Signal of the Dark Forest

What a wonderful visual novel! Processed real life images go so well with the ambient music and radio broadcasts. Overall such a polished game I loved it.

Very evocative visual novel. You did a great job with the Audio in particular. Hope you are doing well. 73!

I couldn't play because there's no download for Mac.

There's no linux build 😞. I wanted to try because the pictures look intriguing

This was really nice. Really enjoyed the assets and audio.

Good idea! The atmosphere is immersive, but I feel like the story ends right as it starts to get interesting. Besides, it would be much better if you add a log or history text review function for players to look back at previous dialogue.

A cool little VN, the soundscape was great and the processed images really helped set the mood.

Interesting. Not quite my usual kind of game, but an experience none the less.

Deeply interesting and insightful. Kinda poetic even. I loved it again, Tygrak.

Very interesting experience. THe visuals were really nice and together with the audio gave the game a nice vibe. Cool!

The visuals and audio are nice. Audio IS ESPECIALLY NICE. Directing is lacking, it ought to be the focus since it's a VN. Good job nonetheless!

Great audio and graphic style! Not really my type of game, but this is excellent work!

Ooh looks cool ican't play tho

This was different. I really liked it. Story had interesting philosophy and I liked fiddling with the 'radio.' My screen was a bit shorter than the game, but fortunately this did not cut off any of the images or dialog.

Very interesting visual/auditory novel. The graphical style was great and it felt very fitting with the audio recordings. I was a little confused by who the protagonist really was, and at times who was speaking. The space where the entity said things was the same as giving instructions on actions to the protagonist. And the place where the protagonist was speaking/thinking also was used as a place for info dump and other things.

Some clarity/visual indicator would have been nice.

I also think some of the mood/feeling/vibe that the game was building up very well was cut a bit short by how the transitions were handled one scene to the next.

Over all a very nice experience! Happy I played it.

More on that and other things in the play-through:

This might be the most unique and deeply moving game I've played at LD59. It felt like watching an A24 film — being transmitted by a signal? That itself sounds so surreal. Maybe we all live on different frequencies. Honestly, the core theme reminds me of I Saw the TV Glow — we're slowly buried by the daily grind of reality until the signals in our heads just keep repeating. The ending feels rushed, but it feels like an ARG —— we step out of the signal and back into reality. I don't know how to put it… I really, really love the vibe of this visual novel. The music and visuals work together beautifully.