Wow, well certainly the scale on this game was impressive! The multiple planets with the different mechanics was cool, and the madness had some fun effects.

I also liked the little details like the optional weapon, using a photo of a cat to restore sanity, the moving star field outside the window, etc.

I found it interesting how it had the kinda cutesy pixel graphics at first, and then got creepier and more lovecraftian as it progressed. It got real eerie with some areas!

I do however have some issues with the game.

The most obvious to me, but is also the most subjective, is the controls. Having Q and E be strafe and A and D be turn messed me up the entire game. I know for a number of dungeon crawler fans that can be eprfectly fine, but as someone who has WASD basically hardwired into their brain I never fully adjusted to it.

The FOV for the camera I found a bit too claustrophobic. I don't think it needs to have half the tile underneath the player visible like some dungeon crawlers, but I think being able to see where the floor starts would be better for orientation. It made it hard to tell which square I was on sometimes. And combined with the fact that some interactions could be done from more than one tile away (while convenient) made it more confusing.

A recommendation I have for the game to avoid confusion though would be to have the player automatically return to ship after beating the boss enemy, or add a popup recommending the "return to ship" button. I wondered around for about 30 seconds thinking it wasn't dead yet or there was going to be a second phase until I remembered the return to ship button. So maybe add that for the slow people like me lol.

Also like other comments have mentioned, the combat is a bit odd. The rotating towards the enemy you're attacking can be disorienting, especially in the final boss fight I found. And the fact that enemies don't always face the player can sometimes make them hard to aim at.

Overall though I was very impressed with the game, you managed to stuff a LOT into it!

Great work!

Hey,

cool entry. I can see you had fun creating the game. The ideas are really cool with the spaceship moving to the planets grid based and the different themed planets. But I am on the edge here, the first planet was rather cool with some neat interactions. The last two and esp. the last felt just a little bland - nothing to do except move and fetch. Maybe just two planets would have been better for the time frame. Movement esp. in combination with the combat felt not smooth, I think because of the camera turning when you shoot and maybe also because I found the combat too arcade like duck hunting. I also got a bug where the boss fight did not end and I was trapped forever in the star vortex. Which was kinda funny. :D Even if it was not completely my cup of tea, I can see the appeal it could have too many. Esp. if you polish it up and make the combat more engaging.

So, even if it sounded hopefully not to negativ, nice job on that one. :)

5 stars from me on this. You've smashed it in so many ways considering the amount of time you had.

Nice and eerie, and I felt drawn in to the story. This one has an instant appeal. The movement is just right as well for me.

I'd say the inventory system needs some work. As it's a bit confusing how to move things around. But I totally get why that would be given the amount of time you have to put everything together!

That maze on the red planet was a bit dark.

Overall though. What a really good game. VERY WELL DONE!

Impressive volume of a game for a jam! I like the space exploration part of the game and basicly 3 lvl being available, the envoirments were very good and the enemies cool, the final boss too! But I don't really dig the no ending type of ending, fells like incomplete, you know it's like everything I've done in the game is just straight up useless since I'm not really going anywhere, but still overall the game was good!

Really nice atmosphere I got a bit lost on the planet but loved every minute. Also impressive how much content you got together in the short amount of time!

This is really great, a super nice and straightforward jam game. I do really like that's it's quite linear and holds my hand so that I could just enjoy the submission.

The art is lovely, and the voxel planets worked really well for me. The entire vibe is lovely and consistent. The combat was nice, again I like that you kept it simple and not too punishing, I really think that's to the benefit of this format.

I did find the ending confusing at first as it hadn't clicked with me that it was the infinite theme. I completely understand and commend you for fitting all of the themes into your entry, but I think a more concrete ending that completes the narrative would have worked better for me.

So great though, loved it. Thank you.

One of my favorite entries! The only real critique I have is that I would have preferred snappy and quick movement. Thanks for sharing this on my stream! You can find the full playthrough here: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/2108733841?t=03h38m37s

I loved the meshing of the story with the planet exploration. A narrative-oriented entry that captures the themes very very well. Good variety of planets, didn't overstay its welcome, played it to the end. Clearly well above average entry! 

Would like to learn more about who the mysterious cloaked figures with guns were, what happened to your crewmates, etc.

Oh, a really nice one. Besides the bugs, which is normal in this timeframe, there is so much content here! The graphics make the most of the tileset, I especially like the voxellike wiring on the tiles. The atmosphere is very intense with the droning background sound. And then space travel do multiple planes, just crazy for one week. Thumbs up!

PROS: Really love spaceship travel, good amount of content and world building.

CONS: Combat felt difficult and didn't mesh with world well. Game breaking bugat end. Wish the different zones were explored more in a meaningful way.

Well done on the concept! I love the idea of moving around on a galactic map looking for planets to explore (Captive anyone?). The game has a varied set of locations and quite a bit of content and nice inventory management. Visually it holds up well. The controls were a bit awkward though and the perspective has too narrow fov making it hard to orient at times. All in all great job :)

This is quite fun - I like the low-res aesthetic, and exploration is enjoyable. I like how even traveling between planets is done on the grid, rather than being an 'overworld' UI. The combat is adequate, although the fact that your view angle doesn't automatically reset is slightly awkward. I did run into one small bug where the rune receptacle kept re-opening its UI every time I interacted with anything in the area, but it wasn't particularly impactful.

I never did find that other weapon part.

Here's a recording of my playthrough:

The game is "finished" after you shoot the cosmic horror thing right? I think it is because everything works weird after that.

Anyway the game is cool, I prefer to have more control over movement speed but it movement feels decent, the atmosphere and plot are cool and the combat is fun.

Cool entry, thanks for sharing.

Nice and ambitious, but the perspective makes it harder to gauge how many steps you need to take. On the other hand, it makes the environment feel even more claustrophobic. The movement has a strange moment -- if I move right after turning, it looks like the camera starts jerking for a moment.

It is incredibly ambitious, having a spaceship and traveling to different planet, I loved that!