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Kowloon Drop Bear · Published by Kowloon Drop Bear
Very Positive — 98% positive (58 reviews)
Last updated 27 Sept 2026
Follow the story of the [Phantoms] as forces beyond their control drag them back into a vendetta in the streets, the Ulstanian-Kostakovian war they left behind rages on in the distance, and an existential threat looms over all. A visual novel with a unique design minimalistic top-down shooter game.
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Action, Indie · 2023 · More £5 - £15 games
Black Beacon Hill immerses you in the lives of [Phantoms], navigating a world torn by conflict. This indie action game, developed by Kowloon Drop Bear, combines visual storytelling with strategic shooting, offering a unique blend of narrative and combat.
About this game
- Black Beacon Hill is a top-down bullet hell shooter with a unique and extremely minimalistic core mechanic: All player attacks, movements, and actions are pre-scripted automatically launched. Players only control the aim of these actions. Which means:
- There are zero buttons to press, and no controls besides mouse movement.
And it looks like this:
- Each stage contains it's own piece of original soundtrack. Composed by Chris Jay.
Story:

- [The high chamber] finds itself in a precarious position. Domestically, challengers against it's iron grip over Ulstania had begin to rear their heads from the senate and the civil police force. Beyond its borders, the long war it instigated against Kostakovia had become an unwinnable slugfest yielding only scortched earth at the cost of countless Ulstanian lives. Meanwhile, the sudden loss of communication with the front and whispers of a rogue cyberweapon herald a greater crisis on the horizon...
- Caught in the middle are the [Phantoms] - Hired operators of the high chamber. The few surviving veterans of the war with nowhere else to go. Making a living off doing the dirty work of their employers. Trying to ignore the open secret that, one way or another, this arrangement will not last...
- An originally written visual novel that plays out in between and within each stage.
Future Arcs:
- TBA
System Requirements
Will my PC run this? →Minimum
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10
- Storage: 959 MB available space
- Additional Notes: Non gaming laptops might experience some lag, but anything beyond a potato should be fine.
Recommended
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
Supported Languages
*languages with full audio support
Latest news
Patch NotesOfficial
1.01 bug fixes
Fixed a few bugs for players with monitors of less common aspect ratiosRead full article on Community Announcements (Nowaki)






