I adore games like this! I’ll try to explain why (also to myself).
- Slime mechanic fits theme, is unique, and well-explained
- Slime mechanic is also just a good mechanic: it forces you to bring your spaceship close to bullets, adding a high risk/high reward idea
- Slime mechanic becomes even better once you realize they are a shield against bullets as well.
- The crew members being thrown around inside the spaceship like it’s nothing is funny
Very easy to learn and play. Sometimes a bit janky to control with the very bouncy walls. Could use better visuals and feedback, but that’s alright for a jam game. (I only realized very late that spikes removed a crew member. I’d just avoided them entirely on the assumption they’d insta-kill me.)
Well done!