mdotedot 2026-04-19 20:24
Thank you. I have now conceived a real RSI injury .. ha ha .. just kidding. Like the art style and the effects. Well done!
Foon → Ludum Dare Explorer → LD59 → Signal Back!
By sinemual
| Category | Rank | Score | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 122 | 3.55 | 49 | |
| Fun | 133 | 3.38 | 49 | |
| Innovation | 121 | 3.48 | 49 | |
| Theme | 153 | 3.63 | 49 | |
| Graphics | 84 | 3.79 | 49 | |
| Audio | 119 | 3.38 | 48 | |
| Humor | 56 | 3.30 | 46 | |
| Mood | 178 | 3.30 | 48 |
Thank you. I have now conceived a real RSI injury .. ha ha .. just kidding. Like the art style and the effects. Well done!
I really love the atmosphere with the scientist and the chalkboard you have going on. I figure this is kind of a take on an idler game combined with a bit of a puzzle game? It was fun! Really solid entry all around, there weren't any shortcomings.
Also - your Steam game looks wild...enslaving Gnomes? You monster :laughing:
@mdotedot haha, thanks for feedback!
@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!😜
This was really fun once i got the hang of it!
Here is my record :D
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I like the scientific pose the scientist is standing in 😄
@fredrik-andersson Thanks! HOW did you do that?
@nikiroz It's pretending to be an antenna, hahaha!
@sinemual Even higher, haha! I think this is maximum possible though.
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Super neat little game you have here... even if it is very rude.. Screenshot 2026-04-20 133939.jpg
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!
I liked conectivity/optimization part of it, until i ralized 'spamming' the $600 pieces is the easy way to success. Overall a really charming game.
@domenixius Thanks for the detailed feedback! You could sell the block for half its price. I was thinking about passive income if I made a full-fledged game, but in this format, it seemed more fun to just tap around, and if someone doesn’t want to think, they can turn the whole thing into a clicker =) What I regret most is that I didn’t have enough time for animations on the blocks and characters. I also agree about the description of the third block; the next day I read it and realized that the block itself looks like it has sockets and inputs, but the idea is that it should just be an antenna—meaning it shouldn’t connect to anything, and there shouldn’t be any blocks within one block’s radius of it. Thanks again for the feedback! If you get 200 signal points, the text will be slightly different =)
@criatura-nocturna Haha, the balance turned out just right! Thanks!
nice game! 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!
The controls were a bit cranky but it was an enjoyable game. :)
This was fun! Enjoyed working up to adding in the 3x multipliers, controls were a little clunky at times. I wanted to keep playing after I reached the goal but didn't see a way to exit the win screen. Great entry!
m.png It's a cool game, and I've played it a lot. I'd like to see the top view and have more space.
Interesting concept. The graphics were really good as well. Well done!
@rafa-fiedo , @termight , @makintosh , @maggardjosh , @cogcomp Thanks for playing! Yeah, if only there were a couple more hours in the day, haha!
@sinemual haha, I know that feeling to much!
Cookie Clicker with puzzle elements — interesting, unexpected.
Pretty solid entry! I feel like I took too long to understand that I had to connect the blocks to one another, but after that it was really nice. The execution was flawless. Also, thanks for stating the obvious (that I'm so ugly, duh). =D
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This is my type of game, i really enjoyed thye idea and fiddled around with the blocks for a bit. I am gonna come back to it later and actually try to score something decent. A little bit uncomfortable regarding UI and controls, but that is totally expected for a compo ld
Cool game ! Really polished, art is well made and the gameplay is easy to understand yet makes it fun to build our signal.
Good job :slight_smile:
Hey. I played for a bit, but didn't get very far. I did lose a couple of blocks while dragging them and releasing off the board, but later realized that I sold them that way! But I have to go now for a meeting/workshop. I gave you your 20th rating :)
@crocidb I'm sure we're all good-looking =) I spent a long time thinking about what to write—a message to humanity or some words of wisdom—but after staring at the alien model on the screen for a while, I realized, well, the one in front of me is pretty ugly. It made me think that we probably aren't the epitome of beauty to aliens either, haha!
@mcramon, @meta-link, @avhatar, @gideongriebenow thanks for playing!
Pretty nice game, it took me a minute to understand how to play but it's really fun once it's done! It would have been nice to be able to continue to improve the system after the 200 points (i may have just not found the way to do it if it's already possible)
Really fun game! This is the theoretical maximum score, right? signalback.png
It was interesting! I liked being able to stack blocks one after another, although at first I wasn’t sure if I had to connect everything from a starting point or something like that. I also liked the variety of graphics for the amount of time. Very good!
@mortith 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!
This was a lot of fun! I liked the puzzle mechanics and how they interacted with the upgrades. The way the cursor got projected onto the "playing field" grid felt a little off to me, like I had to click the block directly below the one I actually wanted to select. I did get a signal strength of 324, it's cool that you can get much much larger highscores too :)
@brawnyfrogmouth Thanks for playing! Yeah, I didn't have enough time to polish the controls =)
A bit unintuitive, but otherwise a neat optimization game
It's a very exciting game. It's a puzzle game, but it's not boring! It is clear that there is a potential for improvement and the introduction of new blocks. Thanks for game.
Quite fun incremental puzzle game! Had to read the instructions way too many times to understand how the rotation works.
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!
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Cool incremental + puzzle combo, and love the small effects! I liked the choice to have 2 endings, adds more replayability.
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!
A really cool and clever game. The music is really chill and very appropriate too <3.
I really enjoyed the music and art in this one. Especially the alien's message at the end :) The gameplay itself was a little dry, but it's a solid base for something you could explore more by having obstacles or something that impede your ability to build. Great work.
@weglove, @mersaries, @zamizmi, @marks, @weirdbitgames, @bentglasstube Thanks for playing and thanks for the feedback!
Good game, nice music, but I would like to see the system of clicking on a block to pick it up improved - that would definitely make the experience even better :)
Such a good game. Really like puzzles. At first I didnt know how to rotate but then I get it. The endscreen is funny. Thank you for the game
A short puzzle game, makes good use of the theme. Funny ending, good audio, an enjoyable play all around. Good job!
Good game.It took me some time to realize that the block was actually a rotatable plug though.