The Path to the Lighthouse

Description

Prepare your tools. Read the enemy’s next move. Find your moment to strike.

Climb from a quiet harbour to the upper lantern in a turn based tactical roguelite. Every action gives the mechanical guardians a chance to respond. Queue up to three tools, change position, swap with enemies and use marks to turn the battlefield to your advantage.

Explore eighteen encounters across the coast and four lighthouse interiors. Face five distinct bosses, choose between two coastal routes and combine three upgrades during each run. Earn scrap through play and spend it on permanent workshop improvements. Four guided lessons teach the essentials, and progress saves locally in your browser.

Languages: English and Spanish. Age guidance: 13+, fantasy combat against machines. No real-money purchases or advertisements are integrated in this version. No online account or analytics are used by the game. Progress stays in your current browser and site storage.

AI disclosure: Codex assisted with code. Artwork was created with OpenAI image generation tools and the instrumental music with Google Gemini. No generative AI runs during gameplay. The lighthouse icon uses original SVG geometry.

How to Play

Click or tap a tool to prepare it. Enemies respond after each preparation. You may move or turn before executing your queue. Tile 1, at the bottom, acts first. Removing or reordering a prepared tile is free.

A / D or arrow keys: move. W: turn. S: wait. 1 to 4: prepare tools. Space or right-click on the scene: execute. M: place a mark on a valid cell. Q: rotate the queue. Escape: cancel mark selection or pause.

Read each enemy’s intent before acting. Defeat the Heart of the Lens in encounter 18 to complete a journey. Defeat ends the current run, but scrap, permanent upgrades and unlocked achievements remain. The next run begins at the harbour. Workshop prices use scrap earned during play.

Open Learn by playing for four guided lessons. Use Pause for language, sound, volume, animation speed and reduced motion. Saves belong to this browser and site; clearing site data removes them.