Thanks for the feedback, Wagyu_Dev!
Yeah, I think I overdid the difficulty of Nuclear Winter, but you're right about some things.
The decision of taking away controls at nighttime was intentional, because there should have been another enemy, the mole, which you can whack it with your hammer. That would've given some more controls during the night and more engaging gameplay. I agree that it's questionable and honestly, I didn't manage to add the mole. Though, because the mole wasn't there, I had to somehow take away the player's freedom during the night, otherwise the game would've been too easy and I was not aiming for that.
I completely agree with you on the balancing. That is my weak point, I am a solo developer, so it gets a bit frustrating trying to make it fun for the player. I'm actively trying to make it better.
Daytime feeling short is also one thing that I did intentionally. During Nuclear Winter, it's almost impossible to get any bit of sunlight, which is why it's short and makes farming during the day utterly difficult. Though, I also think I overdid it haha.
I tried my best to make this game difficult but also enjoyable. Though this is the game jam version and not a full version, so I suggest you stick around and see what this turns into!