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Year	LD	Theme			Game	Division	Rank	Ov	Fu	In	Th	Gr	Mo
2026	59	Signal			Mixed Signals (using DOD)	compo	262	2.87	2.55	3.25	3.02	2.90	2.36

Bird Man Signal by Kobato Games 2026-05-05T18:41:59Z ♥ 1

+1. Good luck with the last 3 ratings!

Blipp by vidarn 2026-04-28T07:24:45Z ♥ 1

What a lovely entry. Well done, it was a pleasure to play. Nice split on the start screen. Good luck getting the last required rating!

swpr by criatura_nocturna 2026-04-28T06:46:05Z ♥ 1

A nice alternative ruleset. Of course, I just had to find those mines! Maybe use right-click to flag, and it would be nice to not have to look up the colors to know the number of mines - some kind of indicator that immediately makes the number clear. It wasn't clear at first that distances count horizontal and vertical only (so, NE, SE, NW and SW counts as two rather than one), but quick to figure out. Good luck getting your last rating to get to 20!

Midnight Transmission by Liam 2026-04-28T06:33:52Z ♥ 1

Hi. Here's your 20th rating :) It was easy to figure out what to do, and a nice little puzzle. I was way more exited when the puffs of dust appeared behind the bike when going fast than I would ever admit openly, haha! Same advice about the triangulation than Matt Giuca.

The Signal by Haln 2026-04-23T10:48:34Z ♥ 1

I blew up once to test it. A bit easy and short, but a nice simple game applying the theme successfully. A restart button would be helpful :)

Aye Aye, Can't See! by Avhatar 2026-04-23T06:24:21Z ♥ 1

It takes some getting used to, but, wow, it's a solid entry for 2 days! I'd change the cover image to be more representative. The often-repeating sounds are subtle enough, and there are so many great little "technical impressivities" around. You've clearly been doing this for a while ;)

codevibes by gdman 2026-04-22T18:15:53Z ♥ 2

Since this AI craze arrived when I was already in my 40s, by which time I'd been coding for over 20 years, I've never VibeCoded in my life. It would be very interesting to actually see the process and how well it works, what the glitches are, etc.

Signal Back! by sinemual 2026-04-22T18:07:35Z ♥ 1

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 :)

White Silence by KindergartenIncinerator 2026-04-22T11:49:13Z ♥ 0

Hey. I took turns sleeping, reading the diary and fiddling with the frequency. I had no idea what I was doing, or whether it had any impact, except that I was able to get static at different frequencies, but I din't know if that did anything, or why. In the end, I've understood the signal, and it understood me, but I don't understand whether what I did had an impact, and how! Interesting visuals.

Sonne by DreamTeck 2026-04-22T11:36:57Z ♥ 0

Nice atmosphere! I was able to "brute force" if nothing else, but I couldn't completely figure out how the "repeaters" that send the signal forward works. They sometimes fired, and other time was just completely ignored / had no impact. So, after the first couple of levels, I couldn't get the signals to go all the way the starting position - I assume that's the plan?

SignalGuesser by Triastase 2026-04-21T21:24:01Z ♥ 1

Hi. Sorry you didn't get to finish it. This was my first attempte, and luckily I made it! The fact that you're able to graph the functions is very neat.

Phantom Extract by AViTT 2026-04-21T21:16:48Z ♥ 0

Hey. No link or download?

Maze Game by Motnahp 2026-04-21T21:14:30Z ♥ 0

Hey. Sorry you didn't get to finish it. Better luck next time... This was my first Game Jam ever, but luckily I got it to a reasonable "finished" point.

Signal Operator by TasakaSama 2026-04-21T20:57:23Z ♥ 0

Is it bad that I specifically used crashes as a way to get at least some trains through!? Some nice puzzles. Mechanics and options are introduced well, allowing the player to understand them. A very neat little Jam game. I was a bit frustrated that a train already on the crossing rail would stop when the light turns reas. I feel they should rather go when they're in the collision path in any way.

Traffic Jam by MountainGoose 2026-04-21T20:29:39Z ♥ 1

Hello fellow first-time game jammer! Congratulations on finishing an impressive first game! I also decided to give Ludum Dare a go this time. While I had many more ideas for my game, I'm happy that I was able to make a whole game with a "clean end" with seemingly no bugs. Anyway, onto your game: I spent more time than I would care to admit playing it :) At first I got caught a few times on the first level, and then my strategy seemed to take shape and it became a lot easier. Sound was fitting, controls a bit hit and miss on pause, and the drag area of the group was a bit small, so I missed it a consistently until I slowed down and made sure - it would have been nice to have the group box it a bit more "receptive" of the light. PS. Maybe add a "cover image" to your game - currently it's just the default grey image.

MHz 1420 by Xavier Marshall 2026-04-21T19:41:21Z ♥ 0

Simple but effective mechanics that work well together. Visuals and audio well polished and the "feel" is positive. I struggled the most with the scrolling. I'd prefer it if didn't loop back to small at the end of the large range, and vice versa, and the direction for larger and smaller also seemed to be against my intuition.

Apollo's Gift by dikkop 2026-04-21T19:28:20Z ♥ 1

Error messages on start, and I could only move, didn't see any other impact, although there were sounds when I clicked.

The Nexus Hope Mission by Carrerino 2026-04-21T19:22:05Z ♥ 1

I saved the earth in just over 3 minutes! It's really well polished, visuals and audio is great. Well done!

Lost Signal by Juan Sebastian SG 2026-04-21T19:11:18Z ♥ 0

Still 404 :(

HORIZON'S CALL by deadjolly 2026-04-21T19:10:16Z ♥ 1

Hi. Maybe add a cover image for display purposes to your game. You just have the default missing one at the moment.

Satellite Days by lectvs 2026-04-21T17:22:25Z ♥ 2

Wow, I think this is the best one I've played so far. Really well done, engaging, clear what should be done and what should be avoided. I finished it on the first run, so perhaps it could be a bit more difficult, but I also understand, 48 hours, not a lot of playtesting and balancing possible, and rather error on the side of caution.

Maybe add a main image for your game for display purposes?

Dead Frequency by Nikita_Ilyushkin 2026-04-21T17:12:38Z ♥ 0

Hey. Sorry you didn't make it in time! Better luck next time...

And Echo by nidjo123 2026-04-21T15:24:57Z ♥ 2

I found the planet, but not visually. Nice physics, momentum... I guess you're not able to see it and have to go only by the signals, correct? I kept pressing Q and E to rotate, since I'm used to them, so maybe add them as alternatives?

The battle signal by Vadoha5 2026-04-21T14:53:34Z ♥ 1

I died a few times after my knife disappeared. I'm toast.

Ghost Town by Peredom 2026-04-21T14:40:29Z ♥ 0

Hey. Sorry you couldn't finish it (as if a game's ever finished). This was my first Game Jam! Better luck next time.

Signal Manager by A Little Red Panda 2026-04-21T14:38:09Z ♥ 1

I really like the "visual function" you used. Would you mind telling me the name? I'd like to read more about it - I'm a nerd!