As we've been shutting down the operations of Monothetic, we've collected a selection of past versions of Beacon that we've uploaded to Archive.org for anyone who's interested in exploring past versio...

After a long journey unfortunately it's time for Monothetic to disband. Beacon will be removed from sale in the coming weeks on all storefronts as we prepare to shut down. Players who already own the...

Patch 3.21 is released, adjusting the spawn rate of Elite Enemies and adding many Beacon Patch 3.21 Balance Removed Trench Droid spawners at start of levels Increased chance of Elite Enemies spawning...

Patch 3.11 is out, including some minor balance tweaks and dozens of fixes! The most important fix in the patch is a change to the Remove Mutation DNA mod, changing it to Clear Slot. The issue that ca...

Hello everyone! Since we've been quiet for a bit while planning what the future of Beacon is, we wanted to post an update for the community! Here's our upcoming roadmap for the rest of the year, focus...

Patch 3.04 is now released adding Save and Quit after Mutation Rolls, Difficulty Select on New Game, longer timers for Timed loot, and many other tweaks and fixes! Timed loot and secrets should be a b...

Patch 3.03 is released including dozens of balance tweaks and fixes! Some of the notable changes this patch are increases in difficulty, balance tweaks to many enemies and bosses, and new backtrack bo...

Thank you to everyone's messages and feedback following the release! We're happy to see the majority of opinions on the release and Patch 3.0 have been positive so far and appreciate all the new revie...

Hello everyone! The day has finally arrived for Beacon to leave Early Access! Patch 3.0 is now released, including the new Scrap Currency system, Boss Mutations, Minibosses, new Act 2 Bosses, multiple...

Hello everyone, After our extended development of Patch 3.0 we're finally able to announce the release date! Beacon will be releasing out of Early Access on December 15th, 2021 . We've still got some...

Hello everyone! We wanted to post an update on Beacon since it's been quiet for a few months while we are finishing up the big 3.0 patch. Things have taken a bit longer than planned as usual, but we'r...

Patch 2.92 is released, bringing Beacon closer to the final 3.0 release! This update includes major Act 1 Level improvements, a big chunk of balance tweaks, and dozens of fixes. Over 20 of the Level 1...

Beacon Patch 2.91 is released including improved End Game progression, a new Accuracy Bonus for the first 25% of your clip, and many other fixes! Patch 2.92 should release in a few weeks with more le...

Beacon's final major Early Access patch is here including Freja’s final batch of mutations, dozens of arena and enemy improvements, and various UI and gameplay tweaks! The new mutations added fill o...

Patch 2.81 includes a handful of fixes and tweaks following feedback from the latest content patch, as well as dozens of particle effect improvements! The big focus of this update was improving the e...

Beacon Patch 2.8 is ready for release adding the long awaited Level 6, the Prism Mainframe Act 2 Boss, and the first Ending! Descend through a hollow chasm down a series of randomized catwalks and loa...

Beacon Patch 2.72 is uploaded making some tweaks and fixes to Challenges, as well as fixing issues with the Flauros Teleport Pads. Challenges Added items from Patch 2.2-2.7 into challenges Added more...

Beacon Patch 2.71 is released adding new Audio sliders, fixing the Map keybind, and improving fall damage not registering often! Unless any other major bugs appear, 2.71 will likely be the last patch...

Patch 2.63 is out including a new Codex screen on the Main Menu and Boss Bestiary logs! As usual another chunk of fixes and balance tweaks have been added as well. Thanks to everyone for their continu...

Patch 2.62 includes dozens of balance tweaks, fixes, and a new Input system that should fix problems with controllers not registering for some users! This is the first minor patch responding to the fe...

Beacon patch 2.51 is out introducing a major update to the Controller Scheme, a new Notifier System, and Damage Numbers! Notifiers are one of the largest UI improvements added to the game to date, giv...

Beacon patch 2.5 is released adding new Level 5 Landmark zones, UI improvements, and an overhaul to Pickup items! Patch 2.5 will be our last major content patch in Early Access. Over the next few mont...

Beacon patch 2.4 has arrived adding new Act 1 bosses, DNA features, and dozens of level edits and balance tweaks that bring the game one step closer to completion. Some of the most important addition...

