Iron Maiden

co-authored: @tuh
Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.58
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.32
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.29
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.63
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.68
Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.45
Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.00
Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.63
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About

Descend into the dark.

Pilot a submarine through narrow, pitch black cave systems where only the hum of your engine and distant echoes keep you company.
Search for goods hidden in the depths and sell them to upgrade your vessel.
Manage your fuel usage, you don't want it to run out in the middle of nowhere.
Use powerful cannons to dig through rock and make your own tunnels.

Features

- Dark unsettling atmosphere
- Spatial sound design
- Original soundtrack
- 2D Global illumination (Holographic Radiance Cascades)
- Noita inspired fully destructible world
- Procedurally generated world

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Credits

- @VladImperator - engine and game coding, graphics, audio
- @tuh - music

No AI was used in any capacity.

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System requirements

- Vulkan 1.1 capable graphics card
- Windows 10/11 (works on wine/proton)

Game executable file is `Signal.exe`

Press `F11` or `ALT + ENTER` to enter fullscreen

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Comments17

OnlinE_Play
OnlinE_Play21 Apr 2026, 10:31
Great game. I had a lot of fun destroying world amd making shorts to the new areas with the cannon. The most insane was radar and then lidar. Also ending despote being sudden is funny
NullMoxy21 Apr 2026, 15:08
Amazing Artstyle and Graphics, I love the pixel art with the water effects.
Controls take a bit to get used to, maybe replacing a and d with rotate may be easier.
Sound Design fits very well.
CrimsonTrouper
CrimsonTrouper21 Apr 2026, 15:13
Cool destruction system and atmoshere. Loved the game!
Podrez
Podrez22 Apr 2026, 14:16
The controls felt a bit strange at first, but I ended up liking it. Same goes for the visuals, they really enhance the atmosphere
Ulziton
Ulziton22 Apr 2026, 15:52
Great job, love the post processing
Andrian22 Apr 2026, 15:56
I really appreciate the technical side of this project. 2D Global Illumination with Holographic Radiance Cascades is truly high-level stuff, especially running on Vulkan! The bloom looks fantastic too — I'm a big fan of well-executed bloom in games. Incredible tech work!
Itero Proto
Itero Proto23 Apr 2026, 17:49
The game looks like it was from the previous Gamejam)
oller12524 Apr 2026, 21:11
Very cool atmosphere. Loved the destruction effects and the lighting.
apt_prose726 Apr 2026, 08:28
Simple, yet very enjoyable to play.
awalone
awalone26 Apr 2026, 08:49
Mogged by this entry.
binroot
binroot3 May 2026, 19:34
Surprised by the level of detail!
Cethin
Cethin3 May 2026, 20:33
Simple, but fun. The tank controls were a little annoying until you get used to them, but I can't see it working any other way. The destruction was a nice touch, though hard to control. Maybe this was intentional to prevent us from boring a hole straight down like I did though. My only real complaint is that it's really easy to get lost. Being able to place a waypoint marker or something would have gone a long way to fix this, as there are no recognizable landmarks or anything to keep track of where you're at. Good job!
LDJam user 4308976 May 2026, 02:12
Your game is amazing! I played for quite a while and needed to upgrade the fuel first, because it runs out really fast, especially with the sonar on, haha.
valb soares6 May 2026, 02:12
Your game is amazing! I played for quite a while and needed to upgrade the fuel first, because it runs out really fast, especially with the sonar on, haha.
BrittleLizard
BrittleLizard6 May 2026, 04:32
Takes some getting used to, but I think this wound up being one of my favorite entries in the jam so far.
LDJam user 410492
LDJam user 4104928 May 2026, 21:40
Fun game, love the destroyable walls, the fuel usage rate is brutal though lol
KataStudios
KataStudios8 May 2026, 21:40
Fun game, love the destroyable walls, the fuel usage rate is brutal though lol

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