Build signals. Draw with electrons.
Oscilloscopia is a puzzle game about making pictures with signals.
The basic idea is simple: there’s a target on the oscilloscope, and you have to build a signal that draws it.
imbölt / Oscilloscopia
Oscilloscopia
Build elegant signal machines, patch them into an authentically simulated oscilloscope, and draw glowing geometric figures with the beam.
Status In development
About the game
A construction puzzle game where signals are the building material. Combine oscillators and processing modules, route them through the bench, and make the trace become the target.
Features
Fully simulated dual beam analog oscilloscope
Underneath the puzzles is an authentically simulated dual-beam analog oscilloscope and an actual signal-processing system. The beautiful phosphor trace is the result of the signal you actually built.
Build complex signals with customizable rack system
To build that signal, you add oscillators and other modules to the rack system, tune their parameters, and connect everything with cables until you get the result you want. Most puzzles have more than one solution, and part of the fun is finding a construction that makes sense to you.
Campaign progression
The campaign gradually takes you from the introductory tutorials to classic Lissajous figures, modulation, filters, delays, nonlinear processing, signal blanking, audio processing, and more. The campaign itself is not fully linear and lets the player choose what the next challenge is.
You don’t need to know signal processing beforehand—the campaign introduces the ideas as you go.
Sandbox mode
Outside the campaign, Sandbox mode lets you build freely, and the integrated puzzle editor lets you make your own targets and setups. Audio can also be used as a source, so the same rack system can be used to process and explore recordings.
And more
Detailed tutorial
Detailed tutorial to guide the player in the crucial learning phases.
Dot challenge
Join all dots on the display with the shortest possible beam. Improve your previous scores as the campaign unlocks more advanced modules.
Puzzle editor
Create your own puzzles.
Learning while playing
Oscilloscopia is a puzzle game first, but playing with its systems can teach you quite a bit about signals and signal processing along the way.
It’s for puzzle players, signal and electronics enthusiasts, and curious minds who enjoy finding out what happens when one thing is connected to another.
Screenshots
Steam
Coming soon on Steam