Adventure · September 22, 2022

Beacon Pines (2022)

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Beacon Pines is a cute and creepy adventure set within a mysterious book. You play as both the reader of the book and its main character, Luka. Something strange is happening at the old warehouse, and Luka and his friends seem to be the only ones taking notice. Sneak out late, make new friends, uncover hidden truths, and collect words that will change the course of fate! While helping Luka investigate the strange goings-on in Beacon Pines, you’ll collect special golden charms, each with a word engraved on it. These charms can be used at certain turning points in the story to fill in a blank word and drastically change everything that follows. As the book's reader, you’ll navigate the story’s turning points using The Chronicle: an interactive story tree that branches and grows along with your choices. Exploring one set of events can unlock new charms to use on another branch, leading you to jump back and forth between entirely different versions of the story in order to unravel the mysteries at the heart of Beacon Pines.

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91 Adventure titles launched in 2022 — top 6 by review volume.

Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

  • Visual Novel · 1.6k
  • Story Rich · 1.3k
  • Emotional · 1.3k
  • Cozy · 1.3k
  • Colorful · 1.3k
  • Exploration · 1.3k
  • Singleplayer · 1.3k
  • Interactive Fiction · 1.2k
  • Horror · 1.1k
  • Casual · 1.1k
  • Cute · 920
  • Relaxing · 909
  • RPG · 903
  • Atmospheric · 842
  • Mystery · 841

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Position in Adventure

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume3.5k Steam reviewsTop 62% in Adventure
Positive rating98% positiveGenre average: 87% — this title sits in top 8%
Metacritic83/100Genre average 77 — top 25% of Adventure titles
Engagement hours5 h averageTop 62% for session depth among Adventure

Features & Capabilities

Community

  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud

Accessibility

  • Color Alternatives
  • Playable without Timed Input

Input & Comfort

  • Full controller support
  • Camera Comfort
  • Custom Volume Controls

Other

  • Single-player
  • Keyboard Only Option
  • Family Sharing

Reception Metrics

Steam community

98%Overwhelmingly Positive · 3.5k reviews

3.4k positive · 70 negative

Metacritic

83/100 critic aggregate

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Curator recommendations

2.7k

Press Quotes

“This is a splendid creation, superbly written, with spellbinding art, and a unique approach to telling a story.” Kotaku “Beacon Pines is a cozy horror game that hides an emotional mystery beneath cute characters” PC Gamer “Enjoyed every minute of it” Rock Paper Shotgun

Release & Availability

Release dateSep 22, 2022
DeveloperHiding Spot
PublisherFellow Traveller
Base price$5.99 -70%
DLC / Add-ons2 released
PlatformsWindows
Estimated owners100k–1M
External linksOfficial site · Metacritic page · [email protected]

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

5h

short (5–15 hours)

Median

6h

Typical completion time

Achievements

11

Steam unlocks available

Editions & Packages

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