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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
1
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)
library_assets
library_capsuleen
library_heroen
library_logoen
logo_position ↴
pinned_positionUpperCenter
width_pct56.29508290667618
height_pct100
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:
    supported_inputgamepad
    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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logo 0175f5b3f834b2f7e62618a758e3a698dc0cd058
logo_small 0175f5b3f834b2f7e62618a758e3a698dc0cd058_thumb
small_capsule
englishcapsule_231x87.jpg
header_image
englishheader.jpg
library_assets_full
library_capsule ↴
image/englishlibrary_600x900.jpg
image2x/englishlibrary_600x900_2x.jpg
library_hero ↴
image/englishlibrary_hero.jpg
library_logo ↴
image/englishlogo.png
logo_position/pinned_positionUpperCenter
logo_position/width_pct56.29508290667618
logo_position/height_pct100
Assets
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small_capsulecapsule_231x87.jpg
headerheader.jpg
hero_capsulehero_capsule.jpg
library_capsulelibrary_600x900.jpg
library_capsule_2xlibrary_600x900_2x.jpg
library_herolibrary_hero.jpg
community_icon1df70c18532ad84bee7e2626ec05d87aa8f56e25.jpg
page_background_pathapp/856610
timestamp30 September 2024 – 11:27:41 UTC
Trailers
256865176 ↴
trailer_nameBeacon Release Trailer
trailer_category0
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trailer_480p/video/mp4256865176/movie480.mp4
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screenshot_full256865176/movie_full.jpg
trailer_base_id424936
all_agestrue
is_highlighttrue
timestamp1639552626

User File System

Key Value
quota 48.83 KiB (50000)
maxnumfiles 6
savefiles
0 ↴
rootWinAppDataLocalLow
pathMonothetic/Beacon
patterngenomeDatabase.json
platforms/1Windows
1 ↴
rootWinAppDataLocalLow
pathMonothetic/Beacon
patternplayerstats.bsg
platforms/1Windows
2 ↴
rootWinAppDataLocalLow
pathMonothetic/Beacon
patternsavedata.json
platforms/1Windows

Save File Locations

Based on the configuration above, this is where we think the save files are located.

Read more about cloud saves in Steamworks documentation.

Platform Path Pattern
Windows %USERPROFILE%/AppData/LocalLow/Monothetic/Beacon genomeDatabase.json
Windows %USERPROFILE%/AppData/LocalLow/Monothetic/Beacon playerstats.bsg
Windows %USERPROFILE%/AppData/LocalLow/Monothetic/Beacon savedata.json
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