One scroll · one full build
01 · The idea
Every game here starts as a sentence.
A cozy platformer about a lighthouse keeper and her fireflies.
02 · The interview
The wizard asks. You answer.
What does the player actually do, minute to minute?
Climb the lighthouse, catch fireflies, and light the lamp before the fog rolls in.
Locked into the planPick a visual direction.
Hand-painted dusk palette, soft grain, chunky silhouettes.
Locked into the planHow big is version one?
Three levels, one mechanic done well, ten minutes of play.
Locked into the plan03 · The design doc
A real GDD assembles itself.
Core mechanics
- Firefly catching
- Lamp charging
- Fog timer
- Lighthouse ascent
Scene tree
04 · The build
The doc compiles into typed operations.
setMeta { "title": "The Lighthouse Keeper" }
addNode { "type": "Node2D", "name": "Level" }
addNode { "type": "CharacterBody2D", "name": "Player" }
setScript { "node": "Player", "lang": "gdscript" }
addMechanic { "id": "firefly_catch" }
bindAsset { "node": "Player", "asset": "keeper_sheet" }
setNodeProperty { "node": "Lamp", "light_energy": 1.4 }
reorderNodes { "parent": "Level" }
setScript → parse error: unexpected token
self-heal · retrying with a patched script
build passed · 0 errors
compiling
05 · Playable
And now it runs.
Sessions · 132Events · 5,812Completion · 64%
Playtest linkgeekengine.ai/p/lighthouseShare with testers
Scroll — the engine takes it from here.