17 Jan 2026Developer post

Trading cards for Beacon of Neyda

Hello everyone, Christian here, and I have a new announcement for you. Starting today, by playing Beacon of Neyda, you'll have the chance to earn trading cards, badges, emoticons, and backgrounds for your Steam profile. We're very excited to add this little bit of extra content t

02 Dec 2025Developer post

Beacon of Neyda Dev Diary #13

Welcome to a new development diary—that's right, there's still plenty of work ahead. My name is Christian, and I'll be sharing our future plans for Beacon of Neyda. Development Status The game is currently at version 1.0.4c (on PC). Since its release, we've been working on variou

Welcome to a new development diary—that's right, there's still plenty of work ahead. My name is Christian, and I'll be sharing our future plans for Beacon of Neyda.

Development Status

The game is currently at version 1.0.4c (on PC). Since its release, we've been working on various fixes and general updates. You can check out the different hotfixes and patches we've released on the meeting point, where we addressed some initial save issues, added support for new languages, balancing, visual tweaks, and more.

Right now, aside from minor visual and functional adjustments, our focus is on:
First, making the game more accessible. We're working on adding a new difficulty option in the game settings, as well as a permanent outline feature to highlight both the player and enemies separately, with different color options. And finally, we're adding key rebinding for keyboards only for now—controller options will come later.

Second, while there is replayability by repeating each scenario, we understand that after finishing the story, there isn't much motivation to replay the game regardless of each level. Therefore, the possibility of adding a free or endless mode, where the player has more freedom not guided by overarching objectives but by survival, seems essential for our game. This will require several changes and adjustments that will take us a few months of work (yes, I know you're hoping for it as soon as possible, but keep in mind it's December, with various holidays, and we're from central Argentina, where summer is about to start, and working in 38°C to 42°C heat is stifling).

What other plans do we have?

Individually, we've been prototyping and making progress on smaller projects. 2026 is going to be an interesting year, with at least one new title released. But based on our experience, it's better not to bet on it, so I don't want to guarantee it—game development can be complicated. (You already know this if you've been following our development diaries ːsteamhappyː )

If you want to make suggestions for the game or learn about our upcoming projects, don't forget to join our Discord community!

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29 Oct 2025Developer post

BoN Patch 1.0.4

It's been a couple of weeks since the launch, and after the general fixes of the first week, the first planned update is here. With this update we aim to lay the groundwork for future updates and game modes. Gameplay -The range of the rifle, mini gattling gun, and mini cannon las

It's been a couple of weeks since the launch, and after the general fixes of the first week, the first planned update is here. With this update we aim to lay the groundwork for future updates and game modes.

Gameplay

-The range of the rifle, mini gattling gun, and mini cannon laser have been adjusted, increasing their range by 13%.
-The rifle can quickly switch between ammo types while firing. (It's no longer necessary to stow the rifle to change ammo types and fire.)
-Added new icon when the player runs out of ammo.
-Moving combat drones now stop and attack enemies in their path.
-Combat drones that don't have a barricade to retreat to will now fight to the bitter end, holding their ground against enemies.
-The drones' general sensor has been adjusted to prevent them from leaving the power grid and stopping working.
-Changes have been made to the tutorial to make it easier to understand the initial level.
-The action menu now closes automatically if not used after 10 seconds.
-An additional visual indicator has been integrated to indicate whether or not the repair parts are connected to the electrical network.

Quality of life

-Experimental support for 21:9 ultrawide displays was added
-Experimental support for 3 new languages was added, German, Polish and Russian.
-More elements were changed to support PS controllers.
-In the player death menu, if you have beaten the first level you can now access the hub map from there.

Fixes

-Fixed a save bug in level 2 that could prevent the storm from working in very specific situations.
-A rebalance of music and various sounds was performed at different levels.
-Adjusted some chest and item collisions to prevent issues such as cores falling out of reach. (This particular fix doesn't work with older saves.)
-Fixed some scrap pieces that were out of reach of the player
-Fixed level 1 and 2 bug where some elevators could initially work without power

Extras

Several visual details have been added, such as:
-New wiring terminations on all levels.
-New color changes for drones that are disconnected from the power grid (they are no longer confused with green cores).
-New color details for grenades (depending on the type of ammunition used).

