Beacon: Save the Ships
About Beacon: Save the Ships
Beacon: Save the Ships casts you as the lighthouse itself — not a captain, not a sailor, but the beam of light that decides whether ships reach the dock or shatter on the rocks. The harbour sits in total darkness, and every vessel is blind without your guidance. Several scenes show the dark water lit only by the sweeping cone of the lighthouse beam. One scene shows a ship caught mid-turn as the light swings across it. The tension is immediate: a ship touched by your beam turns and follows it like a road, while anything left in shadow drifts straight ahead toward the reef.
Danger compounds in two directions at once. The kraken rises wherever darkness lingers, so the beam can never rest. Survive until dawn and the game rewards you with a gift for your lantern — a wider lens, a blinding flash burst, or an extra heart — before the next, harder night begins. From Night 3 onward, drifting fog banks swallow your light entirely, adding a new layer of pressure to every sweep. One control, endless tension: how many nights can you keep the beacon lit?
How to Play Beacon: Save the Ships: Sweep, Guide, and Survive
A short guided tutorial plays on your first night, walking you through the core idea before the real pressure sets in. The goal each night is to dock ships for combo points and survive until dawn.
Ships caught in your beam follow it, so sweep toward the golden dock to lead them home. Ships left in the dark sail straight ahead — listen for the foghorn, which warns you when one is heading for the rocks. Keeping the beam moving also forces the kraken's tentacles back under the water. Dock ships to earn combo points, survive to dawn, then choose one gift for your lantern before facing a harder night. From Night 3, drifting fog banks begin swallowing your light entirely.
Controls
- Mouse move: Aim the lighthouse beam
- Finger drag (mobile): Aim the lighthouse beam
- Left / Right arrow keys: Rotate the lighthouse beam
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If the single-control tension of Beacon: Save the Ships appeals to you, the broader world of puzzle games on Playgama is full of challenges that reward careful thinking over quick reflexes. For something that shares that same satisfaction of clearing a board with limited moves, Arrows asks you to launch directional arrows across a field without collisions, demanding the same kind of deliberate planning one sweep at a time.
If you prefer a more methodical pace, Arrow Puzzle builds its challenge around removing arrows in the correct order to clear maze-like grids — a strong pick for anyone who enjoyed the step-by-step logic of guiding ships to the dock. Fans of AI-driven and reactive puzzle design can also explore the full AI games collection for more titles where the game responds dynamically to your every move.
