I had a blast with this one, it was amazing! This was the first game I've played from this jam and I'm honestly not sure if anything's going to top this! Also, noticed this is a fairly similar game loop to my last game jam game, ISOLATION, so I'm kinda curious if it's inspiration or coincidence ngl.
Good:
- Amazing visuals
- Nice game page
- Fun gameplay
- Makes me feel on edge
Bad:
- At first, it's a little hard to know where to enter the submarine, but I did manage to figure it out (maybe remove the front light, it's a little misleading)
- Not bad, really, but I was able to pretty easily outrun the monster by just stockpiling gears, maybe make the monster a tad faster, or have a higher difficulty mode?
- I kinda wish I got some story at the end, or at least got to explore the lab a little bit (maybe before the monster arrives), rather than just "you reached the lab" followed by a green sprite jumping at me (couldn't tell what it is)
- Though with the time constraints I understand why you weren't able to do this
Overall, this is an amazing game and I'll be shocked if it doesn't even get in the top 10. I would honestly say you could keep updating the game and make it a bit better (especially with something at the end).