About Signal
Signal is a narrative clicker game set in October 1979, where you're the lone operator of a radio listening post called Borée Station, out on a frozen plain. Late one night, something turns up on the hydrogen line, and it's your job to pull it out of the noise.
You click the oscilloscope to filter the signal, or hold the button down, and each click brings in fragments. The equipment panel is where those fragments go, starting with new antennas, and a readout shows what you earn per click and per second. The screen keeps track of the night and the hour, starting on Night 1 at 22:00, and a log sits close at hand.
The story runs in five acts and takes about two hours. While you work on the signal, someone else is working on you, and the mood stays quiet and tense rather than loud. You can play Signal online here in English or French.
How to Play Signal
- Press Start on the title screen. Switch between English and French with the FR and EN buttons in the top-right corner.
- Click the oscilloscope to filter the signal, or hold the mouse button down on it.
- Collect fragments with every click and spend them on equipment, such as new antennas.
- Keep decoding to move the story forward through its five acts.
- Open the log to keep track of what you've found.
What to Expect in Signal
Signal is a slow-burn mystery dressed as a clicker game. The setting does a lot of the work: a green desk lamp, a coffee mug, a wall calendar showing October 25, and snow drifting past the window of a remote station.
Expect about two hours across five acts. Your progress saves automatically in the browser, so you can stop and pick it up later. Wear headphones if you can, and play Signal free here on a quiet night.
Tips for Signal
- Wear headphones. The game is made to be heard that way, and the sound carries much of the mood.
- Hold the mouse button down on the oscilloscope instead of clicking over and over when your hand gets tired.
- Put fragments into equipment early. A higher per-second rate means less clicking later.
- Come back on the same browser. Progress saves there automatically, so a different browser or device starts fresh.
- Play with the lights low if you can. The frozen-station setting lands better in a dark room.
Who Made Signal
Signal was made by SkolzGames, who released it on itch.io. FunClicker embeds the creator's own version so you can play it here without downloading anything. We did not make the game, and the credit for its design, code, and art belongs to its creator. You can find the original on the Signal page on itch.io.
FAQ
Is Signal free?
Yes. Signal is free to play here in your browser with nothing to install. The full story, all five acts and about two hours of it, is part of the game, and your progress saves automatically in your browser so you can come back to it later.
How do you play Signal?
Press Start, then click the oscilloscope to filter the signal, or hold the button down. Each click earns fragments, which you spend on equipment such as antennas to raise your rate. Keep decoding and the story moves forward through its five acts at Borée Station.
What is Signal about?
Signal puts you in October 1979 as the only operator at a radio listening post on a frozen plain. A strange signal appears on the hydrogen line, and you filter and decode it night after night. As you dig deeper, it becomes clear you're not the only one listening.
Who made Signal?
Signal was made by SkolzGames and released on itch.io. It's playable in English and French. FunClicker embeds the creator's own web version so you can play it in your browser, and the credit for the game's design, code and art belongs to SkolzGames.
Can I play Signal on a Chromebook or phone?
Signal runs in a browser, so a Chromebook works fine. It's played by clicking or holding on the oscilloscope, so a touchscreen may work too, but a computer with headphones is the setup it suits best. Remember that saves stay in the browser you play on.
Is Signal unblocked at school?
Signal needs only a browser tab, with nothing to download or install. Whether it opens on a school or work network is up to that network's filters, which we do not control. If it loads, it plays the same as anywhere else, and it saves in that browser.
Does Signal save your progress?
Yes. Signal saves automatically in your browser as you play. Come back on the same browser and device to pick up where you stopped. Clearing your browser data, or switching to another browser, means starting the story over from the first act.
How long is Signal?
About two hours, split into five acts. Signal is a narrative clicker, so the story moves forward as you filter and decode, and the automatic save means you can spread those two hours over a few evenings if you like.
