Thanks for playing.
Having others help me pass obstacles would make this more puzzle than shooter. This is clearly a very basic version of the game. The way I see it, other enemies act as the obstacles that player should not be able to (very hard) pass alone. But that needs lots of balances and changes.
As for the puppies, in early builds you could control them but I was contacted by PETA and my lawyer suggested I remove that feature 😜 . Maybe for next game jam, I find better lawyers