The Hieronymus Bosch Escapade of Non-Earthly Delights

In this game, you need to move your Hieronymus Bosch character through the game field, trigger switches to remove walls, and enter the monster mouth at the end to advance to the next level. Please note: This game works best on a desktop or laptop with a keyboard. Also, click your mouse within the game field to activate the game, and then hit enter to start the game.

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There will be instructions that appear at the top of the game screen; here's the summary: move forward and back with the arrow keys (or keys "A" and "D"); jump with the space bar; hit "C" to clone your Bosch character; hit "E" to activate the switch; hit "tab" to switch between cloned characters. There will be times when you will need to experiment with these controls to get the desired results.

Our main character in the game is based on this figure from Hieronymus Bosch's masterpiece "The Garden of Earthly Delights," created between 1503–1515. If you click on the link in the painting title, look for this guy in the bottom right corner of the right side panel of the triptych.

A creature from Hieronymus Bosch Garden of Earthly Delights

If you liked this Hieronymus Bosch-themed game, make sure to try out our Hieronymus Bosch Invaders game as well! Or, if you'd like some background information on Bosch, check out our feature on the artist here and learn more about this fascinating Dutch artist from the 15th Century.