Semaphore Euphoria by Papaver 2026-04-22T22:54:59Z
@papaver Pretty fun! its quite simple but still tricky to get the hang of!
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| Year | LD | Theme | Game | Division | Rank | Ov | Fu | In | Th | Gr | Hu | Mo | |
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| 2026 | 59 | Signal | Semaphoria | jam | 732 | 3.04 | 2.73 | 3.68 | 4.12 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 2.93 |
@papaver Pretty fun! its quite simple but still tricky to get the hang of!
Goodjob! Definitely fairly bare-bones in the current state but i really like the ideas! Thanks for making it
pretty fun overall!, reminds me of openttd. Goodjob!
Fun game overall! a bit easy but cool.
Good Game! the graphics are nice and the mechanics feel good. I did have some issues with the bots getting stuck on each other but over all a really good experience. ( PS I was able to run the game on linux from source in godot with no issues at all )
fun! i like the mechanics though was unaware how to switch to other shapes for a moment. Good job on making a game ^^
Its fun!, I wasn't expecting the voice and got jump scared by "KEVIN" upon loading the game lol. Definitely could use more difficulty buts thats very understandable. Congrats on making a game!
Very fun, i really like the atmosphere and am super impressed with how many assets and how full the world feels. Good Job !
This entry is super fun! Highly recommend
Funny and definitely on theme. The controls are a bit hard to grasp though. Overall Good Job !
Fun Game ! I enjoyed it, the robot is very cute
Pretty fun, I enjoyed! I did have to restart as the screen was stuck with a red filter after gettting down to one heart.
Goodjob on completing a game !
Very polished! Im super impressed. The atmosphere is really good and i like the sensation of transmitting, i do really wish that the time you needed to pause between letters was shorter or maybe changeable, i struggled with starting the next letter too soon then needing to restart the word.
quite fun the audio is really nice and is definitely on theme, sort of reminds me of the game "Thumper"
I actually liked the controls! ranged attacks started to feel natural after a moment. I can see how they would be controversial though. Overall really good entry!
Pretty fun game, i could definitely see the concept being expanded upon. Fits the theme well! Goodjob
@pimeko TYSM for playing ^^
@slippers Thanks for playing !! I guess i didn't realize how niche of a concept it was lol But it was a lot of fun to make. I might expand on it later to make something more complete
@tetrergeru Hell yeah glad someone else thought of them ! The instructions, controls and game in general could definitly use some work but this is my first time participating in a game jam and im just glad i made something that resembles a game lol
@pocketdog Ah thats a good point, some more clear direction would definitely help. I think im going to try to continue working on this project until the jam in October and see what I can make. Thanks for playing!
Thank you all so much for playing! Im currently working on my game design skills and will be trying to make this into a fun (maybe even releasable) game by next LD in October
@yoko-san yeah the tutorial could definitely be better and my original intention was to add audio cues and more ui
@borjaparraga Ill definitely make sure to add a preferences menu in later versions,
@jk5000 Yeah the game definitely needs a thick coat of polish along with a reworking of some systems, most of all difficulty and scoring.
@papaver OMG thats so funny, sorry I snatched your game name, but its quite cool to see another semaphore entry. Im glad you didnt find the controls to troubling! Yeah theres definitely some bugs in endless mode and with my system for pushing / popping poses to the semaphore towers, sometimes it just kinda gets stuck. I quite like your idea about a visual indicator on the joints that could definitely help
TYSM for playing
@zoldanka ah good to know, thank you. i can see how one could think you don't need to move, ill definitely be adding much more of a tutorial / control diagram
I cant remember when I learned about semaphore towers but I too originally heard the word in the context of programming
Thanks for playing and commenting !
If anyone successfully ran the Windows build I would love to get confirmation that works! ( it was built on alpine linux )
@fassenberg this version can be fairly buggy, the code is "interesting" due to being written so quickly. The expanded concept im working on will hopefully be more coherent and more fun to play!
If youd like some fun reading you can check out the wikipedia for "Optical telegraph" or "Semaphore Telegraph"
Thanks for playing my game !
@chybby Thanks for playing! Unfortantly RN the singals are just random vectors, in the new version I plan to have a narative told through the messages you transmit and what you choose to relay to the next tower.
Hey !! Just letting you know that it doesn't appear your game is playable on itch.io rn
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Goodluck !!
Very Cute I really like the art. Very on theme ! Goodjob ^^