Signal Back! by sinemual
- You're a scientist who's received a strange signal from space. You need to send a response.
- To send a signal, place the block next to the antenna and press the green button.
- For each signal level you send, you earn money.
- You can use the mouse wheel to rotate the block.
- Goal: 200 signals.
To sell, move the block to the black hole.
A game for the Ludum Dare 59 competition!
Completed solo! - Compo Mode.
VFXs from Epic Toon Vfx.
3 sounds from freesound.
Play in your games: https://www.twitch.tv/sinemual
| github | https://github.com/sinemual/ld-59 |
| itch.io | https://sinemual.itch.io/sinem-ld59 |
| Original URL | https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/59/signal-back |
Ratings
| Overall | 122th | 3.553⭐ | 49🧑⚖️ |
| Fun | 133th | 3.383⭐ | 49🧑⚖️ |
| Innovation | 121th | 3.489⭐ | 49🧑⚖️ |
| Theme | 153th | 3.638⭐ | 49🧑⚖️ |
| Graphics | 84th | 3.798⭐ | 49🧑⚖️ |
| Audio | 119th | 3.38⭐ | 48🧑⚖️ |
| Humor | 56th | 3.307⭐ | 46🧑⚖️ |
| Mood | 178th | 3.304⭐ | 48🧑⚖️ |
| Given | 46🗳️ | 73🗨️ |
Also - your Steam game looks wild...enslaving Gnomes? You monster :laughing:
@william-corrin yeah, there's a little bit of clicker gameplay and a little bit of puzzle-solving here. Thanks for the feedback!
Thanks also for checking out the Steam page—I hope you'll join in on the mayhem when the game launches!😜
Here is my record :D



I feel like a way to deselect after purchasing the wrong turn would have been nice. Also gaining income passively instead of clicking multiple times would have been more comfortable. A small animation for the scientist would have also elevated the game! The game is a smitch on the easy side which is good for a jam game! I do feel like the descriptions especially for the third block could have been better, what does it mean no blocks nearby?
Loved the atmosphere and music and it really sparked my need for optimization!
Thanks again for the feedback! If you get 200 signal points, the text will be slightly different =)
I wish that there will be some feedback when the 'block' is selected and able to rotate.
Like that logic math puzzle and these multiblocks
These 'cookie clicker' games are always addictive for me!
It's a cool game, and I've played it a lot. I'd like to see the top view and have more space.
Thanks for playing! Yeah, if only there were a couple more hours in the day, haha!
haha, I know that feeling to much!

Good job :slight_smile:
@mcramon, @meta-link, @avhatar, @gideongriebenow thanks for playing!

Thanks! Yeah, that would be great to add!
@sariiger
To be honest, I don't know, but judging by the comments, this is the highest score! Thanks!
@frowsyfrog
Thanks for playing!
Thanks for playing! Yeah, I didn't have enough time to polish the controls =)
I struggled first to understand when the grabbing was read correctly; I think there is some room to improve the feedback when a box is active,eg with a hover color.
Well done!

I had an issue figuring out that you need to rotate the blocks as well as needing to align them with the plugs but got there in the end.
Had some good laughs from the t-posing characters, really enjoyed the game!
Thanks for playing and thanks for the feedback!