Beacon

Out among the asteroids of Ceres, the Lamplighter earns its keep one haul at a time. A working rig, a modular frame, and a job waiting far beyond the mining field.

Out among the asteroids, the dwarf planet Ceres watches over a growing mining operation. Crews cut into ancient rock for specialized minerals and mineral-rich ice, hauling their finds through a field of fractured stone. This is where your story begins. Your ship is the Lamplighter: a working rig with a grapple strong enough to pull a living from the rocks and a modular frame built to take on whatever the job demands. New equipment changes what it can do, opening possibilities far beyond the mining field. Closer to the Sun, researchers near Mercury are preparing for a different kind of work. Experimental shielding could let a ship venture into conditions it was never meant to survive. They need a craft that can carry unfamiliar equipment, adapt, and put their ideas to the test. The Lamplighter might be exactly what they are looking for. Across the solar system, human-built beacons connect distant outposts, carrying ships and communications between them. Until one disappears from where it belongs. Then its signal returns. Near the Sun. The shielding was built to find out how close you could get. Now there is a reason to go.

Current focus

Beacon is a top-down space adventure in development. BLACKOUT, a roguelike mode, is also in development.