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The Lighthouse of Black Salt

A dark gamebook-inspired RPG where your choices, luck, and blade decide what the sea keeps. Climb a cursed lighthouse and uncover the name buried beneath the bell.

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Light Source
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Light Source
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March 9, 2026
146 days ago
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About the Game

The Lighthouse of Black Salt

Long ago, the lighthouse was built not to guide ships — but to bind something beneath the sea.

Now the light has gone dark.

The binding has weakened.

The Lighthouse of Black Salt is a dark fantasy interactive novel inspired by classic gamebooks in the style of Fighting Fantasy.

Each run is a self-contained descent into a cursed coastal town and the dead lighthouse above it.

Every decision matters.

Some paths lead to truth.
Some lead to death.

And death is permanent.

⚓ A Narrative-Driven Roguelike Adventure

  • Multiple branching paths

  • Meaningful choices

  • Permanent death per run

  • Randomized outcomes through Luck tests

  • Turn-based combat encounters

  • Inventory and resource management

  • Multiple endings (both tragic and victorious)

A single run lasts around 40 minutes, but uncovering all paths, secrets and endings will take far longer.

🎲 Test Your Skill. Test Your Luck.

Combat is resolved in classic gamebook fashion:

  • Compare Skill

  • Roll to determine advantage

  • Risk your Luck to deal more damage — or suffer the consequences

Push your luck too far… and the sea will claim you.

🌊 Atmosphere & Presentation

Experience:

  • Hand-illustrated dark maritime backgrounds

  • Narrated story segments

  • Stylized parchment interface

  • A haunting, minimalist soundtrack

The sea does not crash here.

It breathes.

Will you restore the light?

Or will you answer the bell?

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