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Lighthouse: The Dark Being

Sierra On-Line · 1996

Lighthouse: The Dark Being

Point-and-clickPuzzleAdventureIGDB 61

Session Respect Score

AI estimate · 0/5 votes
0.0/ 10

"Myst-like puzzle adventure requiring sustained focus and problem-solving."

Best session: 45-90 minutes

Minimum session

20 min

Pausability

At save points

Resume friendliness

Some reorientation

FOMO pressure

Zero FOMO

Focus required

Intense

Session structure

Story chapters

Keep a notebook for puzzle clues; save frequently to avoid replaying sections.

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About

The game is a first person adventure with a point and click interface, similar to Myst.

Outwit Evil in a Supernatural Mechanical World Pass through a shimmering portal into a world teeming with invention, discovery... and evil. Enter an exotic parallel universe is terrorized by a dark being, where alien technology, unearthly treachery and brain twisting danger skulks around every craggy cliff and corner…

Single playerFirst personHorror

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Context Tags

No sound needed? One-handed? Good for commutes? Players vote.

🔇No sound OK
🤚One-handed
🎵Background game
🚇Commute friendly
✈️Plane friendly
💤Suspend & resume
Quick to boot
☁️Cloud save
👶Kid can watch
🛋️Couch co-op
🎤No voice chat needed
🌙Solo after bedtime
🎙️Podcast game
🧘Zen mode
🥱Brain off
🔁Satisfying grind
🧒Kid co-op

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Platform Notes

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Lighthouse: The Dark Being — Session FAQ

How long does a session of Lighthouse: The Dark Being take?
The minimum meaningful session for Lighthouse: The Dark Being is approximately 20 minutes. This is the shortest play window where you can make real progress or have a satisfying experience, based on community data.
Can you pause Lighthouse: The Dark Being?
Lighthouse: The Dark Being uses save points or manual saves. You'll need to reach a checkpoint before exiting to avoid losing progress — factor this into your session planning.
Does Lighthouse: The Dark Being pressure you to keep playing?
Lighthouse: The Dark Being has no FOMO mechanics — no timed events, live content, or narrative cliffhangers. You can stop whenever you want without feeling like you're missing out.
What is Lighthouse: The Dark Being's Session Respect Score?
Lighthouse: The Dark Being has a Session Respect Score of 7.0/10. This score combines minimum session length, pausability, FOMO level, and pickup friendliness into a single metric for how well the game fits busy schedules.

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