Fireboy and Watergirl 6: Fairy Tales Game

Fireboy and Watergirl 6: Fairy Tales sends the elemental duo through a fairy-tale-themed temple built around the series' core rule: Fireboy dies in water, Watergirl dies in lava, and green goo kills them both. You steer both characters through the same room at once, splitting your attention between two very different sets of hazards while you work toward the exit door together.

The new piece this time is a cast of magic fairies scattered through each level. Drag one with the mouse onto a matching-colored lamp to light it and open a lever or door; the rare white fairies light a lamp of any color, which is usually the key to a puzzle that looks stuck. Levels are picked from a butterfly-shaped map — clearing one unlocks the next pair of chapters on either wing, 25 regular levels plus 6 harder unlockable ones.

Controls

• Fireboy — Arrow keys to move and jump
• Watergirl — W, A, D to move and jump
• Mouse — drag fairies onto lamps

Tips

• Grab red gems with Fireboy and blue gems with Watergirl — either character can pick up the white ones.
• If a lever won't budge, look for a fairy you haven't moved yet before assuming you're missing a switch.
• Move both characters in short, deliberate steps near lava and water pools — one careless hop kills that character and stalls the level.

Best played with two people on one keyboard, though it works solo if you're comfortable alternating between both sets of controls.