It's amazing how well this game makes me feel like I'm in another world, as strange as it may be. The exploration and defense blend is very unique and interesting to me. I'm also curious who these characters are and would love to learn more about them while exploring this world. Absolutely loved helping the big ape deal with the swarm and getting an upgrade from it.

Movement felt a lot better after getting the water gun, and making that the first objective is a neat idea, I just hope most people are able to get there. At one point I got stuck in the ground in the starting area. I'm not sure what caused it but it only happened once.

Cool how much you got into this game a shop system, NPC, and ability upgrades. I got the water gun , water shield, and I unlocked a health and water upgrade. Once you unlock the water gun the movement feels really fast and I like that. Good work.

It's a very interesting world you've built here. I was so busy running around talking to people I didn't realize there was fighting going on until I was being shot. Then I spent my time exploring around just seeing what all there was to see.

The wave mechanic reminded me of games like GemCraft where you can call waves earlier for extras. I think the best part is the world with all its characters. Way more than I would’ve expected to see, and they didn’t have generic throwaway text too! Teaching what to do could be a lot better, but I doubt there was enough time to iron that out, especially with the absolute volume of what was done. Good job.

Wow this game is very nostalgic and very unique. The world feels lived-in in a way that few other games do, and exploring the surrounding areas was fun and satisfying. The music, the colors, the characters, the amount of things to do, all add up to something very special. I will definitely be coming back to this one just to spend more time soaking up the vibes. The coziness and feeling like you're in a world much bigger than you is very strong in this one, I am impressed!

I think this game looks and feels great, the sounds and vibes are something special. I do think its charm is a bit lost in an apparent complexity, and the size of things like the UI is not very user-friendly. If it was a bit more aproachable I think I would like this game a whole lot more. Still a tremendous job, and something to be proud of!

Really great character design and overall feel of the game, made me want to actually hang out here in real life and relax, music was really chill also !

Can't believe the number of NPCs you managed to add here! They're a really good way to introduce players to the game and the world, which is quite large, by the way. Congrats!

Really impressed that not only does this game seem to have a large world but it's populated with so many different characters!  I'm glad a lot of them help to explain what's going on though I never did end up finding that watergun I did go into the cave with that crab on the far left.  Also even after hitting down and stopping the clock the bugs still appeared.

I really liked that each npc had their own dialogue and bits of info to share, it made the base feel like it was populated with a whole civilazation!

thats some good pizza 

Really interesting concept, I had some trouble figuring out what to do at first but originality and presentation are awesome. Great job!

Like the previous commenters I’m floored by the size of the world you made here. It gave me a lot of charming metroidvania vibes. I honestly could not figure out where to get the water gun but I bought some turrets and made myself a little fort.

Cool concept! I like the metroidvania aspects of the game where the player has to explore the world to get new equipment to help stop the swarm in time. The water gun also felt fun to use; I liked being able to use it for both shooting and platforming!

I think the main critique I have is that there are a lot of mechanics in this game, and you are told how to use nearly all of them at once. I think it would be effective to present the mechanics as they become relevant, so that it feels a bit less overwhelming.

Still, I love the originality in this entry. Way to go!