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The Buddy Signal is a 3D puzzle platformer where you control two characters:

smol*

A small 3D platformer-like character with a wide, expressive move set.

BG*

A big first person character that can pick up and orient objects in the game world.

Use BG’s abilities to help smol advance! Each level is filled with puzzles to solve and platforming challenges to traverse.

Designed with expressiveness and creativity in mind, The Buddy Signal offers a fun puzzle platformer experience that will keep you engaged throughout!

*Character designs not final.

  • Made with Love and Passion

    Since the beginning, The Buddy Signal has been supported simply by the love of the game. I say “we” a lot but its primarily been me (Dennis Löfgren) making the game in my free time with the other original Game Jam members hopping in and helping out when possible.

    While it has gotten us this far, we need financial support to allow this game to become what we envision.

    If you’re interested, please fill in the form below!

  • Unreal Engine 5

    The Buddy Signal is being made using Unreal Engine 5 and makes use of Lumen and ray-traced reflections to bring a CG aesthetic to the game, but it can also be brought down to run well on low-end hardware and handhelds. The power and versatility of UE5 will allow us to ship the game on all varieties of PC’s and consoles.

    We’re also highly aware of the common issues often plaguing games running on UE5 and will be keeping a close eye on them to make sure we release a smooth and stutter-free experience.

  • GMTK Game Jam 2024

    Development of The Buddy Signal originally began as a part of the Game Maker’s Toolkit Game Jam 2024, under the name BG & smol. We made the original demo within the span of 72 hours and had a lot of fun doing so! After the jam, we found so much potential in what we had made that we continued development!

    The game has come a long way since that demo and thousands of hours have been spent to make the project what it is today.

    You can find the original Game Jam Submission Page here.

Are you interested?

We’re looking for investment or publishing opportunities for the development of The Buddy Signal.

I’m currently a solo developer and looking to expand into a small and lean dev team to bring this game to the finish line.

I have a pitch deck ready so please fill out the form and we could schedule a meeting!