S.I.G.N.A.L.

by beardywombat

co-authored: @blushingcrow, @khadia

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.23

Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.20

Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.02

Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.27

Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.67

Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.18

Humor★★★★★★★★★★3.30

Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.23

Summary

You are a rookie corporate "troubleshooter" who lied on your resume about being fluent in tactical ops signal code. You have been selected for a mission in which you will have to communicate exclusively using the code. Good thing you have the instruction manual!

Description

Simple puzzle / action shooter. Use signals encoded by the S.I.G.N.A.L. system to coordinate with your partner, Sgt. S. Ignal, to shut down the enemy signal. Make sure to pay attention to S. Ignal's S.I.G.N.A.L. signals to ensure your success! Good luck!

Controls

Move using A,S,D,W

Shoot using Enter

Credits

By Wolf Bakery

Code, gameplay & level design: @beardywombat

Art, writing, sound: @BlushingCrow

Art, writing: @Khadia

Tools: Unity, MagicaVoxel, Aseprite, Clip Studio Paint, 1BitDragon

Assets: Nanner 32 palette by Afterimage, ZT Nature font by Zelow Type, Alarm Clock font by David J Patterson

Tools: Aseprite, MagicaVoxel

Comments17

Big Nose21 Apr 2026, 03:08

its too hard, or im too slow :(

LDJam user 38482921 Apr 2026, 03:15

Good job. Apart from the fact that I got my boss killed in 5 seconds and am now unemployed, it's a really fun game. The graphics are excellent. Only problem for me is the reading, I couldn't quite figure out what to do. But still, well done.

Pixel Studios21 Apr 2026, 03:15

tenthousandfireants21 Apr 2026, 03:16

that was wildly fun, i kinda ignored the hand signals mostly and winged it, but dang this is a great idea

Teaminister21 Apr 2026, 20:06

voxel graphics are cool, but characters looks kinda like mashed up potatos, maybe it's just me. I didn't really get the hand signals tbh, so i rushed in died mostly. It was an ok expirience. But in general, great job!

TermiGht22 Apr 2026, 19:49

The 9 page tutorial was a bit too much but I just brute forced it and still had fun. The story and conversations were very funny :)

Xientra23 Apr 2026, 13:12

I did not read a single word from the 12 page tutorial lmao. I played the game like it was Hotline Miami and that was fun. What more does anyone need^^

Roroto Sic24 Apr 2026, 12:13

I am employee of the month yeaaah !! i love the voxel art and the painted portraits too ! It was fun to play !
Good job to the team !!

tedrey24 Apr 2026, 12:28

kinda cool game but obnoxious movement, im stuck on first level with guns :(

Railnof24 Apr 2026, 13:18

I didn't understand anything and i was capable of dying in the intro with no combat or controls. But i insisted (for the last time) and i got a lot of fun just pew pew my enemies away with my pacifist partner who doesn't shoot XD (it was a very funny experience)

apt_prose726 Apr 2026, 08:31

A great game for all skill levels, very accessible.

IRKAR26 Apr 2026, 11:04

Cool characters design. Good job!

beardywombatauthor26 Apr 2026, 23:48

Thanks for the playing everyone and for the responses, I am glad some people managed to get over the clunky controls and difficulty :)

The difficulty was meant to force players to engage with the Signal system but I guess I missed the mark.

beardywombatauthor26 Apr 2026, 23:49

@railnof well done persisting through a pacifist partner, that must have been a challenge!

VenomousMouse27 Apr 2026, 13:12

Well, i definitely felt like someone who lied on the resume about being fluent in tactical ops signal code. xD Pretty much overwhelming tutorial at first. In general it's a good game, though a bit tought if you didn't memeorize the signals. But i`s fun.

NickFleming_28 Apr 2026, 20:38

Liked it a lot, although I kept dying on the third floor, not realizing I had to wait for him to throw the grenade. Definitely a cool concept, and on theme with the hand signals. Good job!

kiddie6 May 2026, 19:51

Pew, at first playing is difficult, because the initial input is a bit overwhelming. But with starting to move forward, shooting and protecting Sgt Ignal comes a lot of fun (even though I needed to restart a few times, my employment was terminated prematurely).
I really love the idea behind it! The way you handled the theme is very innovative. This is duck-worthy work: 🦆

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