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Signal Simulator

Blagovest Penev · 2018-04-29

Steam

IndieSimulation

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: First person

Releases: Apr 29, 2018 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Apr 29, 2018 (Linux)

Game inspired by SETI. Take the role of a scientist to find an extraterrestrial signal .Control massive Radio Antennas by using interactive control in your Observatory. Detect , download and decode unknown or story telling signals. Manage and Maintain an electrical system to improve your systems and make it more efficient.

Signal Simulator is an Indie and Simulation game released in 2018, priced at $14.99, with an estimated 100,000 to 200,000 owners and a Mostly Positive review sentiment (79% of 1029 reviews).

4
playing now
79%
positive of 1.0k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
50/100
IGDB user rating (3 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$14.99
steam price (US)

4 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 15:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 4 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 28 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~4/week).
  • · Review velocity down 12% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (86 reviews).
  • · Top 10% of 49,583 Indie games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 26k–62k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,029 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $4.99 at Steam (2019-06-26) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 7 of 9 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
787820182026Week of 2018-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

612026-09-15 00:00 — 3 players2026-09-16 09:00 — 1 players2026-09-17 16:00 — 3 players2026-09-19 00:00 — 4 players2026-09-20 07:00 — 3 players2026-09-21 15:00 — 2 players2026-09-22 22:00 — 3 players2026-09-24 06:00 — 2 players2026-09-25 13:00 — 3 players2026-09-26 21:00 — 2 players2026-09-28 04:00 — 1 players2026-09-29 12:00 — 2 players2026-09-30 19:00 — 4 players2026-10-02 03:00 — 4 players2026-10-03 10:00 — 3 players2026-10-04 19:00 — 3 players2026-10-06 02:00 — 4 players2026-10-07 10:00 — 3 players2026-10-08 17:00 — 2 players2026-10-10 01:00 — 4 players2026-10-11 08:00 — 2 players2026-10-12 16:00 — 2 players2026-10-13 23:00 — 3 players2026-10-14 15:00 — 4 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$19.99$4.992018-04-302026-07-092018-04-30 — best price $17.992018-07-09 — best price $9.992018-10-29 — best price $9.992018-12-20 — best price $7.992019-04-30 — best price $9.992019-09-02 — best price $9.992019-11-26 — best price $7.992020-01-23 — best price $9.992020-04-13 — best price $7.992020-09-07 — best price $9.992020-11-25 — best price $9.992021-02-01 — best price $9.992021-04-12 — best price $9.992021-07-26 — best price $9.992021-10-28 — best price $9.992021-12-22 — best price $4.992022-04-11 — best price $9.992022-06-23 — best price $4.992022-10-17 — best price $9.992022-12-22 — best price $4.992023-03-17 — best price $9.992023-06-05 — best price $9.992023-07-17 — best price $9.992023-10-09 — best price $9.992023-12-04 — best price $9.992024-01-31 — best price $9.992024-03-25 — best price $9.992024-06-27 — best price $4.992024-08-26 — best price $9.992024-12-19 — best price $4.992025-06-26 — best price $4.992025-12-18 — best price $4.992026-04-23 — best price $14.992026-07-09 — best price $14.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsLinuxSingle-playerPartial Controller SupportSteam CloudFamily Sharing

Player tags

IndieSpaceAliensHorrorSandboxScienceSimulationAtmosphericFirst-PersonSingleplayer

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.