Neat concept for a game, slotting stats for the perfect run through the stage. I would have liked to see some freedom in creating a different build to go through the level in a different way as it seems you can only complete stages with one specific setup. The one game this reminds me of is Neon White in which you collect single use abilities to speed through a stage as quickly as possible. The genre doesn't quite match with yours as its much more action oriented but it's fun to think what could be adapted onto your project to make it flow smoother.

Some small nitpicks:

• The fire hazard has more horizontal collision than appears, I expected it to only be a tile wide but walking up to a wall and jumping straight up instantly kills if the fire is there.
• In the last stage I attempted to jump into the middle path but no matter how I held forward I couldn't enter the hole unless I did a shorter jump into it
• clicking to destroy boxes feels unintuitive, I expected to be able to destroy the boxes just by walking into them

I really like the limitation you placed on the player itself.

I even had to use my touchscreen because my mousepad was too slow for the last level. (The exit button doesn’t work on the web tho)

Overall, a pretty great complete game for this jam!

It's an okay puzzle game. And the fake out paths were well made.

Restarting is tedious. If you make one mistake, you have to re-select the same abilities, then wait the explosion before being able to try again.

Some of the time limits are very tight.

The concept of your game is nice. Spending to increase different stats that help you solve puzzle rooms is a nice idea, but I'm not sure if the points really make a difference or even give me a choice.

The first time you have to smash a crate I didn't know I HAVE to spend a point in strength, but ok, I invested it and could break it. Later I reached this room:

I really struggled. First I spend 1 point for strength, because I need to break the crate. The I though 10 seconds are really not a  lot so I spend 2 point in time and hit Start. I couldn't even jump up the first edge. Then I found the correct distribution of stats, 1 in each category and even then I hat a split second left before I finished the level. Even the tiniest mistake would have led to a failed level.

I think the idea is really great. You give the player tools to get across the room and if the level design would utilize this and offer the player multiple ways (like do I take the easy path and increase my time or do I take the risky path that needs some high jumps so I spend points in jump height instead of time) it could be really great. Of course doing awesome level design in this short amount of time is super difficult.

The visual and the music are nice. The minimalistic art style works pretty well and makes the level super easy to read.

Good job!

Addicting game! I liked the trading of points but sometimes the controls didn’t response to my keys (maybe my keyboard?). 

But it seems too bland, what I mean is that the points systems could keep me going for minutes but maybe add enemies, perma points? And at first, the upgrades didn’t look clickable to me I thought it was just stats on the side so you can work on that tio :).

Fun game! I like the upgrading trade off, at first I was just spamming the upgrades but then I realized I actually had to think which is the needed upgrade for the following level.

I do advise to have a way to reach the controls of the game after the start, or at the game page. By the time I got to the 2nd level I forgot how to break crates, and I had to refresh the page to restart the game for the controls.

But besides that, it was a good time. Good job! :)

This is an interesting puzzle platformer. I found the timing to be quite tight (some levels I had <1sec left), but I managed to finish all of the levels. I like the challenge of working out what combination of upgrades you need to use. I would have liked a couple more levels to further explore the concept. The hitboxes on the fire are a little too big I think, as they extend out from the tiles below, but overall I didn't have too much trouble with the controls. Nice music and sound effects. Good work!

Very well done! Fun game! Difficulty is a bit high though. Had to play a while to get used to it.

The graphics are pretty simple, but there's plenty of good game juice (particle effects, animation, etc.). The music isn't bad, but gets repetitive before long.

The overall design is very clever, and leads to interesting decisions. I do, however, think that the game should force the player to spend all upgrade points before each level can begin. I accidentally failed to spend all my points more than once, and that just meant an instant restart. :)

Very interesting and clever mechanics! The graphics is simple but nice to look at anyway. The music is good, but gets a bit repetitive. Probably a bit of work on the variety of sprites would make the game look even better.

Interesting puzzle game !

Sometimes very tough  unforgiving platfoming , but overall nice game.

This was really fun! I loved the puzzles. Balancing puzzle platformers can be difficult because you are trying to balance both skill and thinking. I found that I needed more time because if I missed a jump I would have to restart to test a combination of points. I think providing an extra 2-3 seconds on those difficult levels would provide the player a little more forgiveness in case they miss a jump. The only other thing I found was that the fire hitboxes seemed a bit big. They are probably accurate to the fire, but making them a bit smaller would lower the skill level necessary just a bit and give the player that tiny amount of forgiveness.

Other than those two things, this was an awesome entry! I had a lot of fun playing. Spreading out the points each level was a really good idea. The music matched the tone of the game really well and the puzzles definitely made me want to keep trying when I failed. This is a game I would definitely like to play more of if you decided to continue working on it beyond the jam. Awesome job!

This is a really well made puzzle game. The idea of distributing points like that was very unique.

I found some of the puzzles near the end almost impossible. They don't leave any room for error in your timing, because you don't even have a fraction of a second to spare.

I'm pretty sure the zoom issue you are having is that the aspect ratio is wrong on your Itch page. You can change it in the settings.

This is a solid entry! I thought I was going into a platform and got 100% puzzle game. It's a good idea, there's got to be a way to improve the messaging, or maybe just let me play it. I totally misunderstood the instructions (thinking it was more like a rogue like or something that gives you an upgrade and you spend it wherever you want, rather than spending the upgrades being the actual game). Cool idea

I like the overall idea and implementation, the graphics are really cute too :)

Overall a really solid entry for the Jam, congratulations !

Some feedback:

• The main BGM  get tiresome, so maybe reduce its volume or have a variety could be helpful.
• I think that the UX for the upgrades could be improved, maybe adding them on the center of the screen? 
• Work a little bit more on the character look and animations

Overall a really solid entry for the Jam, congratulations

I like your game! The theme and focus is realy visible in this one. I was stuck at level 3 (or 4?) where you had to jump over 3 fires. After a while I found out that I could distibute the points diffrently and then the level became very easy.

I think that the distibution of the points could be a bit more user-friendly. I had situations where I changed my mind, but I could not undo my choises. I had to start the level and press R.

The Graphics are cute and I like that there is music in this game. That is somnething my games is missing a lot of the time

Wowie, What A Cool Game, Never Expect Something Like That From This Theme And Focus, I More Expected Cooking Games ;P

Nice work on getting some interesting puzzles done! Solid game overall once I figured out how to spend points

I liked lots of the ideas in this. it was interesting to contemplate the levels and try to find the right mix. The loop between death and going again felt too restrictive, I was ready to go again when I died but the wait to get going was enough to invite me to stop playing after a while. Good game though, just in need of refinement