‘Lighthouse of the Useless’ – A Goopy, Gory, Arcade-y Rail Shooter

Lighthouse of the Useless is a bloody rail shooter within the custom of different useless domiciles, tasking you blasting issues into piles of enamel and eyeballs.

Hanging out in swamps crammed with zombies is dangerous sufficient, however what’s with the demonic frogs? I get that zombies need to eat my brains and flesh, however what do the frogs get out of this? Are they merely possessed? Am I a large fly and don’t comprehend it? It doesn’t matter a lot, however these had been the issues I saved questioning about whereas taking pictures my manner by way of the dirty countryside as I attempted to succeed in security elsewhere. Not that it issues, as you’ll simply must maintain taking pictures your manner by way of these hordes of creatures as they pop up in your display whilst you attempt to activate a lighthouse beacon so you may board a ship and ex+scape.

These enemies work in intelligent, typically shocking methods. I used to be anticipating hazard from all angles, however these monsters had been superb at catching me once I was reloading or had dropped my guard. Fortunately, should you can land 4 hits with out lacking, you’ll get some well being again to reward your expertise. This inspired me to watch out with my photographs, which I beloved as a result of I generally tend to only pepper the display with photographs in these sorts of video games. Now, I had an excellent motive to take care (not that I used to be all the time a good-enough shot to reap the benefits of it). I additionally loved the way in which the enemies exploded into enamel and eyeballs. One thing about that was so gross and humorous on the identical time.

Lighthouse of the Useless is a ridiculously bloody shooter crammed with intelligent, difficult shootouts and a few mechanics that make you play thoughtfully and thoroughly. It makes me want there have been extra horror rail shooters round.



Lighthouse of the Useless is accessible now (for no matter you want to pay for it) on itch.io.

Joel Couture

Joel has been masking indie video games for numerous websites together with IndieGames.com, Siliconera, Gamasutra, Warp Door, CG Journal, and extra over the previous seven years, and has written book-length research on Undertale and P.T.. Joel is continually looking out for digital experiences that push the boundaries of what video games could be, and seeks to delve into the inventive course of, meanings, and emotion labor that goes into the work of artists worldwide.