NecropolisTHE BALLOON

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THE BALLOON
W A S D drift · Space / Shift rise and sink · mouse to look (click once to grab it) · L lands where you are · M opens the map from anywhere.
ON FOOT
W A S D walk, Shift to sprint, Space to jump. You carry a lantern. Walk up to any stone and press F to pay your respects; it opens the whole story of the game buried there, and there you can light a candle or leave a memory. L next to the basket takes you up again.
ACHIEVEMENTS
The menu (Esc) keeps count: respects paid in every quarter, the places you've found on foot, and a few things that are better found than explained.
THE REGISTER
Every MMO we could confirm closed, as of October 2026, is a stone here, with dates checked against Wikipedia and the press. J opens the list; pick one and you'll be taken there. M opens the map: zoom in and the names come up.
THE TOMB
AETERNUM, in the plaza. There's a lever by the door. Q is a blast of wind; it takes eighteen seconds to come round again.
STEEL
Tap left click for a quick swipe; hold it and the blade draws back for a stab, heavier the longer you hold, going in when you let go. Hold right click to raise the shield: facing an attack it stops all of it, but every hit costs guard (the thin bar under your health), and when the guard breaks you're open for a moment. Z puts the steel away (a click gets it out again). Die and a Lantern-bearer brings you back.
FOOD
Across the water, on the island, there's a man by a tide pool who'll show you fire and eels. Firewood and a flint: F lights a fire where you stand. A cooked eel heals you: R eats one. Everything you can do on foot is on the bar at the bottom, with its key.
LOST?
Esc, then Unstuck, takes you to the nearest Lantern-bearer. Every grave has a feedback button: if a date is wrong or a game is missing, say so there.
SOUND
The music is played live by the page. U turns it off, - and = set the volume.