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Oh gotcha! I did find that understanding some of the poems took some thinking, but the sound and visuals made it really fun. I think the presentation is just unsettling enough to inspire a certain curiosity, which helps me appreciate the challenging language.

The sound and visual design are really pleasing, you really did a lot with a little. Was Slay the Princess an inspiration?

Really neat puzzle game! Once you figure it out, it's pretty straightforward and easy to understand. Nicely done!

Nice atmosphere, easy to pick up and play. I think the winning strategy is to get a few turrets to defend the ship (the freezy balls seem to be really effective) and then run around and draw aggro from as many beetles as you can while you search for the ship parts (the first time I didn't do this and my ship got destroyed even though I had a ton of turrets surrounding it). The 'defrosting' of the planet makes it easy to see where you've already been, which helps you in searching for the ship parts, although I think you might want to make them stand out a little more from the ground (I almost missed one at least once).

This game is hilarious (the music makes it even better).

A few comments:

I love the chaotic nature of the game, with the various random events like the cars getting hacked or hitting pedestrians. It feels kinda like playing real-time monopoly. There's a bit of a random factor here which might be off-putting to some, but if it's a casual game it seems fine. I feel like this concept could be really fun as a Mario Party minigame or a chaotic co-op game like Overcooked.

It's hard to know where I'm supposed to go at any given time. The cars seem to break down at random (maybe after hitting enough walls?), and it's seemingly impossible to know whether any given car will reach its destination on its own or not. Once the car crashes, you can't drive it, so it's too late once you realize it actually needs help. A 'low health' or 'stuck' indicator for a car on the minimap (the arrow turns from blue to orange, for instance) might be helpful to make it clear which cars need your help. Again, for a casual party game, this might be less of an issue.

The tank controls for the player are pretty awkward. Even the car controls are somewhat janky and it's actually pretty hard to manually unstick a car that's stuck between two walls. This does make the game funnier, though! Maybe you're forced to use a company-owned Segway to get around, or something?

Sometimes two or more tow trucks will attempt to tow a single car (which is very amusing, but probably not intended)

Great stuff!