The Signal State

Buy87%

Very Positive · 700 player reviews · Medium confidence

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

Steam Deck Playable
  • Windows
  • macOS

Reckoner Industries · Puzzle · Sep 23, 2021

Player review score
87%
Very Positive
Price
$5.99−70%
Lowest ever
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
15
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
9
Full audio0 of 9
Subtitles9 of 9

Should I buy The Signal State?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 55 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Interface: 15 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 14 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Story: 66 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Difficulty: 49 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Optimization: 11 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 700 player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
50% of themes are praise13% are divided37% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
55 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
There are more than 40 main puzzles, providing enough challenges for the mechanics to evolve significantly.
Interface
Players who bring up Interface mostly praise it.
15 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Well - let me say, in that genre, The Signal State holds its own, even pushes the genre forward with an intuitive but deep interface and ample quality of life.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
14 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Chill atmosphere and nice graphics/story, but the puzzles are top-notch and well worth your time playing!
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
8 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
It's bright, colorful and vibrant with nicely drawn portraits for all characters and a fantastic soundtrack that's relaxing and never gets tiresome.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay55 reviews
Interface15 reviews
Graphics14 reviews
Audio8 reviews
Divided opinion
Accessibility
67% still recommend
Players complain
Story
73% still recommend
Difficulty
76% still recommend
Optimization
73% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

Steam lists no controller support.

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Leaderboards
  • Steam Trading Cards
  • Steam Workshop

Platforms

  • Windows
  • macOS

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Lowest ever recorded
$5.99$19.99−70%

That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.

9 points recordedtoday · $5.99

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