The painted game map of Batanes, three green islands in a blue sea
1YOU START HEREBasco Town, Batanes

FREE FILIPINO FOLKLORE RPG

Lakbay: a Filipino folklore RPG you play in your browser

Lakbay is a free role-playing game set in the Philippines. You travel from province to province, fight wild spirits from Filipino folklore, tame them as companions and beat each province's boss. It runs in your browser, and you can start without an account.

Play Lakbay nowNo account needed. Runs in your browser.
83PLACES TO TRAVEL
109SPIRITS TO TAME
6ELEMENTS
6COMPANIONS WITH YOU

How to play Lakbay

Four things to know before your first step in Batanes.

The painted map of Ifugao with rice terraces

Travel

You start in Batanes. Each province has places to explore. Beat the boss of a province to open the provinces next to it.

A wild Kapre inside an attack ring

Real-time fights

A fight does not wait for turns. A ring shows when a wild spirit is about to attack, and a well-timed dodge avoids the hit.

Bakunawa
Lambana
Arimaonga

Taming

Use an offering in a fight to try to tame a wild spirit. A tamed spirit joins you as a companion, and you can bring up to 6.

tubig
apoy
hangin
lupa
gabi
liwanag

Elements

Every spirit has one of 6 elements: tubig, apoy, hangin, lupa, gabi and liwanag. An attack deals double damage to two elements and half damage to two others.

A card for every spirit

109 spirit cards and 3 Special Edition cards. The card pages show what each card does, how many copies are left and how to get one. You can read them without playing.

Browse the cards

Where you can travel

Lakbay has 82 provinces and Metro Manila to travel. A new game starts in Batanes, at Basco Town.

Batanes mapBatanes
Ifugao mapIfugao
Palawan mapPalawan

Lakbay questions

Is Lakbay free?

Yes. Lakbay costs nothing to play. It uses play coins that you earn in the game. Coins cannot be bought, sold or cashed out.

Do I need an account to play Lakbay?

No. You can start as a guest. Sign up later to keep your progress. A guest save is deleted after 30 days without play.

What is Lakbay about?

Lakbay is a role-playing game set in the Philippines. You start in Batanes and travel from province to province. In each province you fight wild spirits from Filipino folklore, tame them as companions and beat the boss to open the provinces next to it.

How do fights work in Lakbay?

A fight does not wait for turns. A ring shows when a wild spirit is about to attack, and a well-timed dodge avoids the hit.

How do you tame a spirit in Lakbay?

Use an offering in a fight to try to tame a wild spirit. A tamed spirit joins you as a companion, and you can bring up to 6.

Does Lakbay work on a phone?

Yes. The game fills a phone screen. Tap where you want to walk, and use the buttons at the bottom of the screen.

A painted Lakbay town with a church, shops and a plaza

Your first town is waiting.

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