Posted on: October 12, 2024
aluckymuse
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Beacon Pines
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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.
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6 h Main + Sides
6.5 h Completionist
6 h All Styles
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80%
A young adult mystery surrounding a quaint town that prefers simplicity over ambition.
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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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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: April 29, 2025
Ferdokki
Games: 164 Reviews: 3
Charming Choice-Based Storytime!
This was such a delightful game to play! The characters are cute, the plot is intriguing, and the UI was clean and easy to use. Don't let the fluffy artwork fool you, it IS possible to die many times throughout the story, though most of the deaths are off-screen and there is never any gore. Luckily the game is very forgiving and provides you a story branch so you can quickly select a scenario and replay the route. The mystery leads up to a big conspiracy that is really fun to unravel, and I enjoyed watching the bad endings as well for how unexpected (and kind of funny) some of them are. This is a great cozy game that'll take you a couple hours to finish, and can be played with/by older kiddos too!
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Posted on: May 1, 2025
Sora2455
Verified ownerGames: 245 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 ownerGames: 81 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: May 13, 2025
bobdog1_03
Verified ownerGames: 10 Reviews: 1
Great story telling game
Great story telling game. Naration is really good. Just wish it had mouse controls.
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