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Thank you! I’m really happy you enjoyed the gene and evolution system. That was probably my favorite part to make. I’ll take another look at the slime because it should always feel predictable and useful. I also recently worked on the audio because I agree that the atmosphere benefits a lot from proper sound. Thanks for the feedback and I’m glad you had fun!

 I put a lot into the world and simulation so I can understand how it could become heavy for some browsers. I’ll see what I can optimize. You are also right about the text boxes. Being able to dismiss them faster would make the beginning feel much smoother. Thanks a lot for playing!

I’m really glad you liked the environment and the prehistoric atmosphere. Everything worked normally for me on itch.io so I’m not sure what caused the movement issue on your side. I’ll still look into it because I want everyone to be able to play the full game. Thanks for letting me know and thanks for playing!

Thank you for pointing that out. I’m really glad you enjoyed the game. I’ll take another look at the star size and font size and make the colors easier to tell apart. You are also right about the AI disclosure. I used AI assistance during development so I’ll correct that on the itch page. Thanks for catching it and for playing.

Thanks a lot for the detailed feedback, I really appreciate you taking the time to explain what worked and what didnt.

And yeah, I think you're right about the stars disappearing. I wanted that part to be difficult because the idea was that you had to really pay attention to the sky and remember where things were instead of just following an indicator, but I think I probably overdid it a bit. There should have been some kind of subtle indication or something that helps the player without making it too easy. Same with the red and orange, I can definitely see how they are too close and can be hard to tell apart, especially when everything is happening quickly.

About the music, I understand your point too. My idea was to keep things quiet and peaceful because I wanted the player to focus on the stars and get that calm stargazing feeling, so I mostly went with subtle sounds instead of constant music.
But you're right that music can also enhance that kind of atmosphere without ruining it, especially if its something ambient and subtle. Thats definitely something I would think about differently if I worked on it more.

Thanks again for the feedback, its really useful hearing where the difficulty felt intentional and where it just became frustrating :)

Some of the things you're pointing out are true, I just don't agree that they prove what you're saying.Uploading close to a deadline isn't particularly strange, especially when you still want some time left in case something breaks. Entering the same prize jams isn't that surprising either, and I used ChatGPT to help with the formatting/writing of my itch page, which can obviously result in similar description structures.The comments don't really prove that either. It's a small jam where people are supposed to play and rate each other's games, so the same people running into each other's submissions isn't unusual.And just to correct the hours thing, I didn't spend 80+ hours on this game. I spent 45.25 hours.I can understand why seeing all of those things together made you suspicious. I just don't think suspicion is the same thing as knowing that one person made all three games, and I don't think it's fair to present that assumption as a fact.I'm not really interested in turning the comment section into a detective argument beyond that.

I honestly don't see the STARGLASS comparison. It looks completely different to me and the gameplay isn't even close to mine. STARTHREAD I can understand more because there are some visual similarities. But the actual game is still completely different. We could have also just ended up using some of the same programs or tools to make our games, which can obviously make certain parts look similar.

And about the comments. I played their games and left comments on them. They played mine too. I don't really see how that proves one person made all three games. This is a game jam. People play each other's submissions and give each other feedback.

What bothers me is going from "these games look a bit similar and they commented on each other" straight to "this person made all three games." That's a pretty big accusation based on basically a guess.

You can think my game looks AI generated or sloppy. That's your opinion and that's fine. But saying I'm secretly behind other submissions when you don't actually know that is something completely different.