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A Kindling Forest

A Beautiful Auto-Runner

Ratings

Age

9+

Category

Adventure

Languages

English

Embark on a magical journey to save the forest from an ancient evil in this challenging auto-runner adventure. An ancient demon has risen, leaving a trail of rock-hard shards in his wake. Aided by forest spirits, you play as an awakened archer tasked with hunting him down. The arrows you collect along the way double as your life count, making every shot a critical strategic decision. Jump, shoot, grow new paths, fly over clouds, and navigate through ruins and lava across fast-paced levels.

Dinsun Expert Review

Our Expert Score

85/100

A Kindling Forest is a remarkably refreshing take on the mobile auto-runner genre, injecting genuine tension and strategic depth into what is usually a mindless reflex test. By cleverly tying your ammunition directly to your health pool, every single encounter forces a tense risk-versus-reward calculation. Do you expend precious arrows to clear a tricky shard formation, or do you risk a tight dodge to save your skin?

Visually, the game charms with its cozy, magical woodland aesthetic, contrasted nicely by fast-paced platforming challenges that keep you on your toes. While it can occasionally lean into punishing difficulty spikes, reaching a checkpoint after a grueling sequence of ruins and lava is deeply satisfying. It is a tight, polished, and surprisingly emotional adventure that deserves a spot on any mobile gamer's device.

Dinsun reviewed on: Mon Nov 10 2025

Features

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Challenging auto-runner mechanics where ammo is your life

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Magical fantasy atmosphere with unique forest spirit helpers

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Diverse levels featuring ruins, lava, and floating cloud sequences

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Intuitive two-touch control scheme for jumping and shooting

Tips & Walkthrough

Gameplays

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Q&A

Since your arrows double as your life count, running out of arrows means you will perish and have to restart from the last checkpoint.

Ratings & Reviews

App Store Editors’ Notes

Polished and Challenging: Hoping for More to Come
Mon Dec 23 2024 Timzap

Just finished playing the auto-runner shooting game, and I have to say, it’s both fun and challenging! The gameplay keeps you on your toes as you continuously move forward, dodging obstacles and taking down enemies. One of the standout features for me is the graphics adding a lot of character to the game world. The slow-motion effect during shooting is another highlight. It really adds a cinematic touch, making you feel like a total action hero as you take out enemies in style. However, the game does ramp up in difficulty pretty quickly. While the early levels are manageable and provide a good sense of progression, it shifts from easy to hard much faster than expected. This creates a steep challenge that keeps things exciting, but can also be a bit frustrating at times if you’re not prepared for the sudden spike in difficulty. Overall, it’s a great pick for fans of arrow-shooting action with some cool visuals and satisfying mechanics. Definitely worth playing if you’re up for the challenge!

Beautiful game!
Thu Jun 12 2025 Juno_bug

I love this game, I can’t wait to see more! I have a mechanics question for the devs though: what is the point of shooting the targets and acorns if they just end up wasting your arrows/lives? are they meant to trip you up or is there a future mechanic that rewards you for them? genuine question as someone interested in game dev :)

Amazing game
Wed Jun 25 2025 Trigger Mask

The game is so much fun. I’m playing it. It’s a lot of new ventures takes a few times to try over but it’s really fun to play at first. You played like three games and then you gotta pay but the payment is well worth it. It’s really fun because you earn a crown.

No response
Wed Jul 30 2025 寡人略有微词

Why didn’t the purchase button respond when I click it

Great game with satisfying visuals
Mon Jun 23 2025 Tk 6838

This game really is a hidden gem. It has a great art style and the movement controls are really fun to use. This game has a ton of potential. Can’t wait for more content to come out.

Great game
Thu Jun 19 2025 K_i_n_g-

I completed the game in 30 mins and couldn’t stop playing I just wish that I didn’t have to pay for more levels

Great game!
Wed Jan 01 2025 Stupidsaurous

This game is very well made and fun. I wish more companies would use this model and charge a small price to avoid annoying adds.

I love it
Fri Jun 27 2025 jduwiuew9

I think the game mechanics are amazing but can there be an option to increase the speed of the auto Scroll?

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