The Signal From Tolva
The Signal From Tölva
Release Date: April 10, 2017
Action, FPP, science fiction, sandbox, indie games, exploration games, singleplayer
Steam
A first-person action game with open world, set in a science fiction reality. The Signal From Tölva was developed by the independent developer Big Robot studio, the creators of the humorous Sir, You Are Being Hunted. This time, the player assumes the role of a hacker and takes control of robots that decided to explore an alien planet on their own.
The Signal From Tölva for PC is a science fiction first-person action game with open world. The production was developed by Big Robot, an independent studio known for the humorous Sir, You Are Being Hunted that received a mixed reception.
Plot
In the world of The Signal From Tölva, artificial intelligence decided to abandon the humanity and being exploring the galaxy on its own. The protagonist participates in the events kind of indirectly since he isn’t physically present on the eponymous planet of Tölva but hacks robots that are instead. Once one machine is destroyed, we simply take control over another one. The hero’s task is to investigate a signal that comes somewhere from beneath the planet’s surface and hides a dark secret. The developers admitted that they used well-known science fiction formulas while designing the game.
Mechanics
Contrary to Sir, You Are Being Hunted, in The Signal From Tölva, we do not shy away from fights. We face hostile robot factions that struggle for territory. What’s interesting, such battles can take place even without our active participation. The developers gave a rich arsenal of futuristic weapons at our disposal as well as the possibility of using a plasma shield, shockwaves, and assuming control over other robots.
Technical aspects
Graphics-wise, the game presents a much higher quality level than Sir, You Are Being Hunted. It is partially due to the cooperation between Big Robot and Ian McQue, an artists that previously worked with Rockstar Games on such hits as Grand Theft Auto V and Max Payne 3. Thanks to him, The Signal From Tölva for PC combines an interesting visual style with landscapes characteristic of the science fiction genre: ruins of alien civilizations, crashed spaceships, and abandoned buildings. This time, the developers abandoned procedural environment generation but the map is still four times bigger than that of Sir, You Are Being Hunted.
Last updated on December 10, 2016
Videos and Screens
[1:45] The Signal From Tolva trailer #3
[9:24] The Signal From Tolva trailer #2
GAMERS Score
Average score from 124 votes. 2 players anticipated the game.
The Signal From Tolva Summary
Platforms:
PC / Windows
The Signal From Tolva System Requirements
PC / Windows
Minimum: Intel Core i5-2300 2.8 GHz, 8 GB RAM, graphic card 2 GB GeForce GTX 550 or better, Windows 7/8/10 64-bit
Recommended: Intel Core i7 4790 3.6 GHz, 16 GB RAM, graphic card 4 GB GeForce GTX 970 or better, Windows 7/8/10 64-bit
The Signal From Tölva is the next game by makers of Sir, You Are Being Hunted
The Big Robot studio, developers of Sir, You Are Being Hunted, have announced their next project. It will be an FPP game set in an open world, inspired by sci-fi literature, entitled The Signal From Tölva. The PC and Mac release is scheduled for 2017.
video games
Jakub Mirowski
August 3, 2016