Oh my god, you have to play Outer Wilds! Being a frugal gamer is commendable, but it’s Outer Wilds!
I’m impressed that you finished this game to this level of polish despite working full time. I took a day and a half off for the jam, lol
Yeah, I had about 6 seconds or so each time I got to the pentagram, and I think I managed to brute-force it by the second or third time getting there. If you keep track of what you’ve tried for each point in the sequence, it’s 5 to get the first one plus 4 to get the second one, etc., so didn’t seem too daunting. One way you could prevent that would be to make the pentagram lock you out after the first mistake, like explode or crumble or something.
Thanks so much for the high praise for our game! Back at you, honestly, I could absolutely see this one making the top 100.