into a dead end if your own choices strand it.

Levels and Goals

Starlight currently has 12 chapters. The first two introduce the smaller shapes only, and the larger pieces arrive one by one: the big L in chapter 3, the rectangle in chapter 4 and the three-by-three square in chapter 5. Long horizontal and vertical strips become more frequent later on, while single cells and corners keep filling in the gaps. Chapters 6 and 9 act as a breather, and chapters 10 to 12 push the collection targets higher.

Advanced Tips

Keep one full row and one full column open

The easiest way to lose is to fill every gap in the middle of the board. Keep a clear lane along the bottom row and one along the right-hand column so that long strips always have a home, and use the remaining space for the awkward pieces.

Look ahead before you place

Since a group of three comes at once, decide the whole order before the first placement. Placing the hardest piece of the group first — usually the large L, the rectangle or the square — forces the remaining two into narrow gaps.

Chasing multi-line clears

Crossing a full row and a full column in the same move clears both at once and multiplies the score. When a piece fits in the corner of two open lines, take it.

Common Questions

The game does not load?

Click the cover image above to start the game. The first load pulls the game files, so give it a second or two on a slow connection. If nothing happens, reload the page and try again.

Is my progress saved?

Yes — the current chapter, the board, the pieces still waiting to be placed, your score, the number of moves and the collected gems are saved automatically, so you can close the tab and continue later. The save lives in this browser on this device only; clearing site data or switching devices starts a new game.

Are there hints or an undo button?

No. Starlight deliberately has no hint, no undo and no timer — the puzzle is meant to be solved by planning. The only reset available is restarting the current chapter from the settings menu.

Can I exchange the gems for something?

The gems are level objectives, not currency. They cannot be spent, traded or turned into any kind of reward.

Conclusion

Starlight is a calm, unhurried puzzle for anyone who likes tidying up a board. The first chapters are quick to learn, and the later ones — with the large L shapes, the rectangles and the frequent long strips — ask for genuine planning. Start a chapter, place the awkward piece first, and keep those two clean lines open.