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Signalis (2022)

rose-engine

Nintendo Switch · PC (Microsoft Windows) · PlayStation 4 · Xbox One

4.08 from 396 ratings

1243 members have it in their collection · 48 playing now · 486 backlogged · 252 wish listed

How long? Main story 10h · with extras 13h · 100% 12h (from 45 logged playthroughs)

Signalis is a classic survival horror experience with a unique aesthetic, full of melancholic mystery. Investigate a dark secret, solve puzzles, fight off nightmarish creatures and navigate dystopian, surreal retrotech worlds as Elster, a technician Replika searching for her lost dreams.
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Details

Developers
rose-engine
Publishers
Balor Games, PLAYISM
Genres
Adventure, Indie
Themes
Action, Horror, Mystery, Science fiction, Survival
Events
The Horror Game Awards 2023, Humble Games Showcase 2023, Guerrilla Collective 3 2022
Steam
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Release dates

  • Oct 27, 2022 (Worldwide) Nintendo Switch, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, Xbox One
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Featured in lists

Top 25 Favorite Games by Beyond_Creation_22 · 25 games · 2
GOTY 2022 by LarsFrukt · 30 games · 0
Switch by phantasy2004 · 270 games · 0

Rating distribution

5 stars
153
4 stars
150
3 stars
67
2 stars
22
1 star
4
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Community All Reviews Statuses

GigaDeathNullGolem

Status GigaDeathNullGolem Dec 13, 2025

yeah several puzzles in and this is rubbing me so wrong.... what the heck is the solution to this damn blank keycard thing? it makes NO SENSE. i wanna like this game and see it through but these stupid puzzles are the worst i've ever seen. i'l just settle for a lets play i guess and let someone else do …

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yeah several puzzles in and this is rubbing me so wrong.... what the heck is the solution to this damn blank keycard thing? it makes NO SENSE. i wanna like this game and see it through but these stupid puzzles are the worst i've ever seen. i'l just settle for a lets play i guess and let someone else do the heavy lifting, i'm here to play not figure out and unlock a new tier of physics for subsequent generations of the species , geez!

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chae.wave

Status chae.wave Sep 10, 2025

OKAY. so i’ve finished the game… kind of. if youve played it youll know what i mean. i cannot even bring myself to start a review rn. i am amazed and distraught and feeling every possible emotion good and bad. this game is A LOT. and im struggling to even begin processing it

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ggwilliams9

Status ggwilliams9 Aug 27, 2025

Not going to finish this one. I found Crow Country to be a much more compelling game for me personally. It hard to describe why this game feels like such a slog. I long for the cute characterization and designs of crown country. This game doesn't have the sauce.

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PyramidHeadcrab

Status PyramidHeadcrab Aug 6, 2025

You know what I just realized? The tone my alarm clock makes when I turn it off is a sped up version of the same tone that plays in the Signalis title screen.

If you've played the game, you know how thematically interesting that is.

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danksocks

Status danksocks Aug 4, 2025

Trying this out again from the beginning with the intention of being a little more patient with it. Atmosphere is still amazing. we'll see if I can get past the mines this time.

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PyramidHeadcrab

Status PyramidHeadcrab Jul 14, 2025

Why is this game not more popular than it is?

Bad CRT filter aside
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this is just a really good, really disorienting survival horror. I'm worried it's gonna have some stupid twist ending where it's like "UM ACKSHUALLY IT WAS ALL A DREAM/ALLEGORY", but as …

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Why is this game not more popular than it is?

Bad CRT filter aside
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))))))((((((( <---- It has this pattern on the screen and it's really dumb
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this is just a really good, really disorienting survival horror. I'm worried it's gonna have some stupid twist ending where it's like "UM ACKSHUALLY IT WAS ALL A DREAM/ALLEGORY", but as long as it stays on this track, I think I'm gonna end up really loving this one. I've been stupid busy with work, and I haven't had much time to game, so I took a week-long pause right after starting it. 😭 But I'm kinda rolling now, just got to first boss fight.

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Sir_Laguna

Status Sir_Laguna Feb 7, 2025

Damn.

This game is not easy at all. The enemies hit like trucks, the save points are really limited, the standard heals are not very effective and the inventory is too damn limited.

This is great.

After the relatively easier experiences that were Crow Country, Silent Hill 2 Remake and Sorry we're Closed, I wanted something like this. I …

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Damn.

