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Thanks for the positive feedback!  I am planning on doing a full release of this game some time over the summer.  I really like how it simplifies the dungeon crawler experience and I want to see if I can refine and improve on that.  But I am also thinking about a sequel that would be more of a full scale, open world RPG.  So hopefully lots of news coming about this in the future.  

I guess I'm a bug magnet.  Maybe that explains why my own games are full of them too! :)

Yes, I totally should have made a different looking exit door!  Thanks for the feedback :)

I mean any 3D game engine should be able to do this.  Whichever engine you are familiar with would be the best...

Yes!  Wonderful.  

This is done in 3D Gamestudio.  But I would not necessarily recommend using this engine.

Thanks!  I am exploring the aesthetics of my earliest memories of computers...

The thing about the year a town is founded is a newer feature.  It is not really meant to be the only piece of evidence to use, but you would line it up with others, like the latitude/longitude, or being nearby other aberrations/events. 

I do like the idea of a list of towns ... I will have to think about that. 

About the dogs ... each kind of monster has a slightly different behavior pattern.  So as you play, you will unlock lore that gives some hints about how things work.  The lore will stay through multiple plays, so it serves as a kind of meta-progression.  Sometimes you will need to take a wild guess as to where a monster is located.  Over time you will learn about the best ways to guess each monster and get skilled at tracking them down.  

Games are supposed to be relatively short so you can get more skilled with each playthrough. 

Overall look and feel of this entry are nice, it feels like a dungeon crawler with a weird, futuristic setting, which is unusual (unusual being good).  

The intro and backstory are phenomenal.  There is a lot to say about providing an interesting backdrop for a game.  I rather liked the monochrome approach of the intro and key art, and felt the game itself could have benefited from this idea.  

I loved the look and feel of it, but I agree with others that the sanity ran down a bit faster than expected.  I am not even sure what or how or why it was happening, or if there was any way to prevent it.  I am assuming these things would be explained in a more fully developed version of the game.  But atmosphere wise it gets an A+

This is a "gem" it is very well made!  The look is really consistent and pleasant.  It has a clear progression that you immediately feel like exploring.  The mining itself includes a nice mini-game that is fairly simple but provides a nice diversion from the exploration.  
I should also add that I was terrified because I know the theme includes cosmic horror and I felt like making 10000 credits might actually never happen and I would get stuck on an asteroid.

Well made game, and quite complex for a game jam entry!  The lighting and atmosphere were good.  It had a spooky, mysterious quality to it.  Combat had good, meaningful feedback, and did not feel unfair.  

The only thing I might have wished for was the ability to go back to base camp and gear up.  But this is a game jam after all...

Well made little game.  I like the look and feel of it.  The lighting provided a great atmosphere for something seemingly simple.  

I got a really nice sense of depth from the UI.  Even with it's current limits, it is feeling like a complete game, so that was really nice to see.

Possibly my favorite entry so far!
Very polished and great sense of humor.  Combat was fun and actually a good challenge.  It was short enough that starting over did not seem like a chore.  I actually think you hit something very clever with making it a TV show.  I just love the guy in the snake suit too, and kudos for making each encounter unique.  It all adds up.

Yes!  It ticks all the boxes.  Simple and effective controls, and balanced enemy with med kits.  You have to be careful, but it's not punishing.  I enjoyed the whole thing.  

Lots of good things happening here, and some suggestions (if you want them or not)...

• Once I realized you could equip items, the combat was fun!
• Great music!
• The cyclops enemies were enjoyable to sneak around and sneak attack. 
• I don't see many games based on having the cyclops as an enemy so that was neat!

Issues:

• I think the ratio of width to height on the grid could be improved.  I expect the grid width to be equal to the height, so it made it feel like I was taking little baby steps. 
• I thought the graphics were quite good, but the way things interacted and feedback did not reach the same level of quality.  While there were a number of attack animations for the cyclops, I did not notice that they reacted to getting hit.  Obviously in a jam, time is a big factor so it's forgivable.  But if you plan to develop it further that would be a suggestion. 
• Another thing was the model quality of the items and monsters was much more strongly developed than the environment.

