Thanks for playing! Glad the controls weren't too tough (and also that I'm not totally crazy regarding the difficulty lol). Overall (especially with health and invincibility after getting hit) the game's fairly forgiving. 

I was able to beat the game on the hardest difficulty on my first try, but yeah without more enemy types it's hard to have it be properly tough without being just unfair. I mostly prioritized features other than new enemies because I was more interested in coding waves and an upgrade system and such.

The shotgun deals a little more damage, but is mostly useful because it can hit any number of zombies in range at once, and pushes them back to give you space if you get overwhelmed. 

tysm!!

Thanks for the feedback! We'd heard a few players complain about not having any options without ammo, so I've just updated the game to include a melee attack option! It's risky, but at least now there's a chance even without ammo.

I'm glad you mentioned the combos! I think that's one of the most fun parts of the game haha.

Unfortunately our musicians ran out of time for the gameplay music. I'm glad you liked the core mechanic!

I agree that more enemies would make it better, but I guess that's just jam games for you. I wanted to include an enemy that didn't hurt you but would attack your plants, things like that for variety, but having difficulty levels and upgrades ended up taking precedence.

Thanks for the feedback!

As for 1, I think if there was more time I would probably have an option for aiming where you're facing, or at least making it so that bullets fire the direction you're facing if you're not holding arrow keys - I probably could have done that in the time we had, so that was definitely an oversight on my part.

On 2, as a designer, difficulty is often something I mis-judge, especially for jams where there's little time to get others to playtest. I wanted to keep the game in a space where you're really forced to position the zombies for the sake of watering your plants, but I think the player should probably be able to get away with more on the easier difficulty levels, especially with regards to how many bullets you start with.

Thanks for the feedback!

I've just updated the game with a melee attack to give the player some recourse if they waste a few bullets early on (alongside giving the player more bullets to start on Easy mode). It's risky, but you at least have the option now. Give it another shot if you get the chance!

One of the other comments brought up the backup weapon thing as well. If I'd thought of it I might have added a low-damage low-range melee attack that you can do for free.

Thanks for the feedback! I'm glad you enjoyed it so much.

I've just updated with a melee attack for when you're out of ammo! Give it another shot if you'd like - the melee is risky but it means you at least have some alternative without ammo.

Per the instructions, you need to water the plants for them to grow - kill zombies near the plants for them to grow

glad you liked the art!! 

Glad you enjoyed it!

That's a great idea! Some kind of high risk option that gives you at least a fighting chance. 

Unfortunately our musicians didn't have time for that music, but we definitely wanted to have music everywhere

thank you so much !! i’m glad you liked the art and i hope you got to see the ending cutscene💫  

Hey there, I ended up running with your idea and just updated with a melee attack! Give it another shot. The melee attack is pretty risky, but it means you have a chance even if you run out of ammo (even if it's much harder to kill with melee).