Cignal Space Operations by bergotronic

made by bergotronic for Ludum Dare 59 (JAM)

DUE TO EMBEDD RESTRICTIONS PLAY THE GAME IN THE BROWSER HERE:
https://bergotronic.itch.io/ld59-cignis

In Cignal Space Operations you control a transmitter and will need to send your signal across the a distance(not size)-proportionally accurate solar system to reunite with your lost pluto baddie. In this game you will make contact with various planets and stations using a variety of signal combinations. Progress the game by unlocking new signals, changing satellite orientations to boost your signal, and ultimately extend your range all the way to Pluto!

This game features a dynamic music system, and a story with voice acted audio logs!

TRANSMIT SIGNALS to Satellites and Planets - with the "StarMap" BUILD SIGNALS - with the "Signal Designer" READ and LISTEN to messages - with "COMMS"

Credits: * @ghoulnextdoor - Writer and Story Integrator * keeneire - ART * sistersacrilege - ART

itch.io	https://bergotronic.itch.io/ld59-cignis
Original URL	https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/59/cignal-space-operations

Ratings

Overall	461^th	3.529⭐	19🧑‍⚖️
Fun	572^th	3.176⭐	19🧑‍⚖️
Innovation	96^th	3.944⭐	20🧑‍⚖️
Theme	64^th	4.361⭐	20🧑‍⚖️
Graphics	349^th	3.895⭐	21🧑‍⚖️
Audio	267^th	3.667⭐	20🧑‍⚖️
Humor	364^th	2.906⭐	18🧑‍⚖️
Mood	223^th	3.972⭐	20🧑‍⚖️
Given		26🗳️	10🗨️

Feedback

tenthousandfireants

Apr 20th · 03:15 UTC

This is definitely one of my favorites, not only do I like the look and feel, but the UI is really cool and this is really a type of game I've always been looking for but haven't yet found to play! bookmarking it now. Hope you keep these up.

T C

Apr 22nd · 00:46 UTC

Interesting game! I really like the idea, the atmosphere, and the UI. I had a lot of trouble figuring out how to really progress outside of the things near Earth. I had no idea what fwd left right did as signals, or what determined the starting points of the signal emitters. A and D were DEFINITELY necessary, as spam pressing < > was very difficult, and only gave tiny adjustments. I liked the voice acting and some of the early messages, but got to a point to where none of my signals felt like they could travel far enough to make it further than the 2 plants I was near to, and I didn't have enough direction to keep progressing.
Some more handholding in the beginning, for slower people like me, would go very far. But great work overall!

stepa

Apr 22nd · 04:12 UTC

Overall it's ok, but there's a lack of sounds.

2Inkling

Apr 22nd · 04:19 UTC

At first I thought this was a simple game - then I zoomed out and saw how BIG the scope is and how many objects there are in the system. Really cool concept which fits the theme very well. I think the tutorialization could benefit from being a bit more incremental and less text-dumpy.

Maksim Terskov

Apr 22nd · 04:47 UTC

A very creative approach. But because of that creativity, the controls feel a bit awkward.

Really cool game! I just wish the tutorial were a bit clearer—maybe with step-by-step examples. As it is, it feels more difficult than it actually is. But once you figure it out, it’s not that bad :)

In any case, it’s one of the most memorable games I played during this game jam.

LDJam user 389806

Apr 22nd · 05:16 UTC

Great game! I love the retro machinery art style! The audio also does great job.
The game design is fun and complex. It is a little bit hard to understand even after reading the tutorial carefully. But it's understandable because the mechanic is somewhat complex. Maybe add a more in depth image + text explanation in the description just for now?

Soul Grinder

Apr 23rd · 14:13 UTC

Clever idea for signal theme and quite interesting and complex, nice work!

IRKAR

Apr 24th · 10:11 UTC

It's great, but it's tricky to get the hang of the game the graphics look cool and the music is cool![photo_2026-04-24_13-09-45.jpg](///raw/25b/76/z/728ea.jpg)

Thoastbot

Apr 29th · 05:41 UTC

Game looks great, really feels like using an old device!
Was quite hard to get a hang of the game but i really loved to find ways to get my signal across - just not quite as far as i would've liked, couldn't get my mixtape to my beloved :<
Overall well made game!

jordantanner

May 09th · 01:08 UTC

The old retro device was super fun to play around with -- enjoyed the clunky device sound effects, and the bg track is killer! Love the major/minor modulation going on there. Cool idea but I think the gameplay could be slightly more intuitive -- maybe less 'modes'? Maybe they could be consoliated/streamlined somehow. Overall very cool entry!! Device design and soundtrack were my 2 top fave things.