Fireboy and Watergirl 2: Light Temple — Play Free Online

Fireboy and Watergirl 2: Light Temple is the second chapter of the Fireboy and Watergirl series, and it keeps the two-character setup of the first game while changing what the puzzles are made of. Fireboy and Watergirl still have to cross a temple and stand at their own exit doors, but now beams of light are part of the machinery. You redirect them with mirrors and rotating lenses so they hit sensors, and the sensors open the way forward.

A level here is slower and more deliberate than a race through the first temple. Someone has to reach a lever or a mirror, the other has to be standing where the result matters, and neither character can finish alone. That is why it suits two people on one keyboard: the conversation ("turn it once more", "wait, I'm not on the plate yet") is most of the fun. It also works solo if you are happy to switch between both characters yourself.

How to play

Fireboy uses the arrow keys. Watergirl uses W, A and D. Each character can walk and jump, and the hazards are colour-coded by pool: red pools are safe for Fireboy only, blue pools are safe for Watergirl only, and green pools are deadly for both, so nobody crosses them. Touching the wrong pool restarts the level.

Both characters must be standing at their doors to finish. Look first at where the light comes from and where it needs to land, then work backwards to work out which mirror has to be turned and who has to be nearby when it is.

Tips

• Trace the beam with your eyes before moving. Most mistakes come from rotating a mirror without knowing where the reflection will end up.
• Let one player wait in a safe spot while the other sets things up; two people moving at once usually causes an accidental fall into the wrong pool.
• Watch for jumps that only one element can take, such as a route over a red pool that Watergirl must avoid, and plan who goes first.
• If a level is stuck, restart it. Resetting is quicker than trying to undo a badly positioned mirror.

Similar games on Fireboy and Watergirl

The original Fireboy and Watergirl is the simplest starting point, with plain jumping and button puzzles. Fireboy and Watergirl 3: Ice Temple adds slippery floors, and Fireboy and Watergirl 4: Crystal Temple leans on teleporting portals. If you want another two-player game that isn't a temple, Duo Vikings and Bad Ice Cream are worth a look.

It runs in the browser with nothing to install, and it is a good pick for short sessions with a friend on a shared keyboard.