Thanks a lot for playing the game. Yeah, the damage system is designed so that when you press space, a damage area appears around you, and this area needs to overlap with the enemy’s body in order to deal damage.
When making a game, it’s easy to become “blind” to how unintuitive or difficult something might feel for a new player, since you’ve tested it so many times yourself and know exactly how everything works under the hood.
I need to be more clear about how I communicate what is happening.
Thanks again for the clear and constructive feedback, it’s a big help, and something I can learn from to make my mechanics more understandable next time. Also I really appreciate you giving it another try and managing to beat the game in the end :)