Developer posts and news about this game.
As we've been shutting down the operations of Monothetic, we've collected a selection of past versions of Beacon that we've uploaded to Archive.org for anyone who's interested in exploring past versions of the game. We've hand selected only the finest builds extending from the ve
After a long journey unfortunately it's time for Monothetic to disband. Beacon will be removed from sale in the coming weeks on all storefronts as we prepare to shut down. Players who already own the game will still be able to access and play Beacon, but there will be no future u
Patch 3.21 is released, adjusting the spawn rate of Elite Enemies and adding many community requested fixes! Patch 3.21 Balance Removed Trench Droid spawners at start of levels Increased chance of Elite Enemies spawning in Landmarks from 10% to 15% Vault Passes to unlock the Scra
After a few delays, our 22nd content patch Wrecking Zone is finally ready for release! Thanks to everyone in the community for their patience while we chipped away at the content for this update. Wrecking Zone includes 30 new items, 10 new enemies/traps, 2 new Act 1 Bosses, 2 new
Patch 3.11 is out, including some minor balance tweaks and dozens of fixes! The most important fix in the patch is a change to the Remove Mutation DNA mod, changing it to Clear Slot. The issue that caused the slot to stay locked is now fixed but it will also clear the DNA from th
The first post-release content patch for Beacon is finally here! As Freja's presence on Kovus continues to disrupt Prism's operations, the Uncharted and Native factions have begun to take over more territory. Along with a large chunk of new weapons and items, new enemies have bee
Hello everyone! Since we've been quiet for a bit while planning what the future of Beacon is, we wanted to post an update for the community! Here's our upcoming roadmap for the rest of the year, focused on 4 new content patches. Each patch will focus on expanding the content of m
Patch 3.04 is now released adding Save and Quit after Mutation Rolls, Difficulty Select on New Game, longer timers for Timed loot, and many other tweaks and fixes! Timed loot and secrets should be a bit easier to obtain now for players that like to explore, along with a removal o
Patch 3.03 is released including dozens of balance tweaks and fixes! Some of the notable changes this patch are increases in difficulty, balance tweaks to many enemies and bosses, and new backtrack boosters added to many arenas to allow players to backtrack in levels 1 and 2. Ano
Patch 3.02 includes more tweaks suggested by the community along with some balance tweaks! Multiple of the Onyx traps have been adjusted to be less annoying to encounter including the Level 5 and 6 Stormcell being updated to remove the permanent orb traps. Tweaks have been made t
Thank you to everyone's messages and feedback following the release! We're happy to see the majority of opinions on the release and Patch 3.0 have been positive so far and appreciate all the new reviews! Patch 3.01 is the first minor patch following the launch fixing many reporte
Hello everyone! The day has finally arrived for Beacon to leave Early Access! Patch 3.0 is now released, including the new Scrap Currency system, Boss Mutations, Minibosses, new Act 2 Bosses, multiple new Endings, 30 new Items, 18 new Enemies, Achievements, and dozens of other tw
Hello everyone, After our extended development of Patch 3.0 we're finally able to announce the release date! Beacon will be releasing out of Early Access on December 15th, 2021 . We've still got some final touches to put on the game during this last month of development, but Patc
Hello everyone! We wanted to post an update on Beacon since it's been quiet for a few months while we are finishing up the big 3.0 patch. Things have taken a bit longer than planned as usual, but we're in the final stretch of development now and are still planning to release it o
Patch 2.93 is out including another big chunk of fixes and balance tweaks! A big focus of the balance tweaks this patch was to balance Pickup items that use charges to make them more desirable to pick up compared to Passive Pickups. All Active Pickups have more charges now and ab
Patch 2.92 is released, bringing Beacon closer to the final 3.0 release! This update includes major Act 1 Level improvements, a big chunk of balance tweaks, and dozens of fixes. Over 20 of the Level 1 and 2 Landmarks have had improvements made to them for this patch, with some ge
Beacon Patch 2.91 is released including improved End Game progression, a new Accuracy Bonus for the first 25% of your clip, and many other fixes! Patch 2.92 should release in a few weeks with more level updates and other new features and fixes. After that we’ll be fully focused o
Beacon's final major Early Access patch is here including Freja’s final batch of mutations, dozens of arena and enemy improvements, and various UI and gameplay tweaks! The new mutations added fill out mutation sets that were missing a slot before, as well as adding a couple new f
Patch 2.81 includes a handful of fixes and tweaks following feedback from the latest content patch, as well as dozens of particle effect improvements! The big focus of this update was improving the effects of many attacks and items, making them more readable and overall fancier t
Beacon Patch 2.8 is ready for release adding the long awaited Level 6, the Prism Mainframe Act 2 Boss, and the first Ending! Descend through a hollow chasm down a series of randomized catwalks and load up with some final loot before facing off against the most challenging boss fi