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Social Signal

By yueyao-wang

View on ldjam.com

CategoryRankScoreCount
Overall2063.2233
Fun2412.8132
Innovation1313.4533
Theme953.9833
Graphics1563.4533
Audio543.7532
Humor613.2530
Mood1383.4831

Comments

ble 2026-04-20 03:02

love the audio

fassenberg 2026-04-20 03:04

I liked the idea. The hot teacher definitely caught my attention :)

Got stuck on the second level. I wasn’t quite sure what signal I was supposed to give.

pres2300 2026-04-20 03:54

Nice little game with great audio! I don't really feel like there was any sense to the items I picked to create a signal and ended up just grabbing things at random, but I think the idea has a lot of potential. Nice work!

nathmate 2026-04-20 04:58

> IDK why I can’t run my game in this LD website, anyone knows what might be the issue?

The embed guide might help

https://ludumdare.com/resources/guides/embedding/

Very often it's the resolution being off.

Agreed with @pres2300 that I couldn't tell how the order mattered and was mostly picking things at random, but it was interesting to go into a new scene and try to contextualise everything.

jacat 2026-04-20 05:08

The hand-drawn art style is really charming, and the background music is so relaxing. Honestly though, I got stuck on level two, hahaha. The 曼波 hidden in the BGM was such a pleasant surprise.

mdotedot 2026-04-20 05:52

Got stuck on the second level. The music was excellent and the between screens are nice. Indeed inside LD it isn't working but the website was. Great job!

sinemual 2026-04-20 05:54

Great graphics and music! The gameplay concept is simple, but it’s hard to figure out what’s expected of me. I only made it through the first level =(

thesecondleft 2026-04-20 06:32

It's a nice game. But it's really hard to understand the logic behind the choices. It would be nice if there were some hints or clues. But otherwise, it's a pretty interesting take on the theme.

placeholders 2026-04-20 06:48

so cute! loved the concept and the artstyle was nicely done :)

alex-mulkerrin 2026-04-20 10:27

That is a really catchy tune and it suits the vibes of trying (and failing) to communicate. I liked how many different reactions to the wrong combinations there were. Hardest one was the second level as I didn't notice the teardrop at first. Really promising concept that was creatively used in the levels. I always like to see a game with simple intuitive controls :)

wormkingboo 2026-04-20 16:39

Love the cute art and music! Very relaxing to play :)

absolute-garbage 2026-04-20 17:22

Yay, I passes all levels! I love the proposal level, the background actually changed based on my selection. I got it on my second try, so happy :D

I feel the way it currently gives hint is too easy (did other people not notice lol). I would prefer more text hints explaining the reasoning behind things instead of being handed the answer.

dzejpi 2026-04-20 18:07

Aw yiss, that's finally some original take on the theme. Really loved the adorable music, cute artstyle and over-all finally some heartwarming entry, which is unusual for this theme!

It is very good that you have included hints, because some levels took me a bit of trial and error to me, but at least I could see different reactions. But on the other hand, I got the lost girl level right on the first try, so, watch out!

Some images have transparent bits and pieces where it feels like they probably shouldn't, but that's absolutely no biggie, and probably a result on the hand drawn art style.

Loved this one, well done!

shiyuue 2026-04-20 22:27

A clever little 2D puzzle game that turns communication into the puzzle itself. Instead of picking one obvious answer, you build meaning by combining visual cues and seeing how NPCs interpret them, which makes every interaction feel fresh and interesting. The concept is simple, but it says a lot about how people express needs indirectly and how easily messages can be misunderstood. Charming, thoughtful, and surprisingly relatable.

yueyao-wang 2026-04-21 00:22

Huge thank you to everyone who played my game!! I was struggling picking topics when I see the theme, had many plans and throw many of them away and I finally come up with this... Initially I did tried text hint but I got many feedback saying they are stuck, and the flashing existed too, but I bet it's kinda hard to notice so I amplified it. Again really appreciate the feedback from all of you!! It took me so much effort and I literally went crying when I see all your lovely comments TvT. It's an amazing experience participating in Ludum Dare :)

whiteowl4399 2026-04-21 01:08

Manbo!

digital-bacon 2026-04-21 02:18

Lovely game, really enjoyed the music and the spot SFX. Interesting idea, and I did like the progressive hinting system -- I needed that on a couple of levels. Loved the handdrawn art (especially the background for level 5).

Well done, a fun little game!

big-nose 2026-04-21 02:29

Very good music and art. Chill game with simple mechanics

rezonanc 2026-04-21 09:44

web build doesnt work for me. i cant do anything

deng 2026-04-21 11:16

Interesting game! I love the rhythm and graphics, you also inspire me on how to improve hints to attract player's attention.

mossgames 2026-04-21 12:31

Very interesting concept! The aesthetics are cohesive and I enjoyed it very much!

avhatar 2026-04-21 20:28

Nice beach episode anime vibes. Love how much effort went into the art. That said, some of the social situations went completely over my head — my Slavic brain just isn't wired for this stuff =) Big thanks for including hints for slower folks like me!

kanhao 2026-04-21 22:24

对于人与人之间社交的符号与信号的这一选题非常深刻,曼波音乐可爱捏

frowsyfrog 2026-04-22 03:21

The idea is interesting, although sometimes I can’t figure out which objects to use

roroto-sic 2026-04-24 11:51

A very interesting gameplay ! I love the music and the overall mood !