Lighter

Lighter
The icon for the Lighter.
INFORMATION
Type	Radius Light Source
Fuel Time	60.0s (20.0s per bar) 30.0s (10s per bar) (Wear And Tear Modifier)
Fuel Bars	3
Maximum Stack	1
Shop Description	Basic temporary light source
Shop Price	100 (Jeff Shop) 50 (Pre-Run Shop)
Usage	A temporary light source and used to light candles
SOUND FILES
Opening & Closing Sounds OpeningClosing
Miscellaneous Sounds FlickWater FlickExploded

"Basic temporary light source."
- Pre-Run Shop

Lighters are a light source item that can be found inside containers or on tables, and can be bought in The Hotel's Pre-Run Shop or at the The Hotel's Jeff Shop with a 60% chance.

Usage

When active, it will light up a short area around players. Having the Lighter active will slowly drain its fuel. Once it is out of fuel, it will be removed from a player's inventory. A Lighter at full fuel capacity can be active for 1 minute before being completely depleted.

The fuel of the Lighter is divided into 3 bars. Prior to the The Hunt update, it had 4 bars. With each bar consumed (every 33% of total fuel), an extra spark is needed to light it, clicking once on the first bar of fuel, twice on the second, and so on. Note that the fuel will drain while a player is trying to light it.

Notes

• A Lighter's fuel cannot be replenished. The only way to "refuel" a Lighter is to find and swap it with another Lighter with more fuel.
  • The game will not allow players to swap their Lighter for another lighter with less fuel.
• It is recommended that players only use Lighters in dark rooms.
  • Using any light source greatly reduces the chance of Screech spawning.
• In The Hotel, if a player has a Flashlight or Lighter with at least 25% charge, Lighters (and Flashlights) will be unable to spawn.
• Lighters can spawn as early as the Reception room. However, this is relatively rare to occur.
• If you are waist-deep in Floods in The Mines with a Lighter in your hands, it will go out and will not light until it stops leaking water.

Pros and Cons

Pros

• Relatively common item on any normal floors.
• Medium radius and great for multiplayer.
• Can light up Candle at cost of 2 seconds of fuel.
• Almost guaranteed to be found in Adit.

Cons

• Only up to 1 minute fuel time maximum.
• May take longer to light up when fuel time is lower.
• Randomized fuel time 50%-100% when found on any Containers.
• Causes Gloombats to attack when left on.
• Can make noise for Figure to hear it, though this can be used to lure Figure away from a teammate, for example.
• The light is not directional, unlike the Spotlight, Flashlight and Shakelight.
• Stops spawning in The Hotel when a Flashlight or another Lighter with high enough charge is in a player's inventory.
• Can cause the player to explode if they use it in Firedamp leak rooms in The Mines.
• Cannot be refueled.

Item Skins

Image	Name	Description	Price	Sounds
Default Glow	Basic Black	"Like a shadow in the night!"	499	N/A
Default Glow	Basic Blue	"Not to be confused with Cyan!"	499	N/A
Default Glow	Basic Cyan	"Not to be confused with Blue!"	499	N/A
Default Glow	Basic Green	"Finally turn green!"	499	N/A
Default Glow	Basic Jade	"Just a shade of jade!"	499	N/A
Default Glow	Basic Magenta	"Not to be confused with Purple!"	499	N/A
Default Glow	Basic Orange	"Hey apple!"	499	N/A
Default Glow	Basic Pink	"Pretty in pink!"	499	N/A
Default Glow	Basic Purple	"Not to be confused with Magenta!"	499	N/A
Default Glow	Basic Red	"Waiter, waiter! More red 40 please!"	499	N/A
Default Glow	Basic White	"White as snow!"	499	N/A
Default Glow	Basic Yellow	"Hello! This is yellow!"	499	N/A
Default Arctic Desert	Camo	"Practically invisible!"	799	N/A
Default Blue Pink	Color Camo	"Practically visible!"	799	N/A
	D-Orb Lighter	"Charge a powerful orb and hurl it at your enemies as you fly above them." Flame color is spirit blue.	2999 (Also from the Classic Gear Bundle)	Opening TBA Closing TBA
	Dumpster Child	"Fire!" Has fully unique animations. Sound effects are squishy.	"Truer Tower Hero" Achievement	Opening TBA Closing TBA
Default Sinister B Sinister E Sinister G Sinister K Sinister M Sinister Q Sinister S Sinister T Sinister V	Pumpkin	"Spicy!" Flame color is pumpkin seed yellow.	150 (Trick or Treat 2025)	N/A
	Translucent	"Translucent doesn't even mean invisible. It means semi-transparent." Light color is white!	799	N/A
Default Cold Blood Royal Blood	Vampire	"Sparks fear with boiling blood." Flame color is blood red.	(From the Vampire Bundle)	N/A
Default Drakobloxxer Giggle	Retro Screech	"Hey man." Sound effects are Retro Screech-y.	1499	Opening TBA Closing TBA

Bugs

• If a player swaps lighters at the same time as it runs out of fuel both lighters will be removed from their inventory.
• If a player equips a different item during the lighter's "turning on" animation, their hands will still be animated as if they're turning on a lighter.
  • The same animation bug happens with the Flashlight and the Shakelight.
  • If Vitamins are equipped during the animation, players will perform a "using" animation.
• When equipping a Lighter in mobile version, its lid may be open, causing it to be impossible to turn on. This can be fixed by re-equipping the Lighter.
• Trying to turn on a Lighter while being wet will automatically turn it off visually, but it will act as it if it was on for Firedamp's logic, dying instantly when entering a Firedamp room if the player doesn't unequip it at any point after failing to turn it on.

Trivia

• The lighter was given a special use in The Mines Update, being to light Candles for extra light sources.
• In the past, players would receive the message "You swapped your Lighter" or "Your Lighter is in better shape" when attempting to exchange an existing lighter for another lighter.
  • This was removed in The Hotel+ Update and replaced with a visual indicator showing how much fuel was gained instead.
• Prior to The Hunt Update, players would receive the message "Your Lighter ran out of fuel" when a lighter's durability ran out.
  • This was replaced with a visual indicator showing that the lighter has ran out of fuel instead.
• The Lighter has the shortest durability out of all the light sources in the game, being only 1 minute.
• The specific type of lighter the game uses is a zippo lighter, which unlike other lighters uses a wick and a spark from flint in order to work.
• You can trade a lighter with Louie for Bread or Cheese.
  • Both have a 50% chance of being dropped by Louie.
• The lighter used to cost 150 before the SUPER HARD MODE!!! update

Related achievements

		Supporting Small Businesses Thank you, come again! Purchase an item from Jeff.

Gallery

Pre-Run Shop with the lighter as the top left purchase.

Ditto, but just the Lighter option.

A lighter inside the Rift.

The inventory icon for the Lighter.

A lighter inside a writer's desk.

A lighter inside an office desk.

The top of the lighter after closing a container from an office desk.

Two lighters in a locked chest as which has been opened.

Three lighters in a chest.

Ditto, but with the “You finally turn green” Candy eaten.

A lighter on a table.

A lighter turning off when it runs out of fuel.

A Lighter at Jeff Shop

The smoke particle that the lighter emits.

The fire particle that the lighter emits.

The Lighter shown in the Admin Panel.