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Lightkeeper by iovorobiev

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made by iovorobiev for Ludum Dare 59 (COMPO)

Meet a narrative dark roguelike, where you need to slain monsters and communicate with people using lighthouse signals.

The game is heavily inspired by Reigns, Meteorfall and all the grimdark fantasy that exists on the Earth.

Use Light and Darkness to slain Monsters

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Send Signals to local Wizard to cast powerful spells

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Talk with NPCs and reveal the backstory

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Hints:

  • USE SIGNALS! Especially for fuel Off -> On -> On.
  • Look at the center of the lighthouse to understand what signal you are sending at the moment.
  • There is a sliding window for the signal. Last two messages of the signal will be added to the new one until sequence of three is recognized.

The game was created in 48 hours.

Tools

  • Code & Game engine: Phaser 3.87, Typescript, Claude Code
  • Art: Pro Create
  • Audio: jsfxr + Audacity
  • Font: Beholden by Amorphus
Link https://iovorobiev.itch.io/lightkeeper
Link https://github.com/iovorobiev-games/ld59
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/59/lightkeeper

Ratings

Overall 20th 4.096⭐ 28🧑‍⚖️
Fun 48th 3.769⭐ 28🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 76th 3.673⭐ 28🧑‍⚖️
Theme 32th 4.269⭐ 28🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 41th 4.115⭐ 28🧑‍⚖️
Audio 99th 3.5⭐ 28🧑‍⚖️
Humor 75th 3.065⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Mood 17th 4.173⭐ 28🧑‍⚖️
Given 23🗳️ 16🗨️

Feedback

zakchaos
Apr 20th · 06:01 UTC
Had good bit of fun with this, Really cool art style and feel, I see a lot of potential to grow on with different card types. the look and feel was really consistent with the music, this is something not always easy to get right, Great job!
IndigoWolf
Apr 20th · 15:56 UTC
Really enjoyed this, it isn't easy to take a minimal mechanic and add depth to it like you have here. The restrictive binary choice creates some fantastic strategy to the gameplay. Great work.
Myheadmess
Apr 20th · 20:30 UTC
WHAT THE ACTUAL BANANA ??
It's so good ?????
The art, the mood, the gameplay, really you killed it gg !
LDJam user 424535
Apr 21st · 08:56 UTC
great job! the feel and polish are top-notch!
olddadou
Apr 21st · 20:24 UTC
Nice idea, the combo reign + building up a signal !
pidifussel
Apr 21st · 20:32 UTC
banger :]
bobanko
Apr 21st · 20:35 UTC
Interesting concept(actually i have also used lighthouse in my game but in a different way) The music and art is really good and have high quality. I had a situation when i run out of fuel but noone give me new one. What should i do in this scenario? Anyway, the game itself is really great
🎤 iovorobiev
Apr 21st · 20:50 UTC
@bobanko if you ran out during the battle it’s certain death unfortunately, you have to keep track of it and use fuel up signal (off/on/on) before it ends. Signals work in social encounters too, so you might want ignore what people ask and send a fuel up signal instead.
LDJam user 423872
Apr 21st · 21:09 UTC
The mechanics are very simple but interesting. The game is very atmospheric.
marudziik
Apr 21st · 22:01 UTC
I liked the mood in particular, and the entry feels pretty complete. The visuals are consistent, and overall it's a very good, playable entry. Is it possible to actually win? I tried twice and even when being quite conservative with the fuel management, I just lost sanity. Maybe I'll revisit later. Anyways, congrats!
🎤 iovorobiev
Apr 21st · 22:17 UTC
@marudziik I am able to consistently win :) I guess the main secret is in using signals, but some enemies are especially hard, I acknowledge that (e.g. fog has ability to increase fuel usage and this couple of times was the end for me as well).

Which night was the end for you?
marudziik
Apr 21st · 22:54 UTC
@iovorobiev Originally I didn't even pass the first night. But I played again just now and finally I was able to finish - the "Calm" spell did the job, I didn't get it earlier (is there some randomness to the events? might have been just bad luck). This plus the "Lightning". Also, initially I didn't think about synergizing spells with the choices, and this also helps quite a bit. Thanks!
🎤 iovorobiev
Apr 22nd · 05:54 UTC
@marudziik yes, there is randomness in spells you are offered. I wish I had more time to make all of them more balanced!

Thanks so much for playing the second time!
Purrseus
Apr 23rd · 12:37 UTC
I love it!
I wasn't able to make it through Night 2 though, I will probably tra again later :)

When the fisherman offers the parts of the slain abomination, is there ever a reason not to go for the fuel?
🎤 iovorobiev
Apr 23rd · 12:40 UTC
@purrseus thanks for playing!

Yeah, the only reason is if you are already super low on fuel (like 1 or 0) and high on sanity you might want to save this one fuel and spend sanity instead. 99% of cases you would want to use fuel.

I was thinking to do it for free, but didn't have time to make this adjustment
GARYglhf
Apr 24th · 11:46 UTC
Играть просто и интересно. Идея с карточками очень зашла, эта механика мне очень нравиться. Теперь эта одна из моих любимых игр. (если еще появиться локализация с русским языком, то я буду в восторге)
qmdev
Apr 24th · 18:40 UTC
A gorgeous, atmospheric and, most importantly, interesting game. Well done.
zevwax
Apr 24th · 19:32 UTC
5/5 for Graphics! The core mechanic can be a bit frustrating, as it isn't always clear whether swiping left or right is the better choice. However, I suspect that’s just because the Reigns-like genre isn't really for me. That said, I love the atmosphere—the black silhouette of the monster looks genuinely creepy. Great job!
cupofmilk7
Apr 27th · 19:29 UTC
one of the coolest games I played in this gamejam! I really love the feel and the gameplay, keep it up! 🎮
mitur
Apr 28th · 13:45 UTC
This is a very creative game, well done!
6Knowledge
Apr 28th · 16:35 UTC
The atmosphere, graphics, and audio were very well done, only played the tutorial as these types of games really aren't for me. Regardless a well done jam game.
Tapot
Apr 29th · 17:54 UTC
Oh, man, I lost my mind - cool game!
OadT
May 02nd · 14:34 UTC
So well executed! The dialogs work great in this game and the mood is fantastic!
nexusasx10
May 08th · 00:15 UTC
Very nice atmosphere and art! It was really fun to play.