A lone lighthouse rising above a monstrous northern sea

GlagStone

A 1-bit story-driven city builder on a dying northern island.

Governor's Orders

GlagStone is a story-driven 1-bit city builder set on a remote northern island caught between warring nations.

You arrive as the new governor. The lighthouse is damaged, the settlement is falling apart, and the previous leader has vanished without a trace. Lay roads, construct houses and production buildings, manage scarce resources, and keep your people alive through shortages, fear, bad weather, and darkness.

Announcement Trailer

See the island breathe

What you'll do

Keep the light burning

Rebuild the settlement

Lay roads, construct houses and production buildings, and bring a crumbling island settlement back to life.

The island

Endure the island

Rain, snow, fog, storms, and darkness transform the island and test what you’ve built.

The island

Control the lighthouse

Restore the island's lifeline and use it against darkness and poor visibility.

An incident report with branching choices

The story

Make difficult choices

Deal with shortages, incidents, local conflicts, and decisions with no clean answer.

Lighthouse management blueprint panel
A character speaking to the governor

The mystery

Uncover the island's past

Read reports, diaries, letters, and newspapers. Speak with the islanders and piece together what happened before your arrival — and why the lighthouse was left in ruins.

A world in two colors

No grey. No mercy.

GlagStone is rendered entirely in dithered black and white — an aesthetic, not a mechanic.

Game over — a newspaper clipping on what the island takes

The island

A remote settlement caught between warring nations

Rain, snow, fog, storms, and long nights shape life on the island. Rebuild the settlement, restore the lighthouse, and uncover what happened before your arrival through conversations, letters, incident reports, and unsettling discoveries.

Meet the islanders

Darko, Harbour Master
Darko Harbour Master
Torsen, Teacher & Cartographer
Torsen Teacher & Cartographer
Sanny, Governor
Sanny Governor
Pike, The Hermit
Pike The Hermit
Garet, Islander
Garet Islander
Ulrika, Market Mistress
Ulrika Market Mistress
  • City Builder
  • Story Rich
  • Resource Management
  • Mystery
  • Atmospheric
  • 1-Bit

Atmosphere

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The lighthouse is waiting

Add GlagStone to your Steam wishlist to know the moment the light comes on.