‘Lighthouse of the Lifeless’ – A Goopy, Gory, Arcade-y Rail Shooter

Lighthouse of the Lifeless is a bloody rail shooter within the custom of different lifeless domiciles, tasking you blasting issues into piles of enamel and eyeballs.

Hanging out in swamps stuffed with zombies is unhealthy sufficient, however what’s with the demonic frogs? I get that zombies need to eat my brains and flesh, however what do the frogs get out of this? Are they merely possessed? Am I a large fly and don’t understand it? It doesn’t matter a lot, however these had been the issues I stored questioning about whereas capturing my manner by means of the dirty countryside as I attempted to achieve security some place else. Not that it issues, as you’ll simply must maintain capturing your manner by means of these hordes of creatures as they pop up in your display screen whilst you attempt to activate a lighthouse beacon so you may board a ship and ex+scape.

These enemies work in intelligent, typically stunning methods. I used to be anticipating hazard from all angles, however these monsters had been excellent at catching me after I was reloading or had dropped my guard. Fortunately, if you happen to can land 4 hits with out lacking, you’ll get some well being again to reward your expertise. This inspired me to watch out with my photographs, which I cherished as a result of I tend to only pepper the display screen with photographs in these sorts of video games. Now, I had an excellent cause to take care (not that I used to be at all times a good-enough shot to reap the benefits of it). I additionally loved the best way the enemies exploded into enamel and eyeballs. One thing about that was so gross and humorous on the identical time.

Lighthouse of the Lifeless is a ridiculously bloody shooter stuffed with intelligent, difficult shootouts and a few mechanics that make you play thoughtfully and punctiliously. It makes me want there have been extra horror rail shooters round.



Lighthouse of the Lifeless is out there now (for no matter you want to pay for it) on itch.io.

Joel Couture

Joel has been protecting indie video games for numerous websites together with IndieGames.com, Siliconera, Gamasutra, Warp Door, CG Journal, and extra over the previous seven years, and has written book-length research on Undertale and P.T.. Joel is continually looking out for digital experiences that push the boundaries of what video games will be, and seeks to delve into the artistic course of, meanings, and emotion labor that goes into the work of artists worldwide.