This was one of the most engaging of the games I've played this jam. Both the positioning and timing needed for combat kept me locked in. The visuals and sound design were also noteworthy, and adding a unique pick up sound for mana was a nice touch since I was always looking out for it. I was going to suggest increasing the spawn frequency of mana, since I was often near death before I got enough mana for a campfire, but the numerous retries did force me to improve in the end. The game was definitely challenging, but genuinely engaging too.

This game was very hard but I actually really enjoyed learning the systems and mechanics. Very fun.

A finished game is always better than an unfinished one, even with delays! Getting that game published and out there is always the hardest part. Congrats on getting yours into the jam. I thought it was a nice addition to the gameplay that stepping into the water would quickly drain your warmth - it makes the environment also part of the gameplay when you're deciding where to run. I also liked that we could build our own healing points wherever we wanted via campfires. There is some strategy in placing them. I think the difficulty was a little too much in the beginning, mostly because we have no ranged options but the ice-shooting snowmen do, and their projectiles fly very fast, meaning if we try to run in for the kill, even if we're running around in circles, they'll still hit us before we get close enough to kill them. The dash-at-you snowmen are better in the beginning because we can reach them before they can reach us. Anyway, it's well made, and I don't think I encountered any bugs, so your hard work paid off!