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Beacon

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App ID 856610
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher Monothetic LLC
Supported Systems Windows
Technologies Unity Engine
Last Changenumber 28979645
Last Record Update 14 May 2025 – 11:37:40 UTC ()
Release Date 15 December 2021 – 07:22:27 UTC ()
❓ 79.44%
199 reviews
0
In-Game

Mutate yourself to victory as you scavenge an uncharted alien planet in this stylish sci-fi action rogue-like. With the help of your Clone Bay death isn't the ending, just another chance to find your Beacon.

This app has been retired and is no longer available on the Steam store.

Additional Information

Developer Monothetic LLC
metacritic_name Beacon
controller_support full
community_visible_stats Yes
ReleaseState released
Publisher Monothetic LLC
Store Release Date 15 December 2021 – 07:22:27 UTC ()
osarch empty string
community_hub_visible Yes
Social Media https://x.com/MONOTHETIC
Primary Genre Action (1)
Store Genres Action (1), Indie (23)
Steam Release Date 15 December 2021 – 07:22:27 UTC ()
app_retired_publisher_request Yes
Store Asset Modification Time 15 December 2021 – 07:02:11 UTC () (1639551731)
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review_score 8
review_percentage 86
Detected Technologies (?) Unity Engine, UnityIL2CPP SDK
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
  • This game shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
  •  
  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  •  
  • category: Verified
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 9 February 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 7956095
  • configuration:
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    requires_manual_keyboard_invoke0
    requires_non_controller_launcher_nav0
    primary_player_is_controller_slot_00
    non_deck_display_glyphs0
    small_text0
    requires_internet_for_setup0
    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
    recommended_runtimeproton-stable
    requires_h2640
    requires_voice_files0
    gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported0
    hdr_support0
restricted_countries DE
Germany
Early Access Release Date 27 February 2019 – 00:00:00 UTC ()
First seen on SteamDB 28 April 2018 – 22:28:02 UTC (), in changelist #4373857

Supported Languages

1 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles
English Yes Yes

Tags

👻 Action Roguelike 🔀 Procedural Generation 👩 Female Protagonist 🗺 Exploration 📖 Lore-Rich 📦 Loot 🌠 Space 🚀 Sci-fi 👽 Aliens 🤖 Robots 🦖 Dinosaurs 👿 Demons ⚡ Fast-Paced 💥 Bullet Hell 👤 Singleplayer 🌟 Top-Down Shooter 🕹️ Twin Stick Shooter ☯ Minimalist 🎨 Colorful 🎨 Stylized

Categories

Single-player Steam Achievements Steam Trading Cards Steam Cloud Steam Leaderboards Family Sharing

Hardware Categories

Full Controller Support

Assets

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Assets
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timestamp30 September 2024 – 11:27:41 UTC
Trailers
256865176 ↴
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  • 0 players right now
  • 1 24-hour peak
  • 44 all-time peak 10 January 2022
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Store data

  • 2,933 followers
  • 173 positive reviews
  • 26 negative reviews
  • 86.93% positive reviews

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  • 0 24-hour peak
  • 23,177 all-time peak
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User reviews history

  • ❓ Very Positive
  • 79.44% SteamDB Rating
  • 173 86.9% positive reviews
  • 26 13.1% negative reviews

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Beacon had an all-time peak of 44 concurrent players on 10 January 2022.

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