No one lives under the lighthouse Director's cut · published
Today, my dear friends Ksu, Taras, and Ivan released their new game, a short retro first-person platformer about the last priest of desolate earth on his descent to the depths of hell - it's called Blessed Burden. It's inspired by Quake, Prince of Persia, and Skyrim dungeon design (I know that's an unexpected one, stay with me). This is a very unusual platformer game.
I could call it casual? Maybe. If you are not in a hurry, you can almost play it as a walking simulator, avoiding dozens of deadly traps while listening to the amazing soundtrack by Ivan Turmenko. If you're hungry for the dreadful ambiences and soundscapes of No One Lives Under The Lighthouse - Blessed Burden can fulfill your hunger if you care to listen (but for the real sound of dread you should most definitely wait for Zero Losses).
If you do hurry, you can try to complete the game in 8 minutes, like one speedrunner has already done. But probably you'll spend more time on your first go - as the game is full of huge swinging axes, saws, spikes, ingrained into the beautiful brutalist architecture which you won't be able to simply run by without dying taking a cool screenshot like you're a tourist or something ːsmileː
If you decide to check out the game, don't be scared of the character moving a bit slow - you'll need to complete a few levels, maybe collect some sacred relics from the temple to be able to level up bless your protagonist. Once you get some of them Bless Points, you'll be able to run and slide faster. If you're saint enough, maybe you'll even be able to afford a pair of wings... And after you've unlocked all the abilities, I would recommend replaying all of the levels and seeing how they feel now.
They have plans for updating the game with some extra modes later. I personally hope for a level editor, as 10 levels weren't enough for me. They were very aesthetically pleasing, though.
Blessed Burden is a short, simple, beautiful, and carefully crafted artistic game made by a few people in very hard times. Please support your local indies! It's only $6.99
Thank you,
Vitalii
CEO of Life and Marevo Collective
P.S. Expect some ZL news soon and sorry for disturbing