Link to your Game Design Doc on Google Drive.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1kU-uyhgCLDPuuP0uQ6MgA26FIwh4Sk7_vY4XfpF78AY/edit?usp=sharing

Have you checked that your GDD is publicly accessible ?
Yes

Is your game set to public on itch.io so we can see it?
Yes

Summarise your game!
The idea was that instead of just a character builder roguelike, you also build the enemy. The initial brief also mentioned viruses and I thought it would be great to set the game in a microcosmos.

10 rounds of 60 seconds of co-op, twinstick shooter action followed by a shop buy upgrades for yourself, but every upgrade you buy evolves the enemy for the rest of the run

Basic twin stick setup, better with a gamepad, best with a friend.

Oh and in the shop, Exo = bullet.

In microscopic theme I just could not call it a bullet, even if it is a bullet,

WASD to move

Mouse to Aim

Left Mouse to Shoot

Spacebar (hold for charge up) = Dodge ( you dodge in the direction of the movement input )

In Shop W / S to select | Spacebar (long press) to Buy | E to ready | Q to lock | R to Re-roll

------- Better With Gamepad ------

Left stick = Move

Right Stick = Aim

Left Shoulder (hold for charge up) = Dodge ( you dodge in the direction of the movement input )

Right Shoulder = Shoot

In Shop: D-pad to select | " A "(long press) to Buy | "X" to ready | "Y" to lock | "B" Re-Roll

Tips:

60s per round, collect green orbs, spend to buy upgrades, die, learn, repeat.

Friendly fire goes both ways; getting the enemy to kill their friends works well

The Dash is your friend

Please explain how your game fits the theme:
A philosophical take on the nature of direct action, by acting you are in effect a weapon for the enemy. One weapon causes another to be created. Weapons don't exist in isolation. You (cause) create the weapons you fight against.

Your actions in self improvement is weaponized against you.

Is there anything you'd like the judges to pay particular attention to?
My first ever game jam, my first ever game. Been a visual creative for 20+ years but this has been the most frustrating fun ever. A interesting quirk about the game is that I used no sprites to make it, all the game assets are shader generated Signed Distance Fields, modified for every animated element. No sprites where harmed during the production of this game.


My focus was on Game feel, 14 days is so short, learnt a lot. Will do again, thanks.