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The Beacon by zimennik

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made by zimennik for Ludum Dare 59 (JAM)

A short Myst-style adventure

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You are a signal-tower keeper. For the first time in twenty years, the eastern tower is lit. The signal has to travel on, all the way to the capital. You must lit the beacon.

Controls

  • Mouse — Interaction
  • Space — Inventory

Walkthrough (SPOILERS!)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dqMmuwlbT0

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Claude Code (Opus 4.7) assisted in the development of this game (code).

Used content

Models

  • Lantern — free3d.com/3d-model/old-lantern-462153.html
  • Bed — free3d.com/3d-model/wooden-bed-21103.html
  • Table — free3d.com/3d-model/old-wooden-table-61466.html
  • Stool — free3d.com/3d-model/wood-stool-303532.html
  • Fence — free3d.com/3d-model/fence-snow-220713.html
  • Chest — free3d.com/3d-model/wooden-chest-44006.html
  • Fireplace — sketchfab.com/3d-models/stylized-modular-fireplace-696bfa98c2b34bc3b962151ba3304928#download

Sounds

  • Forest — freesound.org/people/Gutek/sounds/201897/
  • Rumble — freesound.org/people/alexkandrell/sounds/316097/
  • Door — freesound.org/people/steprock/sounds/771164/
  • Fire — freesound.org/people/Vital_Sounds/sounds/713522/
  • Wood chopping — freesound.org/people/ElSchorscho/sounds/847818/
  • Pouring — freesound.org/people/FOSSarts/sounds/740116/

Screenshots

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Link https://zimennik.itch.io/the-beacon
Link https://zimennik.itch.io/the-beacon
Link https://zimennik.itch.io/the-beacon
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/59/the-beacon

Ratings

Overall 179th 3.917⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Fun 254th 3.646⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 538th 3.208⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Theme 379th 3.833⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 112th 4.375⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Audio 158th 3.896⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Humor 453th 2.682⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Mood 24th 4.479⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Given 18🗳️ 15🗨️

Feedback

Kauri
Apr 20th · 21:05 UTC
Cool visual effect. Mouse in front of item description.
Creator-Lynx
Apr 20th · 21:06 UTC
How you made this coolest screen dithering?
Mezaka
Apr 20th · 21:20 UTC
Played it until the end! I especially loved the mood that the audio and visuals created. Very myterious! (The audio almost reminded me of blue prince?)
🎤 zimennik
Apr 20th · 21:22 UTC
@creator-lynx I'm reasonably decent with shaders. But again, Claude helped me out a bit with it.
FrowsyFrog
Apr 20th · 22:11 UTC
Both the art and the overall atmosphere were amazing. The game keeps you engaged and entertained the whole time! Great job!
xotraz
Apr 20th · 22:54 UTC
That was lovely, simple enough for a point and click and athmospheric, good job!
Creator-Lynx
Apr 20th · 22:56 UTC
@zimennik hope sometime I can do something like that. Very beautifull!
WeirdBitGames
Apr 21st · 15:02 UTC
Oh man I remember the Myst games. You nailed it with the feel and atmospheric envinronmments!
BjoernM
Apr 23rd · 11:50 UTC
Nice Graphics!
jk5000
Apr 23rd · 12:07 UTC
Overall a great and pretty well made adventure game. I especially liked the ending. I would have liked some voice over even if it was AI. But overall a good jam game. Well done.
LDJam user 385997
Apr 24th · 10:18 UTC
The art is amazing, and those shaders are really cool. I love the mood of the game and its eerie 3D environment. Great entry!
LDJam user 278146
Apr 25th · 12:22 UTC
Great atmosphere! I really liked how smooth the camera felt.
TurboLaser
Apr 27th · 14:29 UTC
Cool game - it felt like going back to the good old days. My only issue was that my GPU usage was at 99%.
picross
Apr 29th · 07:52 UTC
Really cool atmosphere and graphical direction. Loved the music as well, did you compose it? Very cool stuff! I am not great at Myst-em-ups but I struggled through the puzzles here haha. Nice work!
skale
Apr 29th · 14:34 UTC
It wasn't what I expected. PS style dithering looks great here.

The game made me feel uncomfortable, but I mean it in a good way. The atmosphere is strong, I felt lonely, and unprotected, disconnected from everything in almost realistic environment, but something felt off. I don't even know how to explain this. The music seems chill but at the same time makes you feel tension. I think it would benefit from additional sound effects.

(I couldn't find the key in the house for about 3 minutes, because I just missed it in the dark :D)
Cazik21
Apr 29th · 14:37 UTC
Cool game! i really enjoyed playing this
skale
Apr 29th · 14:38 UTC
@turbolaser That’s normal. Without a frame cap, your GPU just renders as fast as it can.
JB Rock
Apr 30th · 02:12 UTC
I like the vibe of the game. Gives a retro Myst like vibe and maybe old Resident Evil with crafting and combine items to make something. Some of the outdoor segments felt you should have free movement. But I see the movement was limited for the design and turning points of the game. Cool Entry overall.
Garaptic
Apr 30th · 20:53 UTC
Amazing work! The atmosphere is really cool. The dithering and the music create a great effect. The ending gave me goosebumps; it was quite unexpected. I really enjoyed it, great job! :D
SinusQuell
May 01st · 13:43 UTC
wow! not bad!
Fupi
May 02nd · 00:26 UTC
Absolutely beautiful game! It really captures the vibe of Myst, though thankfully these puzzles are actually quite easy to understand lol. I played this from beginning to end pretty smoothly, going through the motions of every puzzle without any difficulty, it was quite a zen experience, and then that ending got me real good. If there's one thing I could say is that I'd prefer if you could open the inventory just by putting your mouse at the top of the screen, instead of having to press space bar, if only because I kept instinctively doing that and then facepalming myself when the inventory didn't open x)
brolga
May 04th · 10:35 UTC
Nice game, I liked the use of the theme at the end, subtle but different and graphics look great, well done