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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Balance (Speed of the game) | #6 | 3.531 | 3.531 |
| Theme (How well it fit the jam) | #10 | 3.963 | 3.963 |
| Fun (Overall enjoyment) | #13 | 3.358 | 3.358 |
| Uniqueness (Originality of the game) | #17 | 3.000 | 3.000 |
Ranked from 81 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
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It's been quite a long time since I've played ADR so it good to get that feeling again. The pacing and presentation are all solid. One difference I noticed was the atmosphere of the game. You set up things to provide tension fairly early. ADR is more survival/mystery iirc, but in Beacon you could tell there were some threats looming.
I didn't expect the ending, reminds me of Steam demos where they pull out the cliffhanger to get you to wishlist the game. If you can continue carrying the story with those kinds of beats, you'll definitely stand out from some of the other similar games. Looking forward to seeing what twists you pull in the full version!
I don't get it. I stoked the fire for 10-15 minutes, nothing happened except a message at the beginning that some snow is melting. What am I missing?
After a few stokes you should get the option to sleep. Make sure you're not letting the fire burn for a long time inbetween stokes.
Thank you, this time the sleep button came, however once people appeared, again I was stuck in an endless loop of stoking fire and gathering wood with nothing happening for minutes.
"The Clearing" should have appeared in the top.
A few people have missed it, it's something I'm going to alter in the remake.
This game seems very similar to A Dark Room. Did you plan that, or was it accidental?
That was planned. ADR is one of my favourite games and I'd love to see more like it.
This game can easily be in top 3, great game!
I'd play this for several months! Can we get more content, and more games like this one?
I do plan on expanding the content!
If you haven't already, join my discord server to be notified about progress updates and when it's released!
Very cool