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24 alternatives to Beneath the Lighthouse

Mean and brilliant.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Beneath the Lighthouse launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   A Dark Room▲90

   The most immersive text-based game ever.

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Seashine▲103

   A Poetic Journey Into The Abyss

   2015 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Wayward Souls▲65

   Crawling up through the dungeons of RPG.

   2015 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Shadows▲61

   Prepare to dive deep into the dark world of Shadows!

   2015 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   _PRISM▲86

   A visually stunning journey through a microcosmic galaxy

   2016 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   DARK ★ STAR▲69

   An epic shoot-em-up, in spaaaaaaace!

   2015 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Eye of Providence▲74

   Seeing eye for the blind

   2016 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   A Skyrocket Story▲63

   A captivating game of reflexes and puzzles.

   2015 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   The Last Door▲70

   A low-res, high-suspense point-and-click horror adventure

   2015 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Flylight Zone▲67

    Guide Rod through the 5th dimension!

    2016 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    The Lucid Realm▲98

    Listen to music in 3D

    2016 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Follow The Dots▲84

    An endless, fingerless runner game

    2016 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Super Dangerous Dungeons▲77

    A retro-inspired platformer

    2015 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Moonlight▲82

    Dim your web browser down past Apple's lowest settings

    2017 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Dark Matty▲71

    Help Matty uncover his past.

    2016 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Crossy Road▲105

    Old school Frogger meets new school pixels.

    2015 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Astro Attack▲54

    Blast your way through waves

    2016 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Momento Temporis: Light from the Deep▲55

    A massive 2D, pixel-art, metroidvania style, platformer.

    2016 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Black Sea▲55

    Underwater Adventure

    2016 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Home▲72

    A pixelated horror adventure

    2015 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Amazing Brick▲73

    Looks so simple but damn hard yet addictive game

    2015 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Bubble Night▲62

    One lonely soul travels through the dark world...

    2016 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Below▲80

    Explore. Survive. Discover.

    2015 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Cloud Chasers▲90

    A father & daughter on a beautiful, post-apocalyptic journey

    2015 · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →