Guiding Light
Released Jan 2020
Guiding Light is a co-op game in which you and a friend need to rescue stranded aliens from all kinds of sticky situations. One player is an alien who goes down to the planet to execute the rescue operation, while the other pilots the UFO to help guide the alien on the ground.
85% positive · 159 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Where to get it
Free on Steam
Evaluation
Guiding Light is a free-to-play cooperative indie game that launched on January 20, 2020. The developer posted two updates in the days immediately following launch — Update 1 on January 22, 2020 (adding two new levels and improvements) and a Major Update on January 24, 2020 (adding cheats, sound effects, UI adjustments, and bug fixes). These appear to represent the final post-launch polish pass. There have been no developer communications of any kind since January 24, 2020 — over six years ago. There are no unreleased DLC listings, no roadmaps, no announcements of future content, and no indication of ongoing development. The game launched as a small, complete co-op experience and has shown no signs of further development activity since that initial two-day burst of updates following release.
Evidence
Major Update posted four days after launch, reworking levels, adding cheats and sound effects, adjusting UI. This is the last known developer communication.
Update 1 posted two days after launch, adding 2 new levels (Garsiv & Star Platinum), improved UFO lighting, level improvements, and bug fixes.
Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
Corner Office Games
Achievements
1
Platform
Windows
Controller
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Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Multiplayer · Co-op
About this game
Guiding Light is a cooperative game in which you and a friend work for the Intergalactic Crash Unit. It’s your job to rescue stranded aliens from all kinds of sticky situations. One player is an alien who goes down to the planet to execute the rescue operation, while the other pilots the UFO to help guide the alien on the ground.
Using your different points of view and abilities you need to work together to complete your rescue mission.
To successfully execute these operations, communication is key. Guiding Light emphasizes co-op gameplay by requiring the need for teamwork and communication between players to be able to progress through the game. Both players have different points of view, information, and abilities which are all needed to successfully complete the rescue operations.
One of the two roles to fulfill is the alien. This player goes down to the ground and is expected to platform through foreign planets to get to stranded aliens who need to be beamed up to the UFO.
The alien plays from a first-person perspective, and can interact with buttons, levers and can pick up batteries.
The other player is the UFO and is, quite literally, the guiding light for the alien. The UFO can fly through the level and provides information to the alien. Because of its different point of view, the UFO has a more complete grasp on the situation but needs to communicate with the alien to know what is going on on the ground.
The UFO has a light ray on board, which can be used to help the alien with vision and reveal items and objects they would not be able to see by themselves. The UFO can also shine it's light on solar panels to activate doors and moving platforms to help the alien traverse the terrain and reach the end goal.
Are these done yet?
Last evaluated Jun 25, 2026
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