I Enjoyed this game! The Doggo is adorable, the mechanic with the doggo helping was intuitive for me. The cave was indeed very dark and I was expecting a jump scare. But I felt this was intentional since the end subverted those expectations by being bright, colouful and joyful.
A very fun and immersive experience!
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Thank you for the kind words! Happy you enjoyed it!
I would NOT DARE to pull a jump scare in a game like this... That would just be rude, haha XD
It being very dark was intentional. The intent from a design perspective was to deliver a dynamic feeling meta-ending (referencing the jam) using a simple mechanic. Going from the deep dark, to the cheerful bright. Like a roller coaster of sorts. Very observant of you to notice!