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Codiwans · Published by Codiwans
Very Positive — 87% positive (70 reviews) · 13 achievements
Last updated 29 Sept 2026
A pixel art psychological horror game inspired by the Flannan Isles mystery. Manage a remote lighthouse, handle limited resources, and confront eerie occurrences as isolation erodes your sanity. Multiple endings await based on your choices and actions. How long can you last?
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Explore the chilling mystery of Little Lighthouse of Horror, where limited resources and isolation test your sanity. Navigate through pixel art corridors and make choices that shape your fate—will you survive?
About this game
A Journey into Madness and Survival
Little Lighthouse of Horror is an atmospheric psychological horror game inspired by the eerie 1900 legend of the Flannan Isles. As the lighthouse keeper, you must maintain the light while confronting growing unease and unexplained phenomena. With isolation creeping in, your sanity will be pushed to the limit.
Surviving the Lighthouse
Survival depends on balancing Lawrence’s mental and physical health as he contends with the haunting isolation of the island. The lighthouse becomes both his lifeline and his prison as he navigates the fine line between duty and madness.
Key Features
Resource Management: Monitor and ration food, oil, and supplies to keep the lighthouse operational.
Sanity System: Isolation and strange occurrences gradually erode Lawrence’s sanity. Manage his mental state to prevent complete madness.
Multiple Endings: Your choices shape Lawrence’s fate, leading to various outcomes based on your decisions.
Immersive Setting: A 1920s pixel art atmosphere, with haunting visuals and audio, adds to the tension as the island becomes both your sanctuary and nightmare.
How to Survive
Surviving the growing horror on the island requires careful management of resources and of Lawrence’s sanity.
Keep the Light Burning: The lighthouse is your duty, and failure to maintain it risks shipwrecks and further deterioration of its lightkeeper’s mental state.
Manage Resources: Food, oil, and wood are limited. Use the flag system to request supplies, but mismanaging them will leave you vulnerable.
Guard Your Sanity: Lawrence’s mind is fragile. Visions, whispers, and strange events will blur reality; keep him grounded or spiral into madness.
Endure the Weather: Storms and fog will make every task harder, affecting both your physical safety and the functioning of the lighthouse.
Core Mechanics
Multilevel Exploration: Explore the different floors of the lighthouse, each with its own set of challenges and tasks to maintain.
Weather Impact: Storms and fog will make tasks more dangerous. Adapt quickly, or risk losing vital resources or sanity.
Visitor Interactions: Rare visitors will arrive, bringing supplies or unexpected challenges. How you handle them affects the story’s outcome.
Discover the Island’s Dark Secrets
As the days pass, uncover the grim history of the island and Lawrence’s troubled past. The lighthouse holds more than just a beacon; it hides dark secrets that intertwine with Lawrence’s own memories. What truly happened to the previous keepers, and can Lawrence escape the island’s curse or his own mind?
Each choice deepens the mystery, leading to one of multiple endings that offer fresh experiences in every playthrough.
System Requirements
Will my PC run this? →Minimum
- OS *: Windows 7/10 (64 bit)
- Processor: Intel i5
- Memory: 1 GB RAM
- Graphics: Nvidia 450 GTS
- DirectX: Version 9.0c
- Storage: 200 MB available space
- Sound Card: Integrated or dedicated DirectX 9 compatible soundcard
- Additional Notes: Keyboard
Recommended
- OS: Windows 10 (64 bit)
- Processor: AMD / Intel CPU (AMD Ryzen 3 1300x or Intel i7-930 or newer)
- Memory: 1 GB RAM
- Graphics: AMD / NVIDIA dedicated graphics
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 1 GB available space
- Sound Card: Integrated or dedicated DirectX 9 compatible soundcard
- Additional Notes: Keyboard
Supported Languages
Latest news
Patch NotesOfficial
🔦 Little Lighthouse of Horror – Hotfix v1.0.7.5 is here! 🔦
{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/45224756/e152ad9bc710fa4978bb79d1d7e14e806ad5c983.jpg Ahoy, lighthouse keepers! 🕵️♂️ We’ve been carefully observing, listening, and reviewing as much feedback as possible, and we’ve packed those improvements into this update. Thank you for your support, reviews, and bug reports, your insights help us make Little Lighthouse of Horror even better! 🛠️ What’s New in v1.0.7.5? AutoSave is now enabled by default. No more lost progress! UI adjustments in the language selection system for a smoother experience. Added a volume control in the options menu, adjust the eerie atmosphere to your liking. Fixed a bug in the ending screen. Various improvements to the game's endings for a more satisfying conclusion. The crane has been improved, no more unnecessary struggles. Fixed a bug that prevented interaction after storing food or burning a log. Fixed a bug that could block the game during the first conversation with Sinclair. Fixed a bug where the cops could still find the corpse even after throwing it off the cliff. Fixed a bug that allowed players to kill an NPC without being in front of them. 🎮 Controller support is here! You can now play with a gamepad. Thank you for playing and supporting Little Lighthouse of Horror! Keep the feedback coming, and we’ll keep improving the game. See you at the lighthouse… if you dare. 🌊👁️Read full article on Community Announcements (Troglobytes Games)Patch NotesOfficial
Hotfix v1.0.6