What are our next steps?

First of all, if you want to suggest changes or improvements, you can join our Discord community; your opinions are important to us.
Secondly, we'd like to add a new game mode. A semi-procedural, endless mode where you can play freely. This will take some time, but it's our next goal.

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09 Oct 2025Developer post

Release Day! Beacon of Neyda is now available!

Today is the day, we are finally releasing our game Beacon of Neyda! From the entire Ghost Creative team, thank you very much in advance! It’s now officially available on Steam. The game has different regional pricing. in case you didn't know Beacon of Neyda is our side-scroller

09 Sep 2025Developer post

Beacon of Neyda - Release Date Announcement

Survival is no longer guaranteed, and it's time to send the signal. Beacon of Neyda, coming October 9th. Build. Survive. Discover. It's been a long time, but we can finally announce the release date. Don't forget to add the game to your wishlist so you don't miss out. The game wi

17 Mar 2025Developer post

Beacon of Neyda Dev Diary #12

I'm back with possibly the last dev diary before launch... Christian here, and you can't imagine how long I waited to say this. Development Status Since the last post, there have been some changes that made the process of finishing the game slower. The reality of being an indie g

I'm back with possibly the last dev diary before launch... Christian here, and you can't imagine how long I waited to say this.

Development Status

Since the last post, there have been some changes that made the process of finishing the game slower. The reality of being an indie game can be complicated at times, but we've reached the stage where we're starting to add final translations to the game while doing the necessary revisions to make sure everything is running smoothly.

We're fine-tuning mechanics, fixing bugs, and making some changes to the game art. This allows us to move on to the next stage, which is inviting you to fill out the form HERE for a closed test (we will select about 20 or 30 people only). We hope it will be one of the last tests before launch. I have to warn you that people who support us or supported us at some point on Patreon have a separate reservation for the test and will receive a key via DM on Patreon. So there is no need to fill out any forms for them.

But that's not all. When we launch this closed test in the coming weeks, we'll also be updating the demo, which remains free for everyone. As I mentioned in the previous post, this will be the final update to the demo, but it will include all the changes and adjustments we've made so far.

We hope that the feedback we receive during testing will be enough to make the final adjustments and announce a concrete release date.

It's been a long road, and we're finally reaching the end.

And after the launch... what?

So, what are our plans after launch? Several ideas and content have been left out due to a lack of funding. Our plan is to continue adding content through continuous updates, for example, by adding more gameplay options and modes. Also, possible story DLCs, with mechanics or content not included in the initial launch version.

So there will be more content after the launch. We're also already thinking about what future project to pursue next. We have several options: finishing projects we've started and prototypes that exist, or starting a completely new project. We're not sure yet, so I invite you to follow us on our social media to stay up-to-date.

And that's all for this dev diary. Remember to join our patreon or buy our minigames if you want to help us with the development.

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03 Dec 2024Developer post

Beacon of Neyda Dev Diary #11

After a couple of months, I'm back with a new development diary. My name is Christian, and I'm here to share the latest updates and a special announcement at the end. Last Months of Development That's right, we’re finally in the last stage of development. This means we are focuse

After a couple of months, I'm back with a new development diary. My name is Christian, and I'm here to share the latest updates and a special announcement at the end.

Last Months of Development

That's right, we’re finally in the last stage of development. This means we are focused on balancing the game, testing the different levels and mechanics. We're also fine-tuning various art assets and working on a small introductory animation for the game.

This was reflected in our participation in LevelUY and CONAVI, an event in Uruguay where we reached the finals in several categories.

The Demo
As we mentioned in the previous development diary, the demo is not a priority since all our efforts are directed at finishing the main game.
The demo will receive two more updates: the first one will happen this week to integrate some visual and translation adjustments already present in the main game.
The second update will include the game's introductory animation, making the demo complete. Outside of these two scheduled updates, the demo will not receive further support, at least until the game’s release.

Introductory Animation

What are we showing in this intro?
The beginning of all the problems, the passage of time, and the call to save humanity. Yes, quite a lot, but we can sum it up with focused art, smooth transitions, and a voice-over.
The game's lore is important to us, but we want players to discover it on their own if they're truly interested and willing to explore. If they simply want to play without worrying about the story, we want them to have that option. For this reason, we believe a light intro is the best solution.

