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Catch the signals

By fifut

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Overall1893.2847
Fun2093.0647
Innovation1453.4147
Theme1423.7147
Graphics2333.0047
Audio1443.2846
Humor1892.0433
Mood2272.9243

Comments

vladcfg 2026-04-20 08:19

The game is cool—I enjoyed it and finished it, but I feel like it could use a few more towers or upgrades, like automatic targeting.

game 1.jpg

fifut 2026-04-20 10:23

@vladcfg Thanks for the feedback. Yes this game have a great potential for more games mechanics.

msipp27 2026-04-20 18:06

the html5 seems to be uploaded incorrectly...

termight 2026-04-20 18:13

Interesting game. It would give a big boost if you changed the skybox to some night themed one.

fifut 2026-04-20 18:43

@msipp27 Thank you for the feedback. Are you having this issue with the LD version or the itch version?

@termight :thumbsup: At first I had a black skybox, but I ran into some lighting issues :confused: , so I decided to keep it simple.

msipp27 2026-04-20 19:03

the itch version isn't linked here, so the LD version of the html it prompts me to download it

msipp27 2026-04-20 19:04

oh wait i'm just dumb

msipp27 2026-04-20 19:10

i couldn't get the balls to fire more than once....

fifut 2026-04-20 19:15

@msipp27 After the antenna has fired six shots, you must wait until the red gauge reaches zero before you can fire again.

alec-cunningham 2026-04-20 20:20

Very clever idea, took me some time to figure out what was going on. Very satisfying to complete a harder level! Nice game!

tasakasama 2026-04-20 21:16

Well, I didn't get very far because it was too difficult for me. But congratulations to you!

gideongriebenow 2026-04-20 21:52

Hi. I also made a game about catching signals. In mine you have to rotate receivers that can only decipher certain types and try get as many right and as few as possible wrong, increasing your research.

paroxysmal 2026-04-20 23:09

Really needs a y-invert for the camera...and locking the mouse to the game. Otherwise good entry with potential to a full game.

dingbat 2026-04-20 23:10

I got the the 4th stage and unfortunately scrolled down and clicked off the web player which caused me so have my mouse not be confined anymore which made it near impossible to look around 😔 already took me 15 minutes to get that far lol so I'll stop there.

Fun idea with some good graphics and game mechanics! The player looking was a bit buggy for me but everything else worked pretty good. Nice job! Hope I didn't miss some insane plot twist ending 😂

carterjbx 2026-04-20 23:53

The aiming/tracking minigame as the method of shooting the signals is really cool!

fifut 2026-04-21 19:08

@alec-cunningham @tasakasama @gideongriebenow @paroxysmal @dingbat @carterjbx Thank you for playing

@dingbat The mouse focus isn't handled very well. Sorry for the inconvenience

jordan-the-human 2026-04-21 19:27

Great puzzle game !

Small improvement: You can add a mute button :)

kit-gorn 2026-04-21 21:29

It's a pretty challenging game. I mean, it's understandable, but it's hard to pinpoint the directions. The music is very upbeat, I liked it.

perfectsquare 2026-04-21 22:15

Took a bit to figure out what to do but it was a fun puzzle once I figured out the mechanics. The signal bouncing sounds were very satisfying :) It would have been nice to have a control for rotating boxes in place because picking them up to rotate them seemed to center them in the viewport so they wouldn't get put back down in the same spot.

jesus-gonzalez 2026-04-21 23:57

Nice idea. Cool music.

I actually found it very intuitive to play.

conradoclark 2026-04-22 02:22

Yay I finished in 7:54! Really fun and challenging game. It also took me a bit to figure out what to do, but once you get the hang of it, the concept really works. Coordinating the antennas and rushing from point A to point B to adjust them was a vibe hehe. Nice music. Great signal beeps.

If I can give any piece of feedback, having a "sillhouete" of where the box is going to end up when you release it would fix the feeling that the boxes aren't being put on the right spot sometimes. It's grid based, right?

