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The city is covered by an invisible resonance field. All machines and modified life forms are locked to fixed bands: Low, Mid, High. Only matching frequency can break their defense. As a cleaner, you scan to identify enemy bands, switch your own frequency to align, and eliminate targets. This is not combat - it is frequency hunting...

WASD / MOVE
SPACE / DASH
LMB / SHOOT
RMB / SCAN
Q / SWITCH BANDS

TARGET: Find the signal stations and destroy them!!

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Link to the downloadable game https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1sfInye_SOsRY2862h44UTJlezIDe8wJs?usp=drive_link
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/59/decode

Ratings

Overall 511th 3.476⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Fun 622th 3.048⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 746th 2.738⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Theme 647th 3.225⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 237th 4.109⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Audio 470th 3.125⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Humor 515th 2.525⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Mood 401th 3.667⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Given 96🗳️ 4🗨️

Feedback

ROWLING
Apr 21st · 08:22 UTC
soooooo pretty color,i like it !!
Awwwz
Apr 21st · 08:36 UTC
great color palette! strong color impact. grid lines are good elements! like the typeface and the lens distortion effect!
mc shopot
Apr 21st · 08:52 UTC
Oh yeeeees, retrowave is back — I've missed it so much! Love your interesting take on the theme. I remember back in my childhood, there was an arcade cabinet in the movie theater, and it had something just like this! Thanks for the nostalgia and the awesome game!
alexey_bobrovskiy
Apr 21st · 09:06 UTC
When the game works, it's good)
thristan no h
Apr 21st · 12:07 UTC
That’s brilliant – I absolutely love this art style.
Liangel
Apr 21st · 12:13 UTC
The colour and layout of the game are very impactful, and I like this style of game very much.
DC257
Apr 21st · 12:21 UTC
This is sick. The visual identity alone already carries the whole experience.
Red Han
Apr 21st · 12:31 UTC
Amazing project. I told myself I'd just watch for 10 minutes to support it, and suddenly it's 3 AM. It’s a fantastic game, with the only real flaw being that it ruined my sleep schedule (lol).
Abalibabo
Apr 21st · 13:15 UTC
Definitely stunning game. The first glance at the art style amazed me. I didn't expect the shooting experience to be that good - it got different vfx & shooting/hitting sounds for each band - and that's amazing for a 3-day project. I also noticed the little easter egg at the end - seems it's not fully finished, but plz keep working!
draki
Apr 21st · 13:37 UTC
Simply brilliant! I really loved the look of the lasers and the fact that their range varies depending on their type. There's a good balance of speed between the character and the machines : you can beat them, but it requires some effort, and the slow motion integrates well into the gameplay ! Nothing to add gg :)
aariaa
Apr 22nd · 05:43 UTC
The neon vibe looks awesome! The colors really pop and the environment feels great.
bigpandafans
Apr 22nd · 06:17 UTC
This game is crazy…I love it!
YellowRedFlag
Apr 22nd · 06:55 UTC
Fantastic game! I love the neon vibe and the game design. Interaction design is pretty impressive!
Rana222
Apr 22nd · 12:15 UTC
The top-down perspective, combined with subtle lens distortion and vignette effects, creates a strong sense of immersion. The band-switching mechanic and scan system are also well-paced and thoughtfully designed. Overall, these features show great potential for further expansion and deeper gameplay development.
Lybxueyu
Apr 22nd · 12:51 UTC
good game!
peescine
Apr 22nd · 17:32 UTC
oh damn love the color tone. keep it up!
plutonicrock
Apr 22nd · 19:05 UTC
好赞的风格！！
2206803095
Apr 23rd · 04:21 UTC
A brilliant twist on action. The whole city hums with an invisible resonance field—every enemy locked to Low, Mid, or High. You're not just shooting; you're scanning, aligning frequencies, and breaking defenses. It feels less like combat and more like a tense, methodical hunt. Clean, clever, and genuinely unique. Highly recommend this gem.
starryF
Apr 23rd · 07:48 UTC
Really fun to play!

The concept is attractive and works really well, and I liked how quickly I could get into the game. The core mechanic feels solid, and there’s a nice balance between challenge and exploration.

The atmosphere also stood out to me — the visuals and overall vibe make the experience feel cohesive rather than just a collection of mechanics.

Impressive work for this project. Would love to see this expanded further!
General Brasch
Apr 23rd · 14:09 UTC
A very good game, I really like this style. The gameplay is engaging, the design feels thoughtful. Definitely will be a great experience.
christina-antoinette-neofotistou
Apr 23rd · 18:34 UTC
Very good use of the theme! I had a lot of fun. Also love the vapor wave 90s esthetic
Luka420
Apr 23rd · 18:47 UTC
This looks SO good!! And fun to play too. For a jam game this is incredibly well-put together!
Garaptic
Apr 23rd · 22:41 UTC
It's a cool game, the graphics are wonderful (though unfortunately my laptop can't handle it at all, the game was lagging a lot), nevertheless, I liked the idea and how it felt, the development of the theme is good, overall, great job! :D
half-animal-half-beast
Apr 24th · 01:51 UTC
cool game! the only downside is that now i probably need a new pair of eyes

but seriously, everything is really well done. the file size was a bit intimidating at first, but the screenshots made me curious, and i’m glad i gave it a try.

good luck!
oeueGHa
Apr 24th · 10:32 UTC
Art and sounds are so good, but the sounds are too loud. I'd like options for managing them. By the way, this debug popped up at 3rd lvl, maybe it says smth to you.![Screenshot 2026-04-24 132546.png](///raw/0f9/06/z/728f3.png)
🎤 Xav13RRR
Apr 24th · 11:31 UTC
@oeuegha Thank you for the suggestions. The debug message appears because the default pool size for ray tracing exceed the allocated VRAM (and as it didn't pop up when I was doing tests on my side, I forgot to adjust it)
Chimpoka
Apr 25th · 12:42 UTC
Nice graphics style, it looks cool with simple shapes!
Elite enemy at last level was very annoying - it need about 150 hits to be killed, and speed is very high even when damaged. To defeat them I stool in the corner, he made me 1 hit and then stuck in that corner so I could shoot him not receiving damage
siwo55
Apr 26th · 19:57 UTC
@chimpoka Thanks for the suggestion! You're absolutely right about the elite enemy on the last level. We looked into it and found that the spider was assigned the wrong tag, which meant the intended weapon couldn't damage it properly. That’s why it felt like it took ~150 hits. We'll fix this ASAP.
Itero Proto
Apr 27th · 17:22 UTC
I wish I could download such big games 😢
LDJam user 427605
Apr 28th · 09:36 UTC
Cool. Just cool.
At first, I was shooting at the spiders indiscriminately, but then I realized there was a message above them when you right-click. I dealt with them pretty easily. After running through the entire location, I didn't understand what I was supposed to do with those towers. I expected to have to fight off waves of spiders, but unfortunately, they quickly ended. I liked the feel of the game and its controls; the colors are perfectly chosen, it adds to the atmosphere.