THE KEEPER SURVIVE THE NIGHT SHIFT  — DEMO

A first-person lighthouse horror game where every problem demands that you walk directly into the dark.

The last keeper abandoned his post halfway through a shift.

Nobody on the mainland will tell you what happened.

The lighthouse has been dark for three nights. Something has been seen moving across the rocks. And now, the job belongs to you.

Keep the light burning until the boat returns at 06:00.

That sounds simple.

It isn’t.

⚓ KEEP THE LIGHT ALIVE

The lighthouse is old, mechanical, and constantly trying to fail.

The generator burns through diesel. The fuse board trips without warning. Wiring shakes loose. Fuel must be carried by hand, and most repairs mean leaving the relative safety of the lighthouse behind.

While you are fixing one problem, everything else keeps getting worse.

Then there is the thing outside.

Your flashlight can force it back into the darkness, but it cannot kill it. Wherever the beam drives it, it will eventually begin walking towards you again.

And your battery will not.

There are no replacements. No charger. No hidden pickups.

Every second of light you use is gone for the rest of the night.

🌊 SURVIVE ONE SHIFT

A normal night slowly becomes a desperate balancing act:

Keep the generator fuelled.

Restore power when the entire island goes black.

Repair whatever rattles itself apart.

Find warmth before the cold becomes lethal.

Decide whether that sound outside is worth using your flashlight.

Reach the next hour without trapping yourself somewhere you cannot escape.

The terminal in the keeper’s room records your progress hour by hour.

Make it to 06:00 and the boat comes back.

Probably.

🔧 WHEN SOMETHING FAILS, YOU HAVE TO MOVE

The generator does not care what is waiting outside.

When it runs dry, you must descend the lighthouse, find a fuel can, and carry it back with both hands occupied.

When the fuse board trips, every light on the rock dies at once.

The fuse box is outside.

Of course it is.

As the night continues, the creature's behaviour changes.

It stops wandering aimlessly.

It begins searching.

Eventually, it is no longer moving around the island.

It is moving towards you.

🔦 YOUR ONLY DEFENCE IS RUNNING OUT

Hold the flashlight beam on the creature and you can drive it away — but only temporarily.

Use too much battery early and you may survive the next encounter with nothing left for the one after it.

Wait too long and you may not get another chance.

Light is safety.

Light is also a countdown.

❄️ THE COLD WANTS YOU TOO

The darkness is not the only thing hunting you.

Your condition falls through five stages:

Comfortable → Chilly → Cold → Freezing → Lethal

Warmth costs time.

Repairs cost time.

Hiding costs time.

You cannot do everything at once.

🚪 HIDING WORKS — UNTIL IT DOESN'T

Lockers can break the pursuit and give you somewhere to breathe.

But their doors are metal.

Metal makes noise when it opens.

And it makes noise when it closes.

Sometimes hiding is the safest thing you can do.

Sometimes opening that door is exactly what gives you away.

🎮 CONTROLS

W A S D

Mouse

Left Mouse Button

E

Left Shift

Left Ctrl

G

Esc

Key
Move
Look
Flashlight
Interact
Sprint
Crouch
Drop Carried Item
Pause

The hand icon shows objects you can interact with.

Specific actions such as refuelling the generator, repairing the fuse board, and operating the terminal display their own prompts.

🛠️ DEVELOPMENT STATUS

The Keeper is currently in development in Unreal Engine 5 by Baider Studios.

This demo contains one complete shift:

Survive from arrival until 06:00 while maintaining the lighthouse — and whatever remains of your nerve.

Follow the page for future updates, and let us know whether the island managed to keep you.

⚠️ WINDOWS SECURITY NOTICE

This independent itch.io build is not currently code-signed, so Windows may display an “Unknown Publisher” warning when launching it.

This does not automatically mean the file is malicious, but you should only run downloads you trust and may scan the file with your preferred security software first.

💬 BUGS & FEEDBACK

Found a bug? Have feedback? Think you know what is waiting outside?

Join the Discord:

https://discord.gg/3f2azu7Ye

THE LIGHT IS FADING.

KEEP IT BURNING.