Below, you can see a couple of screenshots of what you’ll be able to see once it’s finished.

Key Giveaways and Contests

The year is almost over, and you can feel it. Months of continuous work, lots of stress, good and bad things have happened, but we’re now in the final stretch of development. Two final announcements:
First, don’t forget to follow us on social media, especially on our Discord server. During Christmas, we’ll be giving away some keys for our mini-games and Beacon of Neyda. That’s right, winners will have their keys reserved for delivery on launch day.
Second, we’re participating in the IndieDB Top 100 Indie Games of the Year event, and your support would mean a lot! If you visit this link, you can vote for Beacon of Neyda to be part of the list. You can vote until Tuesday, December 10.

And that's all for this dev diary. Remember to join our patreon or buy our minigames if you want to help us with the development.

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05 Sep 2024Developer post

Beacon of Neyda Dev Diary #10

It's been a while since the last dev diary, Christian here I am to clear up some doubts and announce a few things. Let's deal with the elephant in the room first. So yeah, we did a Kickstarter and the game didn't meet its goal. Does that mean the game isn't going to be made? Of c

It's been a while since the last dev diary, Christian here I am to clear up some doubts and announce a few things.

Let's deal with the elephant in the room first. So yeah, we did a Kickstarter and the game didn't meet its goal.

Does that mean the game isn't going to be made?
Of course not, the production and development of the game continues as we had planned. But some extra things we would have liked to have in the game at launch aren't going to be present. Maybe we can add them later via updates.

Not meeting the goal means there is no audience for the game?
Again, no, the failure of the Kickstarter is due to several factors, the main one being the poor publicity it had, since not having a marketing budget for the game and not being able to reach more people was very likely to end with that result. Another important factor is that we couldn't give all the time necessary to be behind the campaign, since we had to continue with the development of the game.

But what will be the future of the game?
Development continues, the feedback we had on the demo from the wonderful people who joined our community, helped us to fine-tune and improve many things. So the game will be released in the coming months, the date will be announced after securing certain development milestones,

Announcement: Steam Deck and Linux support

This is something we had in mind for quite a while now. We hope to be able to come out on day 1 with full support for Steam Deck and Linux (SteamOS is based on Linux so support for one extends to the other).

The biggest challenge at the moment is that we don't have the necessary hardware to test all its functions so we depend on other equipment that uses Linux systems to emulate how it works.

Currently our demo has support for Linux and is working correctly on Steam Deck according to users who were able to test it on this console.

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Development Status

In terms of development we are moving forward at a good pace, despite having some delays in terms of art, but at the programming and design level we are doing well, we are going to start testing the new levels to see if the mechanics of each new level work correctly.

The demo will be updated the day after this dev diary is published, which brings with it some reported bug fixes, visual corrections and balance adjustments.

And that's all for this dev diary. Remember to join our patreon or buy our minigames if you want to help us with the development.

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15 Aug 2024Developer post

A little history about the rusty ones

"When the Artificial Intelligences tasked with terraforming the desert world rebelled against their creators, the world’s settlers were forced into war with the machines. With all communications lost with Earth, the people of Neyda fought alone to reclaim their world." Who are th

"When the Artificial Intelligences tasked with terraforming the desert world rebelled against their creators, the world’s settlers were forced into war with the machines. With all communications lost with Earth, the people of Neyda fought alone to reclaim their world."

Who are the rusty ones?

For decades, various models of robots played crucial roles in the terraforming and construction of Neyda's first city, and you’ll find them in the game.

The most widespread and numerous model before the great disaster was the humanoid robot, designed primarily for service tasks. These robots were integrated into every aspect of life in Neyda with different variants of which we can find some in the game, because not all of them worked connected to the main network, thus avoiding infection of their systems, allowing them to continue their original duties even decades later.

Another prevalent model is the heavy-duty robot, built for construction, mining, and other hazardous tasks that demanded durability and strength.

For tasks requiring greater precision and agility, light work models were employed, effectively completing the basic workforce lineup.

These robots were produced in large numbers and serve as basic enemies in the game, often attacking the player or their base. However, underestimating them as the only threats would be a grave mistake.

