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Signal Sands

By matt1will

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Overall1074.0221
Fun1243.8620
Innovation6243.0220
Theme2514.0221
Graphics3293.9221
Audio3703.4119
Humor2573.2818
Mood1864.0221

Comments

amema 2026-04-21 11:15

Thanks a lot for making a mac build! It really saved me! I love the design of game, but it's kinda sad it takes a few minutes to beat the game

2026-04-21 11:19

This is cute! I like the sprites and the gameplay was simple and intuitive

sirlich 2026-04-21 11:20

Very nice! Cute art-style, fun game-loop, and nice polish. I liked how it didn't have a "HUD" -more immersive!

One thing I didn't like, was the "Bag" upgrade. There wasn't any penalty for ending the day, so as soon as I found something valuable, it was better to end the day and purchase a better detector. Maybe you could have had walk-speed as a upgrade?

It would have been cool if there was a kind of challenge to the game. Like if using the detector costs money (so you cannot spam), and have clues in the sand where detecting might be worthwhile (e.g., near footprints, seaweed, etc).

2026-04-21 11:24

Simple and very effective game! Love the aesthetic and the little progression system. Wish they were more upgrades! Not sure of the utility of the "Mark" feature, I thought it was persistent through days. Anyway, really liked the game, good job!!

2026-04-21 11:31

This was a fun little game. I really like the aesthetic and the progressing of the game. It was very fun cleaning up the beach and making some profit in the process. :D The ambience, the sounds, and the whole aesthetic was very nicely done. I even played it after I maxed out every item just to find out what might be the most valuable finding on the beach. I won't spoiler it, but it was shiny and round. :D

2026-04-21 11:41

Very nice game!

catanus 2026-04-21 12:09

A very charming and distinctive game. I would like to see it in a more expanded form.

2026-04-21 13:03

I really like theese sprites and graphics and mood

dagon 2026-04-21 13:46

Love it! It's funny how we had the same idea but with different executions! Great job!

masikano 2026-04-21 14:03

It's such a soothing and peaceful game. perfectly. It's a pity, though, that it's short(

borisfrommurmansk 2026-04-21 20:11

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I leveled up everything on day 3. The game is a bit short, but it's still cool.

kabura 2026-04-25 11:32

great entry! Good take on the theme and the gameplay is super intuitive! was fun to play :D

bobap 2026-04-27 06:30

Short and sweet. I love the art. Hit 1 ring and it basically ended the game since it was more than enough to buy all the upgrades. Feels like complaining about too much of a good thing, but I would have liked for there to be a few more upgrade tiers to stretch the game a little longer. Had a good time; great game.

scottyartt 2026-05-02 06:35

It is polished! I love this, gameplay is not so fun but simple and meditative but overall impression is very positive

logan-core 2026-05-02 18:25

Very cute! I liked the polish you added to the visuals! I was expecting there to be a win condition of some kind but I couldn't find anything like that after upgrading all my things. Good submission! Please make more stuff! Screenshot_20260502_142237.png

nicardo 2026-05-02 18:50

Simple and fun , good luck to make this game bigger. Try my game , mostly similar in few things