Beacon
Climb a dark lighthouse together, one of three characters each. Fight with a hand of cards on your phone, win cards and relics, and relight the lamp at the top.
- 1–4 players
- Plays with: phone · keyboard · controller
- Leaderboard
Play Beacon nowFree to join, no app
At a glance
- Players
- 1–4 players (play alone or with others; bots fill empty seats where the game has them)
- Plays with
- phone · keyboard · controller. Mix them in the same game: everyone uses what they have.
- Details
- Phones, a keyboard or game controllers. Best with phones
- Shelf
- Co-op adventures
- Leaderboard
- Yes, ranked by score
How to play Beacon on the couch
Open arcade.happylight.io on the TV or a laptop and press Start a party.
Everyone else opens the same address on their phone, taps Join with a code and types the four-letter room code, or scans the QR code. No app.
Pick Beacon in the cabinet and start. Your phone turns into the controller.
Better together
Beacon is part of Happy Light Arcade, made to bring friends and family together in the same room, on one screen, with whatever controller each of you has. Online play is a bonus; the sofa is what it is built for.
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