1984. Remote listening station. An anomalous pattern appears in the cosmic noise structured, repeating, defying explanation.

THE SIGNAL

What should be humanity's greatest discovery becomes its most dangerous secret. As you decode the transmission, factions emerge from the shadows. Each wants control. Each offers protection, or threats.

Your government demands classification. Foreign powers want access. Scientists want transparency. Corporate interests see profit. Conspiracy theorists want it destroyed.

You're the only one who can hear it clearly. Your choices determine everything.

The game subverts traditional alien invasion tropes, focusing on the mounting psychological pressure and the realization that the real danger isn't from space - it's human.

DISCOVER THE TRUTH!

“We wanted to take the concept of first contact and make it feel grounded, mechanical, and incredibly high-stakes,” said the lead developer. “In Signal Station, every flip of a switch and every turn of a dial matters. It’s a vision of the future as seen from the past, where the player's ethical choices determine the fate of humanity's first contact.”

Key Features:

• Diegetic Interactions: No traditional UI; all interactions are physical. Flip switches, turn dials, read printouts.
• Tactile Analog Gameplay: Operate reel-to-reel tape machines, CRT monitors with phosphor persistence, vintage oscilloscopes, and vacuum tube electronics.
• Meaningful Difficulty: Puzzles require genuine observation and deduction using signal processing techniques and pattern recognition.
• Survival + Decryption Hybrid: Manage equipment failures and resource shortages while racing to decode the signal under immense pressure.
• Branching Narrative with Consequence: Story branches based on decryption progress and faction allegiances. No "right" answers only trade-offs. Multiple  endings.
• Atmospheric One-Room Tension: Set entirely in a claustrophobic observatory where isolation becomes paranoia and every choice determines humanity's fate.
• Competing Factions: Navigate demands from your government, foreign powers, scientists, corporations, and conspiracy theorists. You decide who gets the truth.

Signal Station is coming to PC (Steam) in 2026.