In this game, the player controls a writer who had just moved into a cottage located on the coastal area of the state Oregon. Near the cottage is a lighthouse, inhabited by the eccentric Dr. Jeremiah Krick and his daughter Amanda. One day, glancing out of the window, the hero(ine) notices that the lighthouse has been struck by lightning. Dr. Krick has also left an unclear message on the answering machine, imploring the protagonist to come as soon as possible. Upon arriving at the lighthouse, the protagonist finds out that its inhabitants have been kidnapped by a mysterious being, and transported into a parallel universe. A strange new world must be explored, and its mysteries solved, in order to bring back Dr. Krick and his daughter...

Lighthouse: The Dark Being is a first-person adventure game conceived in the vein of Myst. Locations are represented as pre-rendered still screens. Interaction with the environment is performed with a simple single-cursor, point-and-click interface. Similarly to Myst, the puzzles are notable for their difficulty, and are logic- rather than inventory-based, consisting of careful observation, clue-gathering, and manipulation of the environments.

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Alternate Titles

"Lighthouse: Il Faro" -- Italian title
"Lighthouse: Das Dunkle Wesen" -- German title
"Lighthouse: A Criatura das Trevas" -- Brazilian title

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	PC game - Lighthouse, The Dark Being	Windows	$6.78
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User Reviews

A Strange and Wonderful Adventure	D P (124)
Memorable -- for one reason or another	Robert Minor (3)
Has a certain charm, but...	MAT (47009)
It was interesting because I had never played this type of game before!	jeri dakota (2)	unrated
This was a real thrill of adventure	Zsolt Pardi (7)
Dreadfull attempt at a Myst-like interactive movie	helm lehm (13)	unrated

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The Press Says

Just Adventure	1997	B+	83
PC Gameplay (Benelux)	Dec, 1996	82 out of 100	82
Quandary	Nov, 1996		80
Adventure Classic Gaming	Jul 19, 2009		80
Gamezilla	Nov 09, 1999	75 out of 100	75
Adventure Lantern	Apr, 2006	72 out of 100	72
GameSpot	Oct 17, 1996	6.4 out of 10	64
World Village (Gamer's Zone)	1996		60
PC Gamer	Dec, 1996	C+	58
PC Gamer UK	Dec, 1996	52 out of 100	52

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Trivia

There is a puzzle in Lighthouse that requires the player to open a safe by inputting the appropriate numbers via a combination dial. The deceivingly simple puzzle became such a plight to the players, that Sierra, the Developer, released the solution to the safe-combination puzzle on their web site. Honesty has never been so appreciated.

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