shu-wen 2026-04-21 03:47
so where is singal? just a typical game
Foon → Ludum Dare Explorer → LD59 → Signal Blast
By smilewood
| Category | Rank | Score | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 799 | 2.76 | 23 | |
| Fun | 611 | 3.07 | 23 | |
| Innovation | 851 | 1.71 | 23 | |
| Theme | 828 | 2.12 | 22 | |
| Humor | 666 | 1.57 | 22 | |
| Mood | 832 | 2.16 | 23 |
so where is singal? just a typical game
I do like me some vampire survivor / bullet heaven games. Good start to one!
@shu-wen Sometimes the real signal is the friends we made along the way. I am not an artist and I decided to spend the most of a day I would have taken to make art making the game work better. The thought for the theme (as explained in the description) is that the remote-control character needs to assemble/charge signal booster towers to improve the available options. The theme was an inspiration for the game, rather than being the core mechanic. Sorry if that disappoints you.
@isaac-hisey Thanks! I spent a bunch of time doing core system setup, it was very satisfying seeing it come together into the game I envisioned by the end. A little more UI and I think it would stand up to any (72 hour) game in the genre ;)
This sucked me in for a good hour! What this game lacks in visuals, it more than makes up for with gameplay. I like the idea that every upgrade comes with a new enemy or increases the occurrence of existing ones - I haven't seen that in any survivor-like games before. Beacons as permanent upgrade paths are an interesting idea too. Great job making such a complete survivor-like in only 72 hours!
Solid entry — roguelite upgrade system + a working survivors-like with a few upgrade paths, and some baddie behavior variety, nice work! I def got myself in trouble with speed stars before I had the speed to outrun 'em myself, but other than that little difficulty bump I felt like I stayed right at the sweet spot all the time I spent with the game.
I sorta wished there were a few impact effects (a tiny knockback on hit, shake/wiggle on death, cam-shake on your own death) to give the presentation a little bit more oomph — I liked the simple shapes and thought they read clearly, but I think it'd help to make the damage boost etc upgrades read a little more if they tied in to something like that.
I already sunk a bit of time in and I'm looking forward to another run to flesh out my upgrades!
I just played this game for way too long. Great job haha!
Fun concept! I had a lot of trouble getting the runs started but I loved it when I could amass a bunch of circle enemies and then clear them all out
Ah I'm a sucker for vampire survivor-likes definitely played this one for a bit :smile: very fun. I think the upgrade system including new enemy types is a cool idea. Great entry!
I like the idea of your upgrade choice affects how the difficulty increases. Would have liked to see how charged your blaster is, especially since it seems to be the primary weapon.
741 enemies killed. 11 signal points. Really nice job! Surprising you got so much of the gameplay of a survivor-like in the three days! It really felt solid. Thanks again for playing and reviewing Please Press Button.
The roguelike mechanics are cool, and as for the visuals, I think you understand everything yourself
There is almost nothing 😢
reminds me a lot of glock penguin!