Good job, I love this.

axodo 2026-04-22 11:40

Nice game! A bit too difficult for me to reach the end, but I had fun :)

boltdapikachu234 2026-04-22 12:00

confusing but fun

noneegy 2026-04-22 14:11

Cool idea. Interesting interpretation of the theme.

frowsyfrog 2026-04-22 16:42

It was quite interesting! I would have liked to find more variety between the levels, but overall, good job!

fifut 2026-04-22 20:20

@jordan-the-human @kit-gorn @perfectsquare @jesus-gonzalez @conradoclark @axodo @boltdapikachu234 @noneegy @frowsyfrog Thank you very much to everyone for playing, and thank you for your feedback

@perfectsquare That would indeed be a welcome improvement

@conradoclark Yes, it’s grid-based. I wanted the box to snap to the grid when you move it, but I didn’t manage to do it within the time limit.

mathieu-chougui 2026-04-22 21:53

You're right, we do have similar proposals :) Very interesting take on the classic mirror puzzles, I had good fun!

steveofstevesgames 2026-04-22 22:21

That was crazy. A challenging puzzle game that kind of feels like youve lost your mind. The placement was weird but manageable. I beat it in 12.12

2026-04-23 11:27

cool puzzle game

venomousmouse 2026-04-23 12:20

Very cool game! I also like the music, it fits so well.

fifut 2026-04-23 18:36

@mathieu-chougui @steveofstevesgames @lost990 @venomousmouse Thanks you for playing :thumbsup:

zbrogdom 2026-04-23 20:17

Nice game. A bit difficult but enjoyable. Cool music

animaster 2026-04-23 22:58

It’s a bit awkward to position the reflective cube - it never quite lands where you’re aiming. This makes the gameplay feel less like a puzzle and more like pixel hunting, as you end up moving the cube back and forth repeatedly just to get it right. It might be worth looking at how this is handled in Portal, where you can direct beams using similar cubes. Still, it’s an interesting puzzle, great work!

ukulelefury 2026-04-24 04:02

:) Nice theme concept! I like the models. the music is great, but a tad more variety would be nice! Difficulty is a little high, but definitely doable. Overall though, well implemented!

akuta-zehy 2026-04-24 07:25

It reminds me of a classic game, Enigmo, but much simpler.

Gameplay-wise, it is challenging to place mirrors to the "expected" positions; it feels a bit like waiting for a celestial body to rotate into position before you can record data.

The music and sfx fit the tone. I like it; it's a good game.

hammeredzombie 2026-04-25 00:38

interesting idea, nice execution. but the game loop was frustrating. having to go capture a planet each time i wanted to test my solution was cumbersome and stopped me from caring about the puzzle. i think the issue is the game equally splits both mechanics instead of prioritizing one or the other or having some kind of synergy between aiming the antenna and moving obstacles around. either way nice work and i enjoyed playing until i saw what the loop was and quit

technicalitycreations 2026-04-25 10:39

I personally found it quite confusing what to do. I somehow beat the first level, but I have no idea how. Cool music though

anku 2026-04-25 19:30

A good concept and an excellent Compo entry.

fifut 2026-04-25 20:32

@zbrogdom @animaster @ukulelefury @akuta-zehy @hammeredzombie @technicalitycreations @anku Thanks you for playing and for your feedback

baknik 2026-04-25 23:21

Well done! Took me a sec to figure out I had to hurry before the signal faded out.

darkshadow 2026-04-26 15:04

Sorry I can't play, one touch from the mouse and it gimbal locks looking straight up and any mouse movement just rotates the camera.

Screenshot from 2026-04-26 16-02-31.png

fifut 2026-04-26 18:43

@baknik Thanks you for playing

@darkshadow Sorry it's not working. Have you tried it on itch.io?

darkshadow 2026-04-26 19:57

@Fifut exactly the same issue on itch.io, If I unfocus then I can move the mouse to the bottom of the screen and I can just about see the treeline

harmadillo 2026-04-27 18:35

Difficult(for me) but fun. Aligning the mirrors felt a bit hit or miss.

skale 2026-04-28 19:36

I'm happy that I could figure out how that works. Turns out I'm not that dumb :smile: Interesting puzzles, it was fun.

silentwander 2026-05-08 13:40

Really nice. The way it handles the theme is interesting, and the sound design is great too. Though picking up and using the boxes was a bit confusing to figure out. Overall, well done!

2026-05-09 04:32

The game design is very thoughtful and the gameplay is quite diverse. I think it has a very high level of playability!