Tap the game to open it fullscreen. On a computer, Esc exits; on a phone, use the ✕ button.

How to play

Tap, or use the space bar, to jump the flames; hold to jump higher. Each flame that reaches you costs one of three lives. Reach the roof before the fire wins.

The story behind it

In Njáls saga, Njál’s house at Bergþórshvoll is set on fire, and Kári escapes along the burning beams and throws himself into a stream. The game is a simplification. Read the story in The burning of Njál: the Icelandic saga’s revenge in which a whole house was set on fire.