FAROL

Guide every boat home with light.

FAROL is a nautical puzzle game about guiding small boats safely across the ocean using rotating lighthouse beams.

Each boat begins its journey in a specific direction. Your job is to rotate the lighthouses, redirect the boats, avoid collisions and make sure every vessel reaches the harbor that matches its color.

As the levels progress, the routes become more complex. You will need to think about timing, launch order, lighthouse positioning and how multiple boats interact with each other.

There is no rush. Observe the sea, plan your route, and help every boat find its way home.

How to Play

• Click / Tap a boat to launch it.
• Click / Touch and drag a lighthouse or its beam to rotate the light.
• A lighthouse only guides boats of the same color.
• Guide every boat to its matching harbor.
• Avoid islands, wrong harbors and other boats.
• You have 3 lives per level.
• When a boat is lost, it sinks and returns to its original starting point.
• Complete the puzzle by safely delivering every boat.

Features

• Relaxing nautical puzzle gameplay
• Mouse and touch controls
• Multiple boat and lighthouse colors
• Real-time lighthouse rotation
• Timing and traffic-management puzzles
• Three-life system that keeps mistakes from resetting all your progress
• Stylized 3D ocean environment
• Maritime folk-inspired soundtrack
• Short handcrafted puzzle levels

About the Game

FAROL was created for Uplifting Game Jam #9, with the theme OCEAN.

The idea behind the game is simple: even when the sea becomes confusing, a small light can be enough to help someone find their way home.

Controls

Desktop

• Left Mouse Button — Launch boats
• Click + Drag — Rotate lighthouse beams

Mobile

• Tap — Launch boats
• Touch + Drag — Rotate lighthouse beams

Credits

Game Design, Programming & Art Direction
Dado Cardoso / Enseada Labs

Programming Assistance
Developed with assistance from ChatGPT by OpenAI

3D Assets
Created with HY3D

Engine
Unity