The Beacon is a free-to-play fantasy action roguelite RPG that offers 3 main ways to participate in the game, PvE combat via dungeons (single player or co-op), a housing system, and social hangout.
Dungeon expedition - Each dungeon run can be either solo or with others in a co-op mode. To complete any dungeon run, the player(s) must reach the end without dying and before the timer runs out. If this is accomplished the player(s) will choose to exit through 1 of 3 optional doors, and on the other side a chest awaits them containing loot rewards. Each chest will give loot that’s different from the others and there’s no way to tell exactly what the loot will be before the player(s) go through their selected door. However the loot will consist of character cosmetics and/or house decor, which will be non-NFTs for free-to-play players and NFTs for players who own and use Founding characters or Paid characters.
Like a lot of other rougelite games the controls are the standard W,S,A,D keys to move, and the direction of the player's mouse determines the direction their attack faces (left mouse button being regular attack and right being a charged attack), with the space bar for a dash.
Every dungeon is procedurally generated, using different pieces of specifically created content randomly, so that no two dungeons are ever the same, making each run a unique experience and challenge.