{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/45224756/d465e57a83bd2b21ad34b2b3d94488d443ed98ee.png Hello Lighthouse Keepers, We’re thrilled by the 45+ reviews in just the first week since we launched: thank you for your warm support! Your feedback helps us keep improving, and today’s update fixes a few more little issues and brings some new improvements: 🔹 Corpse Detection Fix: The body you get rid of will no longer be detected after you’ve disposed of it (take that, investigators!). 🔹 Crane Sound Bug: The crane will no longer keep making noise after reaching the bottom. 🔹 Performance Issues Improved: Optimizations to enhance gameplay performance. 🔹 Shotgun System Improvements: Enhancements for a smoother experience when using the shotgun. 🔹 Expanded Kerosene Can Capacity: You’ll now be able to carry more kerosene for your lantern. 🔹 Crane System Improvements: Further adjustments for better control and functionality of the crane. 🔹 Cutscene Time Bug Fixed: No more time passing during cutscenes (stay immersed in the story!). Harvest Bark Added: A helpful “E” prompt has been added when the harvest is ready. We hope you continue to enjoy Little Lighthouse of Horror! For any bug reports, comments, or otherwise, you know where to find us!Read full article on Community Announcements (Troglobytes Games)Patch NotesOfficial
🛠️ Small Update - Bug Fixes & Improvements
{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/45224756/c653e876d00fde223cbcee37b0197b9effd15c50.png Hello Lighthouse Keepers, We're so glad to see many of you already braving our lonely isles, and we've just released a small update to improve the quality of the game. Fixes & Improvements: 🔹 Dock Barrier Timing: The invisible barrier on the dock now activates a few seconds after the ship leaves, preventing players from getting stuck while collecting goods. 🔹 Language Persistence: Fixed an issue where pressing "Continue" would reset the language to Spanish. Your selected language will now stay as intended. 🔹 Shelf Movement: The shelf can no longer be pushed from the left. 🔹 Dialogue Fix: Mr. Pirie no longer repeats his initial conversation. We're committed to continuously improving our little horror game, so if you encounter any bugs or issues, please let us know. Remember: Keep yourself fed, warm, and sane while managing the lighthouse! 🌊🔦Read full article on Community Announcements (Troglobytes Games)AnnouncementsOfficial
Little Lighthouse of Horror is now available on Steam!
In the cold, unforgiving waters off Scotland's Outer Hebrides lie the Flannan Isles, a place where history and mystery intertwine in one of the sea's most enduring enigmas. The disappearance of the three lighthouse keepers in December 1900 has captivated imaginations for decades, spawning theories of madness, ghostly apparitions, and otherworldly vanishings. It is this story, and its mysteries, that have inspired Little Lighthouse of Horror: and you can play it today. About the Flannan Isles Mysteries: On December 15, 1900, a relief vessel arrived at the Flannan Isles lighthouse to find it eerily silent. No keepers to greet them, no sign of struggle, just an abandoned lighthouse with meals left uneaten and beds unslept in. But what happened? There are many theories. From a freak wave sweeping them away, to supernatural forces being at play. Some even wrote of the madness setting in from the isolation, leading to unthinkable acts. Over a century after the facts, no one knows, and perhaps will never know, what really happened. Enter "Little Lighthouse of Horror," where you will play as Lawrence, the new keeper stepping onto these haunted isles. The game will take you into a psychological horror experience rich with the same elements of isolation and mystery of the real Isles, with the added difference that maybe you… can survive. Here’s the main game features: Sanity System: Just as the keepers might have succumbed to the mental toll of isolation, players must manage Lawrence's sanity, making choices that could lead to survival or descent into madness. Resource Management: The game reflects the keepers' daily struggle with limited supplies, where managing resources like oil and food becomes critical to survival, echoing the real life challenges of lighthouse living. Immersive Environment: With its pixel art and atmospheric sound design, the game recreates the haunting ambiance of the Flannan Isles, turning the lighthouse into a beacon of both hope and terror. Multiple...Read full article on Community Announcements (Troglobytes Games)AnnouncementsOfficial
Light the Way for Others to Sail… Or Succumb to your own Darkness
Are you ready to face the eerie solitude of the Flannan Isles? Little Lighthouse of Horror is an atmospheric 2D psychological horror game inspired by the chilling true story of vanishing lighthouse keepers. Play as Lawrence, the latest in a string of missing caretakers, as you battle isolation whilst keeping the light burning, discovering the island’s secrets, and deal with your own past, haunting you to the core. Your decisions will shape Lawrence’s fate: will you uncover the truth, lose your sanity, or face something far worse? Who We Are We’re Level Up Games Studio (aka Codiwans), the development studio of Spain-based Level Up Game Dev Hub. Our origins are in-game bootcamps and incubations, but we’re expanding in game development, and Little Lighthouse of Horror is only the first in what we hope becomes a catalogue of awesome indie games! Our first game, Little Lighthouse of Horror, features the following: 🧠 Sanity System Witness Lawrence’s mental state decline as mysterious events unfold. Your choices will decide if he stays grounded, or succumbs to madness. 🛠️ Survival Mechanics Carefully manage resources like food, oil, and wood while fending off hunger and exhaustion. Use the flag system to request supplies, but be cautious, help comes at a cost. 🎨 Immersive Atmosphere Explore a beautifully crafted 1920s-inspired pixel art world filled with haunting visuals and sounds that make the lighthouse feel like both a sanctuary and a trap. 🔀 Short Story, Multiple Endings Experience a gripping, replayable narrative where your actions lead to one of several unique endings. When: Mark your calendars for January 28th, 2025, and don’t forget to add Little Lighthouse of Horror to your wishlist. The Flannan Isles await, will you keep the light alive, or will the darkness consume you?Read full article on Community Announcements (Troglobytes Games)






