Hot dang, thank you so much for all the kind words! I'm beyond thrilled that people have been enjoying my stuff <3
I certainly want to push my limits and improve, I feel like I still have a lot to learn about game design. But I'm super excited to keep exploring this craft, it's been very creatively fulfilling for me! That said I don't know if I could handle another two-week time limit, it kind of beat my ass lol
Glad you liked the horror vibe! I love horror a lot, and really wanted to play around with for this Jam. Didn't want to make it too spooky, and I wanted to avoid unnecessary jumpscares since they can get old and annoying real fast. I definitely could have made it more clear in regards to how many ingredients you're supposed to collect each level. The number of smoking stoves at the start corresponds to how many ingredients can be found, but I think I was trying to hard to be subtle about it. Likely going to revise that element a bit later on!
Thank you again for the message, I really appreciate it!