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Hey, I believe that it is a really cool concept! I love the art style. For now it's hard to rate the gameplay highly because as you said it yourself in the description, it is not exactly finished. I am really interested in how the game will look like if you decide to continue development. Few tips:

For the first few minutes I wasn't really sure what to do at all. I broke the block next to the axe stand and tried to leave the area. It would be nice to indicate that we are supposed to dig down :)

I think that adding an outline to the tile that you can break would help a lot. While we are at it, it would also be nice to be able to break tiles diagonally from the player - this way we could make make-shift staircases for getting back to the surface.

I already saw that you have many ideas regarding this project from your itch.io page and they all seem great! I followed you and I can't wait to se where this project goes

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AleksanderCodes4 days ago(+1)

Thank you so much! I am quite excited about all the mechanics I have in mind, so will definitely continue development.

I very much appreciate your tips and feedback and might incorporate everything you mentioned. Visual cues are my jam and I would create graphics and animation for when the player has not done an expected action in a certain amount of time.

You will also be able to enter the house from the start of the game (the button for entering will come up before the axe) and perhaps the game manual could be lying in there on a table.

The outline is a must! The chopping diagonally is something I will look into. I do not want to make getting back up too easy - which allowing diagonal chopping may do, as I want the player to have to use some strategy to make it back up in time (before Freezing), using the High Jump and other mechanics I will add to the game. The limited movement was a planned feature in this case, but I will try out diagonal movement and see how it feels. Much appreciate all the suggestions.

This is only my second game, so it could take some time for the next update to arrive. It is all a fantastic learning experience! Thank you again for your feedback.

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