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Look for The Signal by Almax

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made by Almax for Ludum Dare 59 (JAM)

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You find yourself in a lonely apartment with a loaded gun and a splitting headache.

The only thing you can be sure of is, you must Look for The Signal.

Download now on itch.io

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Controls

Left Click - Interact/Shoot
Right Click - Drop/Aim
Scroll wheel - Toggle Inventory
Ctrl - Crouch
P - Pause

Credits

Code: Aaron Baumbach
Art: Greg Lee
Audio: Virginia Leo

Made with UE5

Post Jam

  • Workaround fix for UE tick order dependency bug breaking the camera in packaged builds
  • Fix for crashes on DX12 graphics cards without SM6 support
  • Stripped Fab, MetaHuman, etc plugins (bringing package down from 500mb to 200mb :skull:)

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Screenshot<em>01.jpgScreenshot</em>02.jpgScreenshot_03.jpg

itch.io https://teamterrible.itch.io/look-for-the-signal
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/59/hidden-signals-1

Ratings

Overall 483th 3.5⭐ 18🧑‍⚖️
Fun 289th 3.594⭐ 18🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 512th 3.25⭐ 18🧑‍⚖️
Theme 744th 2.844⭐ 18🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 162th 4.25⭐ 18🧑‍⚖️
Audio 142th 3.967⭐ 17🧑‍⚖️
Mood 140th 4.125⭐ 18🧑‍⚖️
Given 8🗳️ 12🗨️

Feedback

sebastianscaini
Apr 21st · 12:54 UTC
Love the vibes and how there's multiple outcomes! I found a couple but I'm curious how many there are total.
LDJam user 235915
Apr 21st · 16:41 UTC
I found the signal! It's a very atmospheric game. I liked looking for all the options for getting badges!
LDJam user 383013
Apr 21st · 22:06 UTC
Gorgeous!
That toast deserved it!
BeastPanda
Apr 22nd · 19:58 UTC
I ended up playing through the entire thing because I was curious how many little paths there were. I’m really impressed with how well put together the whole game is. It gives me great escape room vibes. The graphical effects were well done and made everything feel visually cohesive. The initial gun loading animation stood out, and I liked the visual language around the achievement hunting.

I might be missing something, but I’m not really sure what the signal is or how it connects to what’s happening in the game, even after finishing it. :)
Oradimi
Apr 22nd · 20:29 UTC
Great game! I really enjoyed going through all endings. I only found the last one by looking again at the screenshot on the top of the page haha. The ambiance and set up are very immersive
🎤 Almax
Apr 22nd · 22:15 UTC
@beastpanda our idea was that you have psychosis, and are interpreting various things as "signals" to shoot. I think we could have done a better job at selling that, but we also wanted the experience to speak for itself - as telling you what's going on somewhat defeats the attempt at simulating psychosis.

Thanks for playing, I'm glad you had fun!
BeastPanda
Apr 22nd · 22:34 UTC
@almax haha thanks for the explanation! i figured there was something deeper going on
kayrum
Apr 23rd · 02:50 UTC
I got all the endings. Would have benn great if the puzzle pieces would be used for multiple endings.
Theg
Apr 23rd · 15:18 UTC
got all the endings, very cool game! well presented with a good atmosphere. lots to do in a single room
Andrian
Apr 23rd · 15:35 UTC
Great use of UE5! Massive respect for taking the time to strip out unnecessary plugins and optimize the build size — it really makes a difference. Hunting for the different targets was genuinely engaging. Solid work!
Dissonance Generator
Apr 24th · 16:38 UTC
Atmospheric as heck and looks nicely polished for a weekend jam game! But I have absolutely no idea what I'm supposed to be trying to do here. I guess that's wasting time?
woona
Apr 24th · 18:25 UTC
The game felt immersive and very polished. I really liked how the scene was set up, great job with props, interactions and audio. I found all the signals and got the true ending.

The idea with putting subtle hints on the game page is genius. 🙂
galareteg
Apr 28th · 19:03 UTC
Great game! Everything feels nice and fully finished. The graphics and audio tie everything into an atmospheric, mysterious experience. Very solid entry.
jk5000
May 02nd · 19:33 UTC
This was very well made. Well done.