Signalis
Games review
As of Jul 23, 2026, Signalis is rated 97% positive on Steam (33,601 reviews), and 81/100 on Metacritic (36 critic reviews). Each source is shown in its own units, never blended into one score.
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Is Signalis worth it in 2026?
A 97% positive rating from over 33,600 Steam reviews is not noise, that is a near-consensus, and for a survival horror game drawing direct comparisons to Silent Hill 2 and NieR:Automata, it signals something genuinely rare. Signalis is fundamentally a game about grief and identity told through cosmic horror, and its art, music, and emotional weight land with crushing force for the overwhelming majority of players. The narrative is deliberately fragmented, complex enough that six sampled reviewers complained about confusion, not just marveled at depth, so if plot clarity is what keeps you engaged, this structure may actively work against you rather than reward your patience. Critics landed at 81/100, and that 16-point gap is real: the gameplay systems are functional but not exceptional, the backtracking loops are heavy, and the game's entire value proposition rests on whether its atmosphere and story seize you.
Players drawn to psychological horror, dense lore, and emotionally devastating storytelling about grief and identity, especially those with tolerance for classic survival horror pacing and deliberate narrative obscurity.
The six-item inventory, constant backtracking, and locked-door-behind-locked-door structure are not accidental, they are the game, and reviewers who found the story compelling still called the gameplay loop tedious; if you came for the narrative and have little patience for resource management
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Pros
- complex lore and narrative10
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- literally Silent Hill 2 and Nier:Automata's lovechild if James Sunderland was a lesbian. peak doomed yuri. I had such a hard time grasping at what was happening as everything in...
- [h3]"PERHAPS, THIS IS HELL"[/h3] This game is an absolute masterpiece of psychological horror, sending chills down my spine with its art, philosophy and incredible music. The lore...
- I loved my experience with SIGNALIS. Rose-engine took the foundational groundwork laid by the first Resident Evil three decades ago and created what is arguably the greatest surviv...
- emotional impact10
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- 10/10 - THE BEST SURVIVAL HORROR GAME OF THE DECADE A cosmic horror narrative about grief and identity that will linger in your mind long after the credits roll Signalis is an abs...
- An incredible game with a story that completely broke my heart. Somehow, it still wasn't enough. Please, give us a full animated series or a movie!
- I finished this earlier this year on another platform and even got the secret ending. I would easily say this is in my top 10 now. Signalis is such a rolllercoaster of emotion and...
- atmospheric and immersive9
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- 10/10 - THE BEST SURVIVAL HORROR GAME OF THE DECADE A cosmic horror narrative about grief and identity that will linger in your mind long after the credits roll Signalis is an abs...
- [h3]"PERHAPS, THIS IS HELL"[/h3] This game is an absolute masterpiece of psychological horror, sending chills down my spine with its art, philosophy and incredible music. The lore...
- This is a masterpiece. SIGNALIS showed me that this isn't just another survival horror game. It's a love letter written to the genre, and it's so good it made me fall in love with...
- art and music quality9
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- [h3]"PERHAPS, THIS IS HELL"[/h3] This game is an absolute masterpiece of psychological horror, sending chills down my spine with its art, philosophy and incredible music. The lore...
- Being an absolute masterclass SIGNALIS shines in just about every single aspect. rose-engine took approximately 8 years to make this game and it shows beautifully. The art and musi...
- This has become my favorite indie game ever. I love the art style is amazing and the story is very confusing its a lot like mouthwash but the story comes together at the end. Liked...
- survival horror mechanics5
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- 10/10 - THE BEST SURVIVAL HORROR GAME OF THE DECADE A cosmic horror narrative about grief and identity that will linger in your mind long after the credits roll Signalis is an abs...
- This is a masterpiece. SIGNALIS showed me that this isn't just another survival horror game. It's a love letter written to the genre, and it's so good it made me fall in love with...
- I loved my experience with SIGNALIS. Rose-engine took the foundational groundwork laid by the first Resident Evil three decades ago and created what is arguably the greatest surviv...
- puzzle design4
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- This has become my favorite indie game ever. I love the art style is amazing and the story is very confusing its a lot like mouthwash but the story comes together at the end. Liked...
- immaculate vibes with this one, i love the mystery of the places you explore throughout the game. the lore you get to read about is also very fascinating, along with the different...
- Game had me hooked with the gameplay, story, lore and puzzles, then the final area was a mess that was very hard to navigate. great game but that ending, what the hell was that?...
Cons
- confusing narrative structure6
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- literally Silent Hill 2 and Nier:Automata's lovechild if James Sunderland was a lesbian. peak doomed yuri. I had such a hard time grasping at what was happening as everything in...
- I loved my experience with SIGNALIS. Rose-engine took the foundational groundwork laid by the first Resident Evil three decades ago and created what is arguably the greatest surviv...
- SIGNALIS is much more an interactive piece of art than a videogame, but no other medium would be able to sustain the sheer scope of the story. Despite that, this game is good like...
- tedious gameplay loop4
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- Door locked. Safe Locked. Door's broken. Walk back to save. Get key. Walk back to door. Behind it, another locked door. Now this door takes 5 keys. By the way, you can only hold 5...
- The game is overall pretty decent and I definitely enjoyed parts of it. Unfortunately there's just a too many things that bug me to give a positive review: 1. The story is kind of...
- lovely visuals and intriguing story, but the gameplay feels kinda ass
Themes and quotes are drawn from 40 sampled reviews with text; the scores above reflect all 33.6K ratings. Counts are how many of the sampled reviews mention each point.