Thank you for taking the time to analyze the game and for the suggestion! 

Maybe I should consider adding a timer for when you complete the rats event. 

Anyway I am thinking about reworking the mechanic complitely since I would like to make it to be more cohesive with the main gameplay loop as somebody else told me in the comments!

For the exploit, at first I didn't notice you could play like that, but thinking about it made me realize that if a player sticks to the "correct" way of playing the game they will end up making more points compared to the player that tries to cheese the game, so I believe it is not a major issue as of right now.

This said I am glad that you enjoyed our game, have a good day <3

Sorry for the late response, I wanted to make sure to test your game before answering.

Yes I am actually surprised of how similar our games are in terms of ideas! I am definitely gonna write a comment under your game as soon as possible. 

Reguarding the gameplay loop, I agree it is a bit too fast at the start, in fact in the most updated build (you can find it on my account) I made it slower in the early part of the game and made it a little bit easier in the late game too, I am currently working on a build not published yet in which I am trying to release a more balanced gameplay and a playable tutorial aswell! I am glad you enjoyed the rats mechanic it actually was a last minute suggestion made by a friend that was watching me working on the game hahah.

I am thinking about adding the crates and the trucks slowly, I thought about starting the game with just 2 trucks and slowly adding up to 4 trucks in total, but I am still working on the gameplay design.

I agree that the rats mechanic is a little bit out of place in the gameplay flow, so I am trying to think about how to rework them to make them fit more.

Thank you very much I appreciate the deep analysis, have a good day <3

Thank you! I am glad you enjoyed it!

Unfortunately I cannot update the jam version of the game anymore, you can find the most updated version on my account, in the latest version the belts have a starting state!