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Beacon Pines

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4.5/5

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4.5

22 Reviews

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Beacon Pines
Description
Beacon Pines is a cute and creepy adventure set within a mysterious book. You play as both the reader of the book and its main character, Luka. Something strange is happening at the old warehouse, and Luka and his friends seem to be the only ones taking notice. Sneak out late, make...
Critics reviews
85 %
Recommend
RPG Fan
80%
TrueAchievements
8/10
Shacknews
9/10
User reviews

4.5/5

( 22 Reviews )

4.5

22 Reviews

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Product details
2022, Hiding Spot, ...
System requirements
Windows 7, 1.8GHz+, 2 GB RAM, 1GB, 500 MB available space...
DLCs
Beacon Pines Artbook, Beacon Pines Soundtrack
Time to beat
5.5 hMain
6 h Main + Sides
6.5 h Completionist
6 h All Styles
Description


Beacon Pines is a cute and creepy adventure set within a mysterious book. You play as both the reader of the book and its main character, Luka.



Something strange is happening at the old warehouse, and Luka and his friends seem to be the only ones taking notice. Sneak out late, make new friends, uncover hidden truths, and collect words that will change the course of fate!





While helping Luka investigate the strange goings-on in Beacon Pines, you’ll collect special golden charms, each with a word engraved on it. These charms can be used at certain turning points in the story to fill in a blank word and drastically change everything that follows.





As 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. 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.

© Hiding Spot LLC. Published by Fellow Traveller ®. Fellow Traveller is a registered trademark of Surprise Attack Pty Ltd trading as Fellow Traveller Games. All rights reserved.

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Standard Edition
Collector's Edition
artworks
soundtrack
System requirements
Minimum system requirements:
Why buy on GOG.COM?
DRM FREE. No activation or online connection required to play.
Safety and satisfaction. Stellar support 24/7 and full refunds up to 30 days.
Time to beat
5.5 hMain
6 h Main + Sides
6.5 h Completionist
6 h All Styles
Game details
Works on:
Windows (7, 10)
Release date:
{{'2022-09-22T00:00:00+03:00' | date: 'longDate' : ' +0300 ' }}
Size:
794 MB

Game features

Languages
English
audio
text
Critics reviews
81
Top Critic Average
85 %
Critics Recommend
OpenCritic Rating

RPG Fanby Bob Richardson
80%

A young adult mystery surrounding a quaint town that prefers simplicity over ambition.
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TrueAchievementsby Heidi Nicholas
8/10

Overall, I enjoyed my time with Beacon Pines. Its eye-catching storybook art style catches your attention which is then held by the game's fast-moving and suspenseful plot. There were times when this story felt too convoluted in some areas whilst a little lacking in explanation in others, but it's still an easy recommendation. Just don't trust its cutesy appearance too much — Beacon Pines might start out at the beginning of Summer, but that eerie undertone makes it a great contender to play in the run-up to Halloween.
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Shacknewsby TJ Denzer
9/10

I’ll admit, I’m a bit of a softy when it comes to good stories, but I’ve still played quite a few games and seen enough narratives of all kinds to think it’s hard to floor me these days. Or so I thought, anyway. I’m not sure if I was caught off guard or if Beacon Pines really is just that good. It’s pretty easy to see that its art and music are both top notch. Ultimately, this is also a story good enough that I’d love more people to see it so I can talk to them about it. It might not be the longest game, and the thrill of the exploration may bottleneck a bit at the end, but the changing course, different routes, and ultimate ending of Beacon Pines are still more than worth exploring for any fan of narrative adventure.
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Posted on: May 1, 2025

Sora2455

Verified owner

Games: 250 Reviews: 1

Sweet and sappy

As the description says, you play the part of both reader and main character, with the narrator being your guide though the story. The narrator makes the game twice as good as it would be otherwise - she injects so much emotion and feels into this story, it honestly feels like a family member reading a story to you in bed.


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Posted on: May 4, 2025

Junegale

Verified owner

Games: 82 Reviews: 1

Cute and Engrossing

Bought this today and played all the way through in one sitting. Totes adorable. I really love this mechanic where you can go directly to the branching choices and try another branch. I think a LOT more VNs could benefit from that. (This is not a VN, but the branching choices concept is similar, and handled here better than most.)


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Posted on: September 25, 2025

MonstaDash

Verified owner

Games: 57 Reviews: 4

Not bad

It's a good game, has a solid story and plot with interesting characters, plus the concept of different timelines adds a lot of good stuff to this game. I only have a few complaints that made the experience not as good as I would have hoped for it: The gameplay itself is alright, it does the job for conveying the story well but it's basic at best. There is also a lack of voice acting that I feel is lacking in this game, especially since it's so story driven. Overall its a good game but compared to other games which are also story driven I think it deserves this rating.


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Posted on: November 1, 2025

ShuriknIbuki

Verified owner

Games: 39 Reviews: 1

Cute little dramatic story

The game is cute, the story is interesting, but in the end it's more like an interactive story than a game, there's no real gameplay. Also it has the horror tag, but it didn't really feel like horror at all, a lot of the bad things that happens are not even shown. Except for some of the .... coldest ones. I think it would have been more interesting with a more gory aproach, would have really created an interesting gap with the cute art, but this is also fine.


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Posted on: April 7, 2023

MrBodkinstrike

Verified owner

Games: 72 Reviews: 1

A great adventure game

Being a fan of choose your own adventure games, I especially liked the Charm mechanic. I would definitely recommend this game, I would highly recommended the games soundtrack as well. I wish that they would release a sequel.


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