Lighthouse at the End of the World
Bannerless GamesTend The Light
You play a lighthouse keeper at the furthest reaches of civilization. Your tormentors are numerous: the crushing solitude, the chaotic weather, the penal colony nearby, and a legion of unquiet dead conspire to erode your sanity until one of them claims you.
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Lighthouse at the End of the World is a solo journaling game. With a die, a tower, a deck of cards, a map and a handful of coins, you will reveal why you came to be here, document the uncanny perils and numbing drudgery of life in the lighthouse, and unravel the mystery of your ghostly companions. By game's end, you will not only have written your own story full of faint hope and grim perseverance, but also the stories of some of the other souls who perished here before you.
Key Features
- A customized Wretched & Alone build that helps you construct your story, the stories of the ghosts who share this place with you, and glimpses of the world you've fled.
- Four possible fates with dozens of variations, making each playthrough truly unique.
- Beautiful original art by comic and TTRPG artist Sally Cantirino
Bannerless Games is Ken Lowery, a writer based in Dallas, Texas. Lighthouse at the End of the World represents a host of his personal weirdnesses, compiled into one place. His aim is to make games that are approachable, strange, and memorable.
32-page, 6.5 x 10.25 inch, black & white, saddle-bound zine
Includes digital package with digital versions
Lighthouse at the End of the World is a totally new kind of experience for me. It's a single-player game that can last for days (or weeks) if your character manages to survive, and while the game gives you parameters you have to follow, you literally write the story yourself. You can take a much or as little time as you'd like to play it, but I think it will work best with people who enjoy writing and are looking for a very new way of putting together a story.
I played this during my dnd group's holiday break to fulfill my ttrpg need and this did it! I grew up on the coast as a child and visited many lighthouses, so this had all the expected vibes and more! Strange thing washed up on the shore, you betcha that happened irl.
I highly recommend to anyone looking for a solo rpg that matches the vibes of "Thousand Year Vampire" or needs that fill the ttrpg void their soul craves.