The Signal State
Logic puzzle game about wiring modules to transform signals
Reckoner Industries · Published by iterco, indienova · Released Sep 23, 2021
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 87% of 695
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Playing now
- 12
- right now
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update
- 11 months ago
- Oct 3, 2025
Free demo available, 0 playing it now: get the demo.
What is The Signal State?
A futuristic logic puzzle game about keeping a signal active. You connect modules with cables to change input signals across more than 40 puzzles, or experiment without constraints in sandbox mode and create your own puzzles.
For you if...
- +you enjoy methodical logic puzzles about signal processing
- +you like experimenting without constraints in a sandbox
- +you want to create puzzles for other players
Not for you if...
- −you want a story-driven game rather than puzzle challenges
- −you prefer fast action over methodical problem solving
What players say
87% of 695 reviews are positive
Players praise the hands-on cable wiring and logic puzzles, while some enjoy the sandbox. Common complaints are unclear instructions, uneven difficulty, and too few puzzles.
Screenshots and trailer
The Signal State system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows 7 / 8 / 10
- Processor
- 2.0 GHz
- Graphics
- 1366 x 768
- Memory
- 2 GB RAM
- Storage
- 500 MB available space
- DirectX
- Version 10
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS
- Achievements
- 15
- Steam features
- Workshop, Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Steam Deck: Playable
- Default controller config not fully functional
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
- Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
- Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Text only: English, Spanish - Spain, Korean, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Traditional Chinese, German, Japanese.
Tags
- Puzzle
- Logic
- Simulation
- Automation
- Programming
- Indie
- Sandbox
- Level Editor
- Moddable
- Tutorial
- Dystopian
- Futuristic
- Hacking
- Singleplayer
- Robots
- 2D
Recent updates
- Oct 3, 2025 · Minor Patch for Unity Engine Vulnerability CVE-2025-59489
- Dec 19, 2023 · 1.33B Patchnotes
- Oct 10, 2022 · v.1.31c patch notes
- Aug 31, 2022 · v.1.31b patch notes
- Aug 25, 2022 · v.1.31a patch notes
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