This was really, really good all around but "THE GODS ARE ANGRY YET ALL IS QUIET" is, like, mindblowingly great. What a sentence to read in a farming game! Well done!

I didn't know a farming game could be this stressful haha (in a good way), but I enjoyed it a lot.

It took me a bit to figure out how certain mechanics worked (like where to refill my can ) and the first time I was trying to cut away all the trees, rocks and grass in the entire area, before I paid more attention to the timer. Once I understood the game loop the amount of time I got for a level was just right (also I like how the growing pumpkins have faces). The game feels quite challenging due to the timer, but in a sort of roguelike way where each attempt increases my understanding and skills and gets me further into the game.

The penalty theme is well implemented and adds new challenges that force you to rethink your strategy and priorities each time. At some point I couldn't find my shovel until I realized it was those ****** little goblins taking my stuff. >:(  (but to see them scurrying away with my tools was hilarious) This was my best attempt, getting to the 3rd (?) level.

Sometimes I would get stuck in the middle of a flame and wasn't sure how to get out, but that's about the only real bug I've come across.

Yes!!!

I'll +1 the fact that if the goblins grab all your tools you're in a lot of trouble because you can't drop any back off at your base. I worked around this by using the seeds, which are dropped automatically eventually - you can kinda slowly bring all your tools back by bringing the seeds back, using them till they drop, bringing shovel back, digging more, swapping to seeds, using them till they drop, etc. But it's pretty tedious and if the mischievous goblins (I love the mischievous goblins) are still around they're just gonna steal your stuff again! It'd be nice to have a "drop tool" option.

Maybe more generally: I was a little too tired to understand the mechanics here the first time I played the game but came back just now and totally loved this!! The mechanics actually seem totally clear to me so I'm not sure what I was confused about tbh. Just mentioning in case "exhausted eieio  was confused when playing this" is helpful somehow lol.

I think you captured the arcade game feel really well here and I like that a whole lot, and it was satisfying to sit down and beat the game.

One other minor gripe I had is that the relic altar is right next to where the goblins were putting all of my tools, so I kept accessing the altar by mistake when I wanted to pick up a tool (and kinda vice-versa). Might be easier if they were slightly farther apart although for flavor I get why you did it this way! 

Anyway I'd be excited to come back and play a fleshed out smited :)

Fun game with lots of mechanics and layers, very well done for getting this finished in just a week! I wish there was a little more time to explore and branch out to find those relics the altar area mentions, but I ended up needing to camp near my farm very often to take care of the fire and the goblins. I understand if this was the type of game you're going for though, because it definitely had me feeling panicked and frantic, in a good way!

Cool little game! Lots of complexity and really liked the spinning object mechanic. The little goblins are cute but mischievous! I could see some sort of tower or wall defense-like system being a cool addition to this.

My strategy was to just try and create a huge farm in the beginning so that you have enough pumpkins planted and you just have to water them. I appeased the gods once but then they were just angry at me the next season so not sure it was really worth it. I also was not sure how to bring the objects back from the goblins since I could not hold "nothing" in my hands meaning I'd have to go and exchange whatever it was I was holding with them. Definitely felt like a Penalty haha.

I found the controls a bit confusing at first. The rotating action of the tools felt a bit weird, maybe because it’s difficult to use precisely. But I soon realised that’s the whole point, it’s about being fast, not neat and accurate! Once I overcame that hurdle I really enjoyed it.

And I really dig the graphics style. Very retro!

Cute game. A bit frustrating with how quickly each round lasts. The promise of impending doom from 'old Gods' for not doing well filled me with foreboding. I liked how I could continue next season with the work from previous round completed.  I was afraid of making a stain to my reputation for less-than-stellar performance, I was afraid to keep playing living under the assumption of being doomed (but not seeing the results yet). Each round ended in 0 points. Even when I managed to collect pumpkins; and even mail 3 of them to the post box.

I can see myself playing more if I could get an understanding of what to expect.