СtРaНge SiГнAL by vlaflya

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made by vlaflya for Ludum Dare 59 (JAM)

Снимок экрана 2026-04-21 в 02.45.59.png A short visual novel about finding Wi-fi signal in postsoviet city. The most normal day in Russian South Region. Code and Story - Vlaflya, Character Art - Getelgeiza

Ratings

Overall 142th 3.979⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Fun 173th 3.771⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 662th 2.957⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Theme 421th 3.75⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 86th 4.458⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Audio 233th 3.729⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Humor 11th 4.521⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Mood 33th 4.417⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Given 17🗳️ 27🗨️

Feedback

GeraldFIngBurke
Apr 21st · 00:22 UTC
I absolutely love this. Also, I'm a native English speaker and the translation worked perfectly well. It's a beautiful, weird little piece of art.
LDJam user 331502
Apr 21st · 06:51 UTC
A fairly ordinary life situation. Some dialogue feels a little childish, but the story itself is quite topical and sadly true, even though it hides under a mask of absurdity.
takanoro
Apr 21st · 06:54 UTC
It makes me laugh! Great atmosphere, kinda miss my hometown
Pavel Goncharov
Apr 21st · 09:11 UTC
![2026-04-21_14-01-55.jpg](///raw/e3f/76/z/71e09.jpg) I did it! Nice short game about living in Russia. I like when it's not so complicated to finish the game in about 7-10 minutes. The dialogs was very fun. I honestly don't know how you can propely translate this on English, but I checked it and it's not bad. Vibrating kids made my day!
LDJam user 240476
Apr 21st · 14:50 UTC
When I heard the exhaust sounds, I thought it was coming from outside my window—great job on the atmosphere!
Winbion
Apr 21st · 18:02 UTC
Nice little game) It would be very funny to see the sequel on Nibiru) Бабущкэ
Zhr
Apr 21st · 21:23 UTC
Глубокое погружение в пучину действительности. Классный арт, юмор улыбнул, потом выглянул во двор и увидел точно такие же панельки и вибрирующих детей. 12/10
gamebuilder
Apr 21st · 22:42 UTC
Very impressive. You've done a fine job of creating a world with its own mood and character. The images are especially striking—visually, this game is an art piece. The story was difficult to grasp, but I never really felt stuck or lost in this game. I was too busy admiring the artwork.

It's good that the player can take off with his girlfriend and visit an alien world—a hopeful ending.
Ismael Rodriguez
Apr 22nd · 01:16 UTC
I'm not sure how to judge a "game" like this. It's not really my style or the type of game I play. I do appreciate the visuals - the overall mood and feeling it gives me is hard to explain :sweat_smile: Good job!
cupofmilk7
Apr 22nd · 14:38 UTC
cool game!! especially for the times we’re in right now :)
hoarime
Apr 22nd · 17:54 UTC
mne very ponravilas this game it was very realistic i hate it when i cant find signal outside чтобы pustit chervei po provoad svoih naushnikov sebe v brain
JoeGreen
Apr 24th · 16:47 UTC
Господи! Это шедевр! Я с трудом сдерживаюсь, чтобы использовать только цензурные слова и с трудом сдерживаюсь чтобы не расплакаться от того, насколько это жиза... Я хочу улететь вместе с ними.... Такое ощущение, что мы с одного города 🫣
Animaster
Apr 24th · 18:08 UTC
Кайфовая игра) Какое-то ностальгическое чувство, как в старый квест поиграл. Единственное что хотелось бы подлиннее, но понимаю, что тут джем на 2 дня. Еще поначалу ожидал что тут реально как новелла будет играться, начал на выборах искать кнопку сейва, но хорошо что тут неправильных выборов нет
BorodaOlen
Apr 27th · 20:28 UTC
Получилась классная маленькая визуальная новелла, крутой стиль, фоновые звуки очень погружают в игру, история тоже топ)