Beacon patch 2.32 is released, including new Level 3 Shipwrecked Reactor variants and a performance boost! Levels Added new Shipwrecked Reactor variants to all level 3 landmarks Updated Level 3 Landm...

Beacon patch 2.31 is released, making some balance tweaks to armor and debuffs as well as fixing the Continue item loading bug! Balance Armor: Reduced base player armor value and balanced item/mutati...

Beacon patch 2.3 is ready, providing new tools and evoking old memories. Explore crashed pods from Freja’s ship The Ouroboros and collect new items including a new set of Energy weapons! This patch...

Patch 2.22 is here, making many various balance tweaks and fixes. Thanks to everyone for trying out the first few challenge runs and giving feedback in our Discord server! After tweaks to some of the...

Patch 2.21 is released, making some important tweaks to the Challenge Run scoring systems and improving many Act 1 Hydro zones! Challenge Updates Added Research Bonus Cap (2500 Points) Added score pa...

Beacon patch 2.2 is finally here! As usual the patch took a bit longer to finish than we hoped, but is full of more features, content, and tweaks than any previous patch. New enemies, weapons, items,...

Hello everyone, We wanted to post a quick development update since it’s been a while since a patch has been released. We’re still hard at work on the game, but the addition of a few new features t...

Patch 2.12 adjusts the cooldowns and balance of most Auxiliary items, making them more useful as consistent attacks. Further tweaks will be made if necessary to make Aux items more exciting to find an...

2.11 fixes some issues from build 2.1 and fixes an issue with Accuracy since a statistics update in a previous patch. We've started tweaking the player's gravity a bit more as well to make using boost...

Undying Brood is released, the first major content patch for Beacon (in Early Access)! The planet’s autochthonous inhabitants take drastic action to ensure their survival. Along with new enemies, mu...

Patch 2.05 is out, adding one final set of optimizations before we switch focus to finishing patch 2.1. Hopefully the game will run much more smoothly for the majority of players after the last few pa...

Patch 2.04 is released, adding more optimizations and a few balance tweaks! This build should have a noticeable increase in performance for most players of 20-40 FPS in many areas. Balance Reduced Blo...

Patch 2.03 is out, adding some performance improvements, new sounds for the Icosatron enemy (laser soccer ball), and other fixes! This will likely be the last minor patch coming out before 2.1 in a co...

Beacon 2.02 is released! Patch 2.02 contains our first set of improvements for controllers and handful of other tweaks and fixes. The main additions include an Aim Lock that holds the cursor on an ene...

Patch 2.0 is here! Make your way into the cryptic Prism Vault where your beacon locator has been pointing you, face off against new Uncharted enemies, and when you eventually die recycle all that unus...

Patch 1.9A is released, adding long awaited improvements to the Continue/Save system, an update to the Tutorial introduction screen, and a handful of new items! Game Updates New Items Grenade: Globule...

Beacon 1.8A is released, Deadly Ecology! The Solus faction fights back against the droid interlopers with a new enemy type and champion mod, new items and mutations have been added, and a new Eclipse...

Added a new Prism Proximity Mine Pickup item and a few fixes to 1.7 content. New Items Pickup: Proximity Mine - The PRISM Proximity Mine forms part of your standard-issue kit for ground combatants...

Beacon content patch 1.7A is released, adding 3 new large tier Prism enemies, fresh Level 4 content, and new DNA Skill Mods. Cascading Protocols Content New Enemies Tesla MK3 Droid - The top of the l...

Beacon's 1.6A content expansion is here, marking the end of our Act 1 Roadmap! Along with new boss fights and ammunition mods, a new DNA mod feature has been added allowing you to alter your genome ev...

Beacon 1.5.2A is released, adding polish to many effects, improvements to the tab screen Codex, and the Level 4 Excavation Headquarters landmark tile. Particle Effects Updated Plasma Shot effects (Ka...

Patch 1.5A is released, Mechanical Demise! Prism's synthetic security teams initiate severe countermeasures against the escaped specimens, and the planet's population at large. Mechanical Demise Cont...