Description

Lighthouse is a tiny arcade game made for Trijam (theme: Lighthouse).
Ships spawn from the four edges of the screen. Aim the lighthouse beam: once a ship is lit, it “understands” the danger and avoids rocks and the lighthouse, escaping off-screen. If an unlit ship hits an obstacle… Game Over.

How to play

• Left / Right — rotate the lighthouse beam

• Goal — save as many ships as possible (+1 score when a lit ship exits the screen)

• Fail — an unlit ship collides with a reef or the lighthouse

Features

• Ramping difficulty: more ships over time

• Sprite beam with additive glow that goes behind/over the lighthouse depending on angle

• Guided ships steer around obstacles once lit

• Collisions: ships ↔ reefs, ships ↔ lighthouse

Platforms

• Browser (WebAssembly) — plays directly on itch.io

• Desktop builds possible (macOS Apple Silicon / Windows)

Credits & Tools

• Code: C# + raylib (raylib_cs)

• Art: handmade (Inkscape/Krita), pixel-perfect upscaling

• Audio: (optional / WIP)

Tips

• Sweep wide and light early so ships have time to maneuver.

• Watch the blind spots—a small beam adjustment can save multiple ships at once.