Beacon Pines

A wonderful little game that lasts just the right amount of time and honestly could have gone on longer, tears were shed. 10/10.

How to put into words how I feel about this game? Travel through the branches of posibility in this spectacular story. Be mesmerized by the book's voice, it will take you through an amazing adventure with your new best friends, and I'm not saying that because they are the protagonist's best friends, I am saying this because they're your best friends now, accept this. The art of the game is adorable and relatable, with the cutest animations. Throughout the story you will be forced to feel every emotions, all of them.

A tearful, emotional experience with a beautiful story. I'd thumbs up it twice if I could.

I finally got to pick Beacon Pines out of my backlog, and I'm sad to say I'm pretty disappointed. My main gripe is that the game is supposedly about narrative choice and navigating multiple narrative paths, but in practice the game railroads you so hard you always have only one option available. The only way to play is to go through all possible paths at the order determined by the devs. There are also no other game mechanics really. You can't really miss anything important, and you never have to put any pieces together yourself, just keep going down the path that's given to you. I felt completely passive throughout. The other thing that bothered me is the narrator. The frequent breakings of the fourth wall just kept taking me out of the story, and their comments on the results of your 'choices' really rubbed in the lack of agency. That's more of a minor issue though. The art is 10/10 though. Really carries the experience. All in all I'm glad I got it a substantial discount.

I loved the artwork and choose-your-adventure vibe of this game! The narration was great, the only thing I would have loved more was some voice acting for the characters.

Soooo good omg I'm incredibly bad at writing reviews but oh my goddd this was amazing. I foolishly started it in the evening and have now stayed up too late finishing it because I couldn't bear to stop. I also may have cried. Very good.

If you like interactive novels with branching paths, you will enjoy this game. It has fabulous graphics (I LOVE the illustration style), an excellent way of sending you back to redo decisions without being repetitive, and the music is great. With a very small team, they far exceeded the quality standards set by AAA game companies. I was particularly impressed by the story and dialog, as well as the voice performance of the narrator - I only saw one typo in the whole game, which is outstanding. I'll be keeping an eye out for any games they release in the future!

such a lovely surprise! bought it during the summer sale because it vaguely interested me for a while but i didn't know anything about it, and i'm really glad i did. on the shorter side, but very impactful and unique. the best way i can describe it without spoiling too much is by saying it's a mix between gravity falls and into the woods. if that sounds intriguing, definitely give it a shot. it's worth it, trust me.

So great kept me on the edge of my seat constantly and literally. An amazing Cozy game 10/10 from me highly recomend

I love the delivery of the narrator in this game. I love the protagonist group; Luka, Rolo, and Beck. I love how the 'wrong endings' in this game are not really wrong endings: they provide more and more exposition on the town of this game or major characters,―this becomes more profound as you proceed to the latter part of the game― which ultimately and naturally leads you to the true ending. I love the bittersweet story of this game. I love how this game is less than 10 hours long but managed to get me immersed into it. This game somehow reminded of the time I played Night in the Woods; not as short as this one but almost equally immersive whatsoever.

This game drew me in with its soundtrack and cozy art style only to further pull me in with its genuinely compelling mystery, which by that point it had me primed to then cry over multiple of the character moments and "wrong" endings - not to mention the "true" ending. [spoiler]The reveal of the fate of Luka's mother in one of the "wrong" endings eviscerated me, it was easily the moment I cried the hardest.[/spoiler] Though I am at loath to compare it to other media in a 1:1 way, if you loved Gravity Falls & the first two seasons of Stranger Things you will absolutely love this game.

I had a great time playing this game. The story was much more fun and interactive than I had expected and I definitely recommend this.

the best way i can describe this game is cottagecore gravity falls. 10/10

sweet game! loved the mechanic of going back and redoing choices thing, felt like i didnt miss anything.

Very charming 5.5 hour point and click adventure. This is the right way to do a branching narrative game in which each branch can be replayed. Unlike other repetition-driven games like Overboard!, repeating a story beat in Beacon Pines never felt frustrating because it played completely different from previous times.

Wonderfully creative concept with beautiful art and lovable characters. I love this game!!

I have played this game for half an hour the first 20 minutes are pretty cute, kinda sad, good story and setting, enjoying the game then it goes from 1 to a hecking 11 in a matter of seconds next ten minutes go by, pretty fun then it goes from 11 to a hecking million in another matter of seconds like what the heck the MC is twelve i was NOT expecting this Excellent game so far holy heck

One of the best visual novels I've ever played, really like the ambience and the characters. I find the main protagonist enjoyable, and his relationship with friends and family is really relatable. I’d strongly recommend giving it a try.

Love the story and music! It's not really a CYOA kinda game but more so a visual-novel with story backtracking and dead/wrong ends til the proper ending. I was a bit disappointed at how streamlined everything was but the storytelling and plot made up for it completely. Do NOT spoil yourself watching gameplay videos and get this if you love a good story.

