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Connor Slade · Published by Connor Slade · Official site ↗
2 user reviews — 100% positive (2 reviews) · 10 achievements
Last updated 3 Oct 2026
A logic puzzle game where you redirect and split laser beams to create digital circuits. Through the campaign, you will explore basic logic gates, oscillators, latches, counters, adders, memory, and more.
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Indie, Simulation, Strategy · 2025 · More under £5 games
Navigate the intricate puzzles of Beam Time, a 2025 indie strategy game where you redirect laser beams to build complex digital circuits. Dive into the world of logic gates and oscillators as you solve creative challenges.
About this game
Beam time is a logic puzzle game where you redirect and split laser beams to create digital circuits. Through the campaign, you will explore logic gates, oscillators, latches, counters, adders, memory, and more.
Each level provides a description and some test cases your solution must pass. Inputs are passed in through laser emitters and outputs taken from beam detectors. It's your job to use some combination of components to complete the level.
Here are all seven in-game components from left to right: emitter, galvo, splitter, mirror, delay, wall, detector. Galvos are the only 'active' component, they rotate the mirror they are facing when powered. With just these few components, It's theoretically possible to perform any computation.
The game also features a sandbox mode where you can build whatever you want. Below is a zoomed in view of an implementation of the one-dimensional elementary cellular automaton Rule 30.
System Requirements
Will my PC run this? →Minimum
- OS: Windows 10 / 11
- Memory: 100 MB RAM
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Storage: 100 MB available space
Supported Languages
Latest news
Patch NotesOfficial
Changelog for v1.2.1
Fixed typo in 'Conway's Game of Life' level Fix 'Random Access Memory' level definition Fix completion percent calculation Rainbow text on campaign screen when fully completeRead full article on Community Announcements (connor)Patch NotesOfficial
Changelog for v1.2.0
Add new Steam achievements! Cheapest XOR – Solve the XOR level with the cheapest possible solution. Low Latency Oscillator – Complete the Basic Oscillator level with the lowest possible latency score. Compact Memory Cell – Solve the RS Latch level with the cheapest possible solution. Low-Speed Serial – Complete the Serial Bus level for $64k or less. Binary Arithmetic – Complete the arithmetic subtree: Multiplier, Adder Subtractor, and Triple It. Fixed typo in 'stack' level description Update interface immediately with new name when renaming a solution If an existing level solution satisfies the requirements for one of the new achievements, you will need to re-run tests for that level for the achievement to be awarded.Read full article on Community Announcements (connor)Patch NotesOfficial
Changelog for v1.1.3
Correct description for 'F' keybind on pause modal Improve spacing of arrow in small test case display Make locked tiles in picker darker Remove weird extra shadow pixel from the test case big right arrow Fix sandbox playtime achievements only being awarded in campaign levels Ask for Steam reviews on title screen :eyes:Read full article on Community Announcements (connor)Patch NotesOfficial
Changelog for v1.1.2
Update the first level description with accurate keybinds Clamp the real value displayed on histograms Remove outlier scores from the histograms Don't allow pasting tiles outside of sized levels Reject solutions with tiles outside of expected size on leaderboard server 'Fix' 1px wiggle of level titles when description is moving (collapsing / expanding) Fix the emitter labels on the 'Two Way Multiplexer' level Add comma separators to values on the histogram (max and actual) Fix layering of labels on held tiles Don't allow deleting selected dynamic tiles with DEL Prevent dynamic tiles from being duplicated with undoRead full article on Community Announcements (connor)Patch NotesOfficial
Changelog for v1.1.0
Copy/paste selection to system clipboard (as base64) with CTRL+SHIFT+C and CTRL+SHIFT+V Discord RPC Updated UI icons (thanks brandon) Add a shadow to most UI text Fix inconstant behavior with cutting/copying Fix crash when loading solutions in some cases Add shadow and a little more padding to histograms Allow advancing test cases with left and right arrow keysRead full article on Community Announcements (connor)
