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Catching the Signal

By LaurLehepuu, meerebane and

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Overall3013.7526
Fun234.2027
Innovation973.9326
Theme964.2926
Graphics6053.3126
Humor1193.7924
Mood5543.4125

Comments

zakchaos 2026-04-20 05:33

I was having a blast crashing repeatedly and exploding with first 10 seconds, very cool concept, and very tricky controls, I think could be some more gentle challenges between first and second level, but I think you have a really great concept, awesome lobster art!

fullmetal-automaton 2026-04-20 06:11

Feels a bit like an old flash game. Pretty fun immediately, but it feels like it does ramp up in difficulty quite fast.

ron88 2026-04-20 08:03

The idea is innovative. Story is fun, art is cute. You did great :)

042a 2026-04-20 20:29

Damn, now I need to repair my FPV drones... I think you nailed the control/physics here of flying w/o gyro. Adrenaline!

whiteowl4399 2026-04-21 00:46

Lobster reminds me of the pasta I ate last night:) Very challenging, even on non-hard mode it made me crash many times.

laurlehepuu 2026-04-21 00:49

@whiteowl4399 Absolutely peak feedback about the lobster. Gave me a good chuckle :)

lllarso 2026-04-21 07:32

Great game mechanics!

The controls feel good and I like that you explode when you are too fast. I was motivated to complete the game, but I also have to say, that the difficulty is too hard early on, which will exclude some players. Having some more simple levels, where you can get used to the controls would be good.

The sliding system is a lot of fun! I also like the sound of the drone. The artstyle is fitting and I really like the lobster design. :) Great work and nice implementation of the theme!

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nyxkn 2026-04-21 10:00

Wow such a fun game!! I love how unhinged this all was :rofl: Finished in 4min something. Controls felt great, and was challenging but not TOO frustrating, within the spirit of wacky physics games. But mainly it was just very fun! I had a smile the whole time. Great experience, thanks!

teaminister 2026-04-21 11:51

It was a lot of fun. Finished in 5 minutes :v: Art was cool, gameplay - entertaining. Somethings physics of our drone is, well, out there, hahah, but i understand it is intetional. A very cool game, may be frustraiting, but for me - not at all.

You did a great job!

a333 2026-04-21 13:42

That was fun. Controls are surprisingly tight and satisfying! And many thanks for the quick restart key! Nice art too!

franklyn01 2026-04-21 16:12

Super satisfying controls and nice way of incorporating the theme! Overall a very fun experience.

dywanix 2026-04-21 17:58

I really like vibe of this game and artstyle

honor-takayama 2026-04-21 22:09

A really cool, concise game. Great job!

sodaman 2026-04-21 22:12

great! i loved discovering the environment by crashing into stuff to be able to finish the levels

zedgame 2026-04-21 22:15

Restarts: 50, Time: 5:16:39

I really enjoyed the unique mechanic! Though I found the difficulty curve a little steep..

The game overall is really good, satisfying sound design as well!

pokeydem 2026-04-21 22:15

Interesting idea! Really enjoyed playing. Also, I think it would be cool to add a sensitivity setting so each player can adjust how fast the drone rotates. But overall, great work!

kanhao 2026-04-21 22:28

The control scheme is quite interesting, and the interpretation of the theme is also very creative.

oxnh 2026-04-22 01:47

This feels quite good to control, I haven't rated many games but I think this is the most fun game I've played. When I played the first level I couldn't help but laugh when I crashed my drone into the ground at a trillion km/h. I like the pixel art too, but the font looks like it isn't using nearest scaling. Yeah the font doesn't look great.

laurlehepuu 2026-04-22 09:55

@oxnh Hey, programmer here. Yeah you are so right on the font, it is mad blurry and bothers me to high hell. Not even nearest scaling seemed to fix it :). I gave it a good hour and a half just trying to find ways to not make it blurry but absolutely nothing seemed to work. I'll figure it out for the next jam i promise hahahah :)

indiepanda 2026-04-22 17:00

It's a fun game, but it drives me crazy 🤪

krawa 2026-04-23 20:26

Super fun and chaotic, crashing nonstop but enjoying it Controls feel great, awesome concept and lobster art Difficulty ramps up a bit fast early on, but overall great experience 👍