The demo contains the mature content we mentioned above, so parents may want to play the demo before letting their teens do so to ensure they’re comfortable with them playing the game. Cute and creepy' adventure game Beacon Pines will launch for Xbox One, Switch, and PC via Steam and other stores on September 22 for 19.99, publisher Fellow Traveller and developer Hiding Spot.
If you want to try Beacon Pines before the game is released, you can download a free demo for the game on PC. This content means Beacon Pines isn’t appropriate for younger players, and is meant for teens and adults. The game features adult language (including on a Charm), as well as some mature imagery, such as a severed arm, a body in a bag, and bodily mutations. While Beacon Pines has yet to be rated by the ESRB, a representative for Hiding Spot Games told SuperParent a T for Teen rating is expected. The game doesn’t have a release date, as of this writing. Source: Hiding Spot Gamesīeacon Pines is in development for Switch and PC.
That is, using a different charm may cause entirely different events to unfold to replace events you’ve already experienced. You can use the Chronicle to return to Turning Points you’ve already cleared in order to use different Charms and see how they affect a portion of the story that you’ve already experienced. As you interact with objects and people in the environment, you’ll collect Charms, special words that can be used during major moments in the game’s story (called Turning Points) to finish conversations or change the way the story unfolds.Įach time you pass one of these Turning Points, it will be added to a Chronicle within the storybook itself. Instead, you’re encouraged to explore different locations and solve puzzles to progress. The game moved forward with development after it was successfully funded on Kickstarter. Beacon Pines was first confirmed for Switch towards the start of last year. You’ll need to help Luka and his friends explore the world of Beacon Pines - which exists within the storybook’s illustrations - to uncover its mysteries. A release is slated for September 22, 2022. In this way, they’ll play the game as both the story’s writer/reader and its main character, a young boy named Luka whose father has passed and whose mother has gone missing. The actions players take through the game will finish the story and give it its ending. The game takes place within the pages of a magical storybook that has yet to be finished. Exploring one set of events can unlock new charms to use on another branch, leading you to jump back and forth between entirely different versions of the story in order to unravel the mysteries at the heart of Beacon Pines.Beacon Pines is an upcoming adventure game that developer Hiding Spot Games describes as “Winnie-the-Pooh meets Stranger Things.” We should be focused on the wonderful scenery of Beacon Pines, and the exciting Festival which Perennial Harvest is preparing.
These charms can be used at certain turning points in the story to fill in a blank word and drastically change everything that follows.Īs the book's reader, you’ll navigate the story’s turning points using The Chronicle: an interactive story tree that branches and grows along with your choices. William Kerr, CEO of Perennial Harvest, was quick to inform the Beacon Beacon, The alleged giant laser beam seen at the start of this trailer is incredibly unimportant Just some bad weather really.
45 Monthly Digital Subscription 4.99 billed. While helping Luka investigate the strange goings-on in Beacon Pines, you’ll collect special golden charms, each with a word engraved on it. BEACON PINES Single Digital Issue February 2022 Annual Digital Subscription 49.99 billed annually. Sneak out late, make new friends, uncover hidden truths, and collect words that will change the course of fate! Something strange is happening at the old warehouse, and Luka and his friends seem to be the only ones taking notice. You play as both the reader of the book and its main character, Luka. Beacon Pines is a cute and creepy adventure set within a mysterious book.