This game is not easy at all. The enemies hit like trucks, the save points are really limited, the standard heals are not very effective and the inventory is too damn limited.

This is great.

After the relatively easier experiences that were Crow Country, Silent Hill 2 Remake and Sorry we're Closed, I wanted something like this. I just hope it doesn't get frustrating eventually.

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Sir_Laguna

Status Sir_Laguna Feb 2, 2025

I played tons of new survival horror games last year —Crow Country, Fear the Spotlight, Silent Hill 2 Remake and Sorry We're closed, among others— and I thought I was gonna end tired of the genre... but the opposite happened. I suddenly wanted to play more horror games.

I first considered replaying one of them (I will, eventually) …

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I played tons of new survival horror games last year —Crow Country, Fear the Spotlight, Silent Hill 2 Remake and Sorry We're closed, among others— and I thought I was gonna end tired of the genre... but the opposite happened. I suddenly wanted to play more horror games.

I first considered replaying one of them (I will, eventually) but then I remember that Signalis is considered a modern cult classic so... here we go.

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guitarwolf5

Status guitarwolf5 Oct 31, 2024

This game is amazing with a caveat - the fact that the game has endings depending on how you play to me seems backwards to how survival horror games are meant to be played. Conserve ammo, don't kill enemies you see if you don't need to, survive and take small victories as you go. The fact that the ending I …

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This game is amazing with a caveat - the fact that the game has endings depending on how you play to me seems backwards to how survival horror games are meant to be played. Conserve ammo, don't kill enemies you see if you don't need to, survive and take small victories as you go. The fact that the ending I got felt like a slap in the face because I dared to be conservative with my ammo to me feels like the game wasted my time due to my gameplay decisions (which again, I remind are a STAPLE of survival horror) really doesn't incentivize me to go back and try again compared to say, a dino crisis or resident evil.

If you wanted to be an action game, you should of done that. I really enjoyed the gameplay and puzzles plus the visuals but the developers need to get their priorities straight regarding what the game should be. I recommend playing it and seeing how you feel about it.

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danksocks

Status danksocks Sep 12, 2024

I want to like this game but I'm finding the combat god awful. Normally that's fine for a survival horror, and in fact I didn't even think it would be an issue until I got to the first boss because I normally just try to avoid fighting anything in these kinds of games. Feeling like this game is less Resident …

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I want to like this game but I'm finding the combat god awful. Normally that's fine for a survival horror, and in fact I didn't even think it would be an issue until I got to the first boss because I normally just try to avoid fighting anything in these kinds of games. Feeling like this game is less Resident Evil 2 and more horror-themed Metal Gear Solid. For most people I think that might be a plus, but it isn't for me. I otherwise really like the atmosphere and art style, so not sure if I'll finish this or not.

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Sadaharu_TR

Status Sadaharu_TR Oct 31, 2023

Amazing story. Great atmosphere. Boring and slow gameplay.(Puzzle thing is just not my style)

Yet, it's really good.

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Ovinnik

Status Ovinnik Jul 26, 2023

Fun, and spooky experience but ultimately highly derivative of its inspirations to a frustrating degree. Very little room for any risk vs reward in its gameplay thanks to a combination of its small player inventory, and lack of any interesting or painful penalty for death/limitation on the number of saves the player can make. Any interesting gameplay and most of …

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Fun, and spooky experience but ultimately highly derivative of its inspirations to a frustrating degree. Very little room for any risk vs reward in its gameplay thanks to a combination of its small player inventory, and lack of any interesting or painful penalty for death/limitation on the number of saves the player can make. Any interesting gameplay and most of its twists are ripped straight from Silent Hill 2.

That being said, it has a wonderful visual style, and moments where the soundtrack stands out, and the False ending is one of the best handled takes on that type of twist that I have seen.

I enjoyed my time with Signalis, and enjoyed when its more original ideas and core narrative shine through, but it really does somehow feel less than the sum of its parts.

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SRT5J

Status SRT5J Jul 2, 2023

I'm giving this a try. So far, great atmosphere and the storytelling is good. I'm not so sure about the combat and some of the puzzles don't work for me, but I'm pressing on

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Vakil

Status Vakil May 3, 2023

I can already tell this is going to be an amazing game in a lot of ways but having to play for almost an hour before you reach a save point is not my favorite game mechanic.

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