Played more like a visual novel at times rather than a game, this "Choose your own adventure" styled masterpiece is such an emotional and immersive tale where all of its creators truly created something worth experiencing.

great game lots of choices and areas to explore throughtout mutiple layers of the story 10/10 recommend

Gorgeous little game, with a lovely narrative technique to allow you to explore different branches of the story without replaying the same scenes over and over again.

One of the best games of all time. A graphic book novel brought to life through game mechanics and rich story-telling. There aren't any words that can be said to how much I appreciated this game when it came out. It was so good, I bought it here again and played with my friends watching. It felt like I was playing the game all over again. Highly recommended for anyone looking for a good story to follow along.

Absolutely amazing! I love the multiple choices and how they all intercept for a multitude of stories in this cozy mystery!

Absolutely fantastic! The art, voice acting, and writing all came together into a really great game.

This is basically a somewhat interactive visual novel or a less interactive point and click adventure. And I love it SO MUCH! The art is great, the music is nice, the characters are awesome! And the branching storytelling is my favorite. You can only see stuff like this in Stories+Omensight and Zero Escape series. I also love the writing because some thing unexpectedly return for great comedic effect.

I loved this game. I usually hop around my games but I couldn't stop coming back to this one until I was done.

If your'e looking for a short and fun story telling game then this is for you, the artwork is scrumptious and the story itself was endearing, 9/10 would reccomend

Fantastic game. It is short, but its a good short. The game has barely any fluff, and was incredibly engaging with a great story, characters, and funny interactions. I can't go into the story without major spoilers, but if you like Stranger Things you'll like this story.

Absolutely adorable! Explores so many truths about humanity and complexities in a very adorable way- darkness in a very protective way. I'm actually a scaredy cat, so this is one of the first (somewhat) horror games I played, but it was a great decision! I truly enjoyed It could be longer, theoretically, took me less than 10 hours to fully finish it- but I think looking too deep at potential hours of play can be overrated. This game is perfectly satisfying even with it being one of the shorter games I played Highly recommended for anyone interested ina Choose-Your-Own-Adventures story with a bit of horror and mystery!

I thoroughly enjoyed the way that this game takes you through what could easily be "yet another narrative game." Being able to go back and choose another path to go down with the story, the way that the narrator is rooting you on, and the different outcomes you can face, it was very refreshing. I adore the artistic design as well. I sincerely wish I could experience this game again for the first time.

This game is literally so fun and beautiful, with a really enriching and well thought out story! Its more than worth it to play!

Incredible game with satisfying, interactive choices. The world building and pace at which the player uncovers the mystery of Beacon Pines is timed well and works seamlessly across all timelines. Good character development, I was interested in the characters dialogue and actions. Loose ends tied up really well to deliver all sorts of endings, and all of them made sense (which is what makes this game incredible, as many plots for other games struggle to do this as well as Beacon Pines). My only negative is that the storybook interjections would temporarily cause my PC to work harder, not sure why but it was no problem during the majority of game play. Overall, I highly recommend this game to anyone who finds the game art appealing and enjoys cozy / mystery games. Took a full 9 hours to beat, so the time you get out of it is pretty decent.

Wow Just finished playing the game and I have to say I absolutely loved it. I had this on my wishlist for a good long time but was hesitant about purchasing it even though it was constantly receiving glowing reviews. Initially I thought it's got to be a kiddies game with all the cute graphics, hence my reluctance to buy. Took the chance on a recent sale that was to good to pass on. Fired it up not really expecting too much. Within the first 10 minutes I was hooked. This game deals with some very serious topics such as love, loss, friendship and betrayal in such a touching way that I was completely mesmerised and found myself becoming very empathetic for the main characters in a way I rarely experience from playing a game. Huge shout out to the script writers, absolutely stellar job. In fact everyone associated with the production of this game has my respect and admiration.

This game somehow had everything I love about story games all in one: very fluid with the choices, a narrator that is also part of the story, a small town. with something weird going on. I also love that it rewards you for exploring and taking your time by giving you more charms and it doesn't want you to rush through the story.

i loved this game; the art, the story, the music, the emotion, all of it :]] it just won't leave my mind ♡

Quick and cozy game! Loved the story line!

I've had this in my library for a hot minute, and only today picked it up for real. I beat the entire thing beginning to end in one sitting, cried several times, screamed at twists so loud i got noise complaints, and ultimately fell in love with the music, characters, and story. There are one or two very minor plot points I wish would have been explained, but other than that it is damn near flawless. Easily one of my top ten favorite games ever, 9.999/10 <33333

Loved the story!. Very cute art style and story mode. Love the ability to complete each story branch. Highly recommend.

very lovely, fully voiced, nice short game <3

this is about change [spoiler](and also the unforgiving amount of grief it brings you)[/spoiler]

Couldn't recommend this game enough--loved playing it!

Its a great game

The story keeps on giving!

I loved it.

Short but beautiful.

100%

GG

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