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The Signal From Tölva cover art

The Signal From Tölva

Big Robot Ltd · 2017-04-10

SteamGOG

Action

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: First person

Releases: Apr 10, 2017 (Mac), Apr 10, 2017 (Linux), Apr 10, 2017 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

The Signal From Tölva is an open-world first-person shooter set on a distant, haunted, future world. Unlock savage weapons and recruit robots to fight alongside you as rival factions struggle to discover the source of the mysterious signal. What you discover will decide the fate of a world.

The Signal From Tölva is an Action game released in 2017, priced at $19.99, with an estimated 50,000 to 100,000 owners and a Mixed review sentiment (68% of 1121 reviews).

0
playing now
68%
positive of 1.1k reviews
Mixed
steam's rating (official)
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
73/100
critic score (2 outlets, IGDB)
60/100
IGDB user rating (2 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$19.99
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 17:00 UTC (census sample)

The Signal From Tölva is an open world first-person shooter game developed and published by Big Robot. It was released on April 10, 2017 for Windows, MacOS and Linux. Taking place in the far future, the player character is a hacker-for-hire who hijacks a surveyor robot to investigate the barren world of Tölva in search of a strange signal. The game contains walking simulator elements, with tactical engagements being broken up by large segments of slow-paced exploration.

Health check

Quiet
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 12 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~2/week).
  • · Review velocity down 14% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 14% of 27,649 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 28k–67k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,121 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$9.99-50%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.00 at Fanatical (2021-07-29) · bundled 11×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 58 of 96 observed days · $8.99 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
191920172026Week of 2017-11-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2017-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2017-12-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2017-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

302026-09-15 03:00 — 2 players2026-09-16 11:00 — 0 players2026-09-17 18:00 — 1 players2026-09-19 02:00 — 0 players2026-09-20 09:00 — 0 players2026-09-21 17:00 — 1 players2026-09-23 01:00 — 0 players2026-09-24 08:00 — 0 players2026-09-25 16:00 — 0 players2026-09-26 23:00 — 0 players2026-09-28 07:00 — 0 players2026-09-29 14:00 — 0 players2026-09-30 22:00 — 0 players2026-10-02 05:00 — 0 players2026-10-03 13:00 — 1 players2026-10-04 21:00 — 1 players2026-10-06 04:00 — 0 players2026-10-07 12:00 — 0 players2026-10-08 19:00 — 3 players2026-10-10 03:00 — 0 players2026-10-11 10:00 — 0 players2026-10-12 18:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 02:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 17:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$19.99$1.002017-04-102026-10-142017-04-10 — best price $19.992017-08-22 — best price $19.992017-11-29 — best price $19.992018-03-31 — best price $19.992018-07-05 — best price $19.992018-12-19 — best price $19.992019-03-29 — best price $4.992019-08-29 — best price $4.992020-01-10 — best price $19.992020-04-10 — best price $3.992020-06-08 — best price $19.992020-11-02 — best price $19.992021-02-11 — best price $4.992021-06-10 — best price $3.752021-10-11 — best price $4.992022-02-03 — best price $19.992022-06-06 — best price $4.992022-09-12 — best price $19.992023-01-19 — best price $17.882023-05-18 — best price $3.742023-10-23 — best price $4.992024-01-05 — best price $19.992024-03-21 — best price $7.492024-06-27 — best price $9.992024-11-19 — best price $9.992025-03-08 — best price $19.992025-06-05 — best price $9.992025-10-06 — best price $19.992026-01-23 — best price $9.992026-04-14 — best price $9.992026-07-21 — best price $9.992026-09-07 — best price $9.992026-09-22 — best price $19.992026-10-07 — best price $9.992026-10-14 — best price $9.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

902026-06-01 — 1 pageviews2026-06-05 — 2 pageviews2026-06-09 — 6 pageviews2026-06-13 — 2 pageviews2026-06-17 — 3 pageviews2026-06-21 — 5 pageviews2026-06-25 — 2 pageviews2026-06-29 — 6 pageviews2026-07-03 — 3 pageviews2026-07-07 — 4 pageviews2026-07-11 — 5 pageviews2026-07-15 — 3 pageviews2026-07-19 — 2 pageviews2026-07-23 — 5 pageviews2026-07-27 — 1 pageviews2026-07-31 — 7 pageviews2026-08-04 — 7 pageviews2026-08-08 — 2 pageviews2026-08-12 — 2 pageviews2026-08-16 — 2 pageviews2026-08-20 — 6 pageviews2026-08-24 — 1 pageviews2026-08-28 — 2 pageviews2026-09-01 — 5 pageviews2026-09-05 — 4 pageviews2026-09-09 — 5 pageviews2026-09-14 — 0 pageviews2026-09-20 — 2 pageviews2026-09-24 — 0 pageviews2026-09-28 — 5 pageviews2026-10-02 — 3 pageviews2026-10-06 — 1 pageviews2026-10-10 — 0 pageviews2026-10-11 — 1 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

42
achievements tracked
50.9%
earned "Surveyor"
14.5%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudFamily Sharing

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)2,5986%42

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

FPSIndieSpaceActionRobotsSci-fiShooterStealthFuturisticOpen World

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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