Lights Out
Toggle lights in a cross pattern to turn them all off.
Rules
- The grid starts with some lights on and some off.
- Toggling a cell flips that cell and its four orthogonal neighbors (up, down, left, right).
- Cells on edges and corners have fewer neighbors, so fewer lights flip.
- The goal is to turn every light off.
Controls
Keyboard
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
Arrows / wasd / hjkl |
Move cursor |
Enter / Space |
Toggle light |
Ctrl+H |
Toggle full help |
Ctrl+R |
Reset puzzle |
Escape |
Return to main menu |
Mouse
| Action | Effect |
|---|---|
| Left click | Toggle light (and its neighbors) |
Tips
- Toggling the same cell twice cancels out. Every move is its own undo, so if you make a mistake, just press the same cell again.
- Work row by row from top to bottom. Turn off all the lights in the current row by toggling cells in the row below it, then move on. This keeps solved rows from getting scrambled.
- Plan around edges and corners. Corner cells only affect two neighbors and edge cells only affect three, which limits your options. Tackle these constrained areas first when you can.