diff --git a/src/app.rs b/src/app.rs
index 2806e05..4449e56 100644
--- a/src/app.rs
+++ b/src/app.rs
@@ -231,6 +231,7 @@ impl App {
                 }
             }
         }
+        self.game.update();
     }
 
     fn do_freecam(&mut self) {
diff --git a/src/game.rs b/src/game.rs
index 55683b8..cc59ffa 100644
--- a/src/game.rs
+++ b/src/game.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ use sfml::{
 
 use crate::{
     graphics::{ScreenSc, ScreenVec},
-    math::{wp_to_tp, WorldPos},
+    math::{smoothwave, wp_to_tp, WorldPos},
     res::Res,
     tiles::TileDb,
     world::{Tile, TileId, TilePos, World},
@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@ pub struct GameState {
     pub clock: SfBox<Clock>,
     pub light_sources: Vec<LightSource>,
     pub tile_db: TileDb,
+    /// This is the number of ticks since the world has started.
+    /// In other words, the age of the world.
+    pub ticks: u64,
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Inspect)]
@@ -51,6 +54,9 @@ pub enum Biome {
 }
 
 impl GameState {
+    pub fn update(&mut self) {
+        self.ticks += 1;
+    }
     pub(crate) fn draw_world(&mut self, rt: &mut RenderTexture, res: &mut Res) {
         self.light_sources.clear();
         let mut s = Sprite::with_texture(&res.tile_atlas);
@@ -111,7 +117,8 @@ impl GameState {
         ));
         for ls in &self.light_sources {
             let mut s = Sprite::with_texture(&res.light_texture);
-            s.set_scale((4., 4.));
+            let flicker = smoothwave(self.ticks, 40) as f32 / 64.0;
+            s.set_scale((4. + flicker, 4. + flicker));
             s.set_origin((128., 128.));
             s.set_position((ls.pos.x.into(), ls.pos.y.into()));
             lightmap.draw(&s);
@@ -157,6 +164,7 @@ impl Default for GameState {
             clock: Clock::start(),
             light_sources: Vec::new(),
             tile_db: TileDb::load_or_default(),
+            ticks: 0,
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/math.rs b/src/math.rs
index 3c90ae1..6be56f8 100644
--- a/src/math.rs
+++ b/src/math.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use egui_inspect::derive::Inspect;
-use num_traits::Signed;
+use num_traits::{Num, Signed};
 
 use crate::world::{TilePos, TilePosScalar};
 
@@ -70,6 +70,29 @@ pub fn center_offset<N: From<u8> + Copy + Signed>(xw: N, yw: N) -> N {
     diff / N::from(2)
 }
 
+/// A smooth triangle-wave like transform of the input value, oscillating between 0 and the ceiling.
+pub fn smoothwave<T: Num + From<u8> + PartialOrd + Copy>(input: T, max: T) -> T {
+    let period = max * T::from(2);
+    let value = input % period;
+    if value < max {
+        value
+    } else {
+        period - value
+    }
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_smooth_wave() {
+    assert_eq!(smoothwave(0, 100), 0);
+    assert_eq!(smoothwave(50, 100), 50);
+    assert_eq!(smoothwave(125, 100), 75);
+    assert_eq!(smoothwave(150, 100), 50);
+    assert_eq!(smoothwave(175, 100), 25);
+    assert_eq!(smoothwave(199, 100), 1);
+    assert_eq!(smoothwave(200, 100), 0);
+    assert_eq!(smoothwave(201, 100), 1);
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn test_wp_to_tp() {
     assert_eq!(wp_to_tp(0), 0);