Cute little puzzle game. Got it on my 4th or 5th run. I like all the character portraits, they're so cute. And I was surprised that the solution i thought of worked.

Although some of the parts of the forest and the beach are unwalkable? I assume it's because they are areas that don't lead anywhere, but maybe add some kind of indicator for these areas?

Also, the walking is a bit tiresome. If there were a feature for autowalking (for example, right clicking in a direction will keep cirno walking in that direction until she hits a collider) would help a lot in that. Or maybe just make the map a little smaller or walking speed a bit faster.

I'm mixed on the time aspect. If there were an explanation for it in the story of the game i'd be more inclined for it, but it also didn't really affect me much since i figured out the solution pretty quickly. But my presuccessful run ended right as i was holding the last item for the game. Perhaps add an option to disable it? A timer would also be fun, would add some kind of speedrunning element to the game.

A pause feature would also be good, since my successful run i ran out of time just as i was holding the last item to end the curse and running for my life to end it, and my laptop suddenly gave me a notification for low battery.

The loop reminds me of a certain space game. If you approach the game knowing that you’ll have to play through it multiple times then that mechanic is fun. I think an in-game explanation for the loop would be nice (maybe Patchouli cast a last-minute spell?).

The art is very cute, the music is lovely, and the day-night cycle with ambient sounds (bird singing fading into insects and nocturnal birds) is pretty neat. I also had fun figuring out the multiple solutions for the puzzles.

After beating it I wanted to do a run using all items but got softlocked right at the end when I was going to pick up the last item (in the web version). It didn’t happen during normal play though, but I mention it just in case you plan to clean up more possible softlocks later on (edit: I don't think the softlock was related to picking up all items, but rather to trying to swap items / pick an item too quickly)

Tell me how to solve it! I can't open box and check small hole!

I can't break the stone!That makes fun decrease a lot !!!

Personally I like the time limit aspect, kind of reminds me of TIMEframe, one of my fav indie games. Only issues methinks is the time it takes to travel and how easy it can be to get softlocked or stuck. I know trying to chase the chimken into the woods ended up with me being unable to move. I look forward to finishing this for reals though once it's polished up. Good work!

Overall, it was fun and cute, but the game would just be better without any kind of time limit. Imo, all the time limit does is punish the player without any reason, especially since you can't complete the game in one run without prior knowledge. Nothing unbearable though.

I also got a softlock as well. In my case it was after opening the chest, Cirno became unable to move. Only happened once though.

Tried it again after figuring out the element I was missing. I couldn't bear the thought of leaving everyone in that form.

Really nice entry. Music and art both fit very well, and the puzzles make sense. A lot of roughness in the mechanics, but I'm all for jank in a jam entry.

The 5 minute limit feels somewhat punishing, as you end up having to do the loop of walking to the same places and performing the same interactions many times before you can figure out the solution. I also came close to running out of time even when I had everything mapped out. I also managed to bug out the chimken a few times and softlocked a run.

"Can you help Cirno save everyone from being trapped in bear-form?"

No,  no I can't. After 10 or so attempts I found two ways to get into the cave, but I can't find the key to the lock, a way to break open the rock, or something to explore the hole. 

Thus everyone shall remain a bear forever.

Edit: Wait a minute, the CHIMKEN