Beacon
Winner of the Ludum Dare 15 competition, Beacon was developed in less than two days and follows the story of a child who is lost in the darkness. A beacon of light appears out of nowhere, and the child must…
Beacon is a platform developed by ChevyRay, released 31 December 2009 on PC (Microsoft Windows).
What Beacon is
Beacon is a platform game developed by ChevyRay and released in 2009. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Winner of the Ludum Dare 15 competition, Beacon was developed in less than two days and follows the story of a child who is lost in the darkness. A beacon of light appears out of nowhere, and the child must follow the light closely or else be sucked into the blackness.
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Beacon launched on 31 December 2009, within three weeks of Gothic II: Gold Edition, Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors, Darksiders and Final Fantasy XIII.
Released around the same time: Gothic II: Gold Edition, Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors, Darksiders, Final Fantasy XIII.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
Screenshots
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Quick answers
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