The Signal From Tölva

Wait68%

Mixed · 1k player reviews · Medium confidence

It depends on what you're after.

Steam Deck Playable
  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

Big Robot Ltd · Open World · Apr 10, 2017

Player review score
68%
Mixed
Price
$19.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

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

Achievements
42
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
1
Full audio1 of 1
Subtitles1 of 1

Should I buy The Signal From Tölva?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 176 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Combat: 162 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 52 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Story: 125 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Performance: 52 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Interface: 19 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 1k 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
58% of themes are praise300 helpful reviews42% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
176 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Rather, I think it appeals to those who like a combination of first-person exploration and a non-linear narrative, intermixed with shoot-outs that help claim parts of the planet.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
162 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
As the game progresses the difficulty increases, but your weapons, armour and counter-measures improve as well.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
52 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The backdrop and narrative is very interesting and well-written, and together with the game's visuals they paint a beautiful narrative landscape, and a world to explore.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
26 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
You can get a tool to recruit fellow robots into your squad which helps a lot of the harder difficulty.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
24 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
A great soundtrack, sci-fi themed background music that always seems to fade-in at the right time.
Linux compatibility
Players who bring up Linux compatibility mostly praise it.
10 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The Linux port (OpenGL) suffers from frame-drops when rendering long draw-distances, but otherwise functions well.

+1 more players loved

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Gameplay176 reviews
Combat162 reviews
Graphics52 reviews
Difficulty26 reviews
Audio24 reviews
Linux compatibility10 reviews
Multiplayer9 reviews
Divided opinion

No themes split opinion in this sample.

Players complain
Story
67% still recommend
Performance
67% still recommend
Interface
58% still recommend
Optimization
56% still recommend
Crashes
67% 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

  • Full controller support

Store features

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

Platforms

  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$19.99

The lowest we've tracked is $9.99.

8 points recordedtoday · $19.99

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