Among the most dangerous models is the security robot. During the early stages of Neyda’s terraforming, there was a very hostile fauna on the planet, so different specific robots were created to deal with them. While most of these models were discontinued after the threats were neutralized, some persisted through the great disaster. The security robot, with its speed, saw-equipped arms, and powerful attacks, was once plentiful and remains a formidable foe.

Another significant threat comes from advanced repair robots. These maintenance units, although heavily corrupted, pose serious challenges to players. They have the ability to reactivate fallen comrades and repurpose them as suicide drones, making them a critical threat to base defenses.

Lastly, excavation robots, similar to the heavy-duty models, are incredibly resilient, heavy, and extremely dangerous, making them a top-priority target for players.

From a gameplay perspective, these last three robots are designed to create scenarios that require active player intervention. The security robot is a direct threat to the player's character, the advanced repair robot endangers the base’s defenses and resources by using dropped enemy resources to create more threats, and the excavation robot is a constant menace to the entire base, ignoring the player to focus on attacking structures.

I hope this blend of lore and gameplay insights has sparked your interest.

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06 Aug 2024Developer post

Gameplay Possibilities for Beacon of Neyda!

After our recent exclusive update for Backers in our kickstarter campaign , many of you expressed a keen interest in learning more about the gameplay possibilities of our game. Today, I am excited to share some additional news and insights. The Player Firstly, there are several w

After our recent exclusive update for Backers in our kickstarter campaign, many of you expressed a keen interest in learning more about the gameplay possibilities of our game. Today, I am excited to share some additional news and insights.

The Player

Firstly, there are several ways to alter the gameplay, with the most basic being through changes to the player's abilities. For example, we are introducing a new special weapon that functions almost like a portable cannon. This weapon, like all others in the game, adapts to the type of ammunition used, offering different effects depending on the ammunition type.

Progression Trees and Resource Management

Another significant aspect is the progression trees for each structure. In the demo, resource management is designed to be straightforward, but in the final version, resources will be more limited. Therefore, you will need to strategically decide where to allocate these resources for upgrades and improvements.

Enemy Variety

The variety of enemies will also have a profound impact on gameplay. In the demo, there are three basic enemy types with similar roles. A well-planned defense can handle large waves without much player intervention. However, in the final game, there will be more specific enemies designed to harass the player or the defenses, requiring different strategies to deal with these threats. I will discuss these new enemies in a future update.

Unique Level Challenges

Lastly, the levels themselves will present unique threats and peculiarities that affect gameplay. For instance, one level might be influenced by terraforming machines, causing periodic sandstorms that reduce visibility, limit the use of allied drones, and even damage structures or the player if they are unprotected. This is just one example, with more to be elaborated on in future updates.

That’s all for this update. We have much more to share, but we wanted to give you a general idea of what the game will be like. We hope to have your continued support to make this game a reality. Don’t forget to join our Discord community!

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30 Jul 2024Developer post

Beacon of Neyda Kickstarter now LIVE!

Hi everyone! Christian here! One of the big days has arrived, our Kickstarter campaign is now live!. 🎉 The campaign First of all, from the following link you will be able to go to the Kickstarter campaign . Remember that if you share and spread the word, it also helps us a lot.

25 Jul 2024Developer post

Play Beacon of Neyda Demo as part of PixElated Festival!

We love pixel art games, and we know you do too. So, let’s celebrate together 🎉 We’re super excited to share that Beacon of Neyda joins PixElated Festival next week! This festival is featuring some of the best pixel art games on Steam. From retro-style classics to contemporary i

Updates & announcements

Development Status

What other plans do we have?

Last hotfix before moving to a more normal update process.

In this hotfix, we focus on fixing:

What's next?

Today is the day, we are finally releasing our game Beacon of Neyda!

And now what?

Survival is no longer guaranteed, and it's time to send the signal.

Beacon of Neyda, coming October 9th.

Build. Survive. Discover.

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Development Status

And after the launch... what?

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As we announced earlier this week here is the new Demo update.

Last Months of Development

Introductory Animation

Key Giveaways and Contests

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Announcement: Steam Deck and Linux support

Development Status

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Who are the rusty ones?

The Player

Progression Trees and Resource Management

Enemy Variety

Unique Level Challenges

What about rewards?

Why Kickstarter?

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