Really fun and engaging entry, congrats! I had a really good time playing this, it fits the theme very well and feels like a detailed, layered game. Especially for a gamejam game, I'm really impressed! One thing I was thinking about often while playing was when exactly my animals would be eating, and when they had eaten. Maybe I missed feedback about that? At any rate, really nice entry! I can totally imagine this being developed a little bit more and being a really fun mobile/web game.
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Thanks for playing and I appreciate the feedback!
You didnāt really miss anything about when/what the animals were eating, itās something that needs improving. The food counter on top flashes very briefly when it changes, but itās likely when the encounter text shows, so youād never see. There is a tooltip there to see how much is getting consumed, but itās never telegraphed, so thereās no reason to mouse over and discover it. Still not sure how to get players to discover that, maybe just have it on screen all the time in a corner.
Mobile is a good idea, if I can figure out how to make it fit.