App Army Assemble: Beacon Light Bay - "Is this puzzler a shining light in a sea of strong competition?"

Beacon Light Bay is a cute-looking puzzler that sees you creating routes to power up lighthouses across the four seasons. Since our App Army readers are adept at solving mobile gaming's toughest conundrums, we handed it over to them to see if it's a must-play or is better left in the dark.

Here's what they said:

Beacon Light Bay is a laid-back puzzler that’s perfect for those of us who like to play at our own pace. There’s no timers here, no punishment for your mistakes, just try and try again. The entire vibe of the game—from the simple coloured graphics to the light and airy background music—sets a tone here that I really liked when it was time to wind down for the evening. The premise is simple: flip and swap tiles to create a path for energy to reach windmills to power lighthouses that guide sailors. From the serenity of the islands in Beacon Light Bay, along with the beautifully crafted themes of four passing seasons, I happily recommend this cosy adventure to all!

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This is a simple and relaxing, occasionally challenging puzzle of swapping tiles and turning them around to connect lighthouses to windmills. As you go along and advance, the difficulty ramps up a bit, but there’s no time limit, and no pressure to try to collect stars. Really just a lot of fun and challenging puzzles. Controls were occasionally imprecise, but excellent camera controls negate that problem. The music is pleasant, like the graphics and gameplay. Overall, a very good entry in the genre that I happily recommend.

Beacon Light Bay is a charming isometric puzzler where you must connect up windmills on islands to lighthouses to light them up. This is achieved by creating a route using tiles that can be rotated or switched with other tiles. Once the route is completed, you move on to the next island.

Graphically and aurally, it’s pretty basic, but they do the job. The levels start off simple, but difficulty soon ramps up, though there is no time limit, so you can take your time. I initially found the controls to be a bit fiddly until I discovered you could rotate the islands to get a better view. If you like puzzlers, this is definitely one of the good ones.

Beacon Light Bay is a tile-puzzler where you rotate power lines to connect windmills to power up lighthouses. It is a tranquil game with no timers or high scores to achieve. You simply go from island to island with more intricate puzzles to solve. The addition of, for example, elevation is a welcome aspect.

The controls are a bit finicky, in my opinion. Tap two tiles to exchange places. Tap the same tile twice to rotate it. I found myself tapping the wrong tile quite a lot. Camera controls are good, making it easy to zoom in to counteract the finicky controls. Overall, the game has good presentation, albeit the interface could use some polish. On top of that, the game would benefit from getting a Candy Crush pop and colour makeover. Basically, it feels a bit dull as it is.

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Beacon Light Bay