Hi, I got it working yesterday with JRE17 indeed. I'm a software developer, so I could read the .bat to figure out what to do :-)
It took me a while to learn how to play, but once I got it I can see potential for more puzzles :-)
I can see why you told me the game was in a ruff state, I appreciate you making a game for me and to integrate the puzzle element in there combined with blocky texture. I'm glad you learned a lot, that is one of the things a gamejam should bring: lifelessons!
Please tag me in some way if you add extra puzzles, but don't feel obligated :-)
P.s. Congratz on your first submission btw!