Lots of stuff going on here!  I like the aesthetic and the somber mood of it.  I enjoyed reading the intro, and felt that the game is much more complex than I would have expected, which is nice!  It has some UI issues/bugs that I'm sure could easily be resolved after the Jam, the only thing I took issue with was now low the field of view was, it was hard to navigate doe to this.  Otherwise very well made so far.

Before rating or commenting on the game, I think using a simple zip file is a better approach than having an installer...

Really well put together.  Very slimy looking :)  
I was impressed by the polish of it all, though I found the controls a but ... sticky I guess.
The game itself looks much more intriguing than the cover image that is shown, so I think it might be good to just use a screenshot for the cover...

I thought the combat was interesting, because I do not play deck building games at all.  There seems to be a disconnect between the gameplay and the intro as they are very different stylistically.  

Very dark and spooky!  

Despite no sounds, it is a very effective and polished game.   I love the art style.  I love how the items you get seem to imply other, better items to come.  It's potentially a great start to an epic game.

My computer says no to this one unfortunately.  I'll give it five stars and assume it was amazing!

Interesting take on the genre!  I am not sure why I died, but that's okay...

Very nice and relaxing dungeon crawler.  "The bandit dances around your blade ... idk Stuff" was brilliant! Perfection.

Very well made!  It is uniquely challenging without seeming unfair.  That trial of fear was actually really nerve wracking!  Simple yet effective.

Lovely feedback, I am glad you enjoyed it!  I plan to do a nice update after the game jam is over, polishing off a few things as suggested.  Depending on other factors, I may want to develop this further into a fully realized game, but I am not sure yet.  In any case I appreciate you sharing your play-throughs.  That is super helpful to me as a developer.  
I think I would have, and could have ... and for that matter SHOULD have changed the exit door graphic to an open door with light pouring in.  That would have made it clear enough to players that they'd reached the exit.  That will be the first change I make, but I can't update the game during the game jam so it will have to wait :)

You can release the mouse if you hit escape, and go to the main menu, then hit escape again.

I borrowed a lot of code from another game of mine so yes, it wants the mouse.  I should have disabled that, since it is not really a mouse driven game...

Loving the green on black look!  My first computer was an Apple IIc with the monochrome monitor so this hits home.  

I left the cats as an optional thing, because it would get very tedious it you had to find all of them.  But as a personal challenge, I think it works.  

I had some playthroughs where I got to the exit safely, but went back for more cats, and ended up failing as a result.  So it has an interesting balance of incentives ... something I never really planned for, but due to the fast decision making that had to be done, I think it works better than anticipated.

Thanks for the feedback!  Yes, the randomness can make or break you run for sure.  Usually it has been reasonable for me, but some play throughs were just impossible from the start.  

For the green, I am working on another game with the same idea (this was a kind of trial run for that one, in terms of the colors) and I have changed it slightly.  From light green and black, I changed it to a light green and a dark green.  This makes it much easier on the eyes, and i hope it will benefit the players.  I may come back and do it to this game as well, once the jam is over...

You are not the first to set priorities in an inefficient way :)
I remember doing this a lot myself, and I still do, but we are always learning!

I think I found a bug.  I played the game up until getting the teleport spell.  Then I saved it and quit.  I was able to load the game, but I could no longer see "cast" as an option to access my spells. 

The good news is that the inventory does work as you described, and I was able to scroll down.

Oh, one more thing, I played as "Oreth the Paladin" I think ... and I found Holy Plate armor, but it was missing an equip button.

Also, after my first book journey, other character could not open blue chests, only green ones.  I figure this is intended as each person seems to have special gifts, but I don't think the reasoning behind it came across so it felt buggish.

I hope this is taken as constructive feedback, as it is intended.  I think that the screenshots look much better than the gameplay feels, which seems like there was an emphasis on polish before the core gameplay was really figured out.  

Likewise, my friend!  Stay in touch :)

I swear I tried that, but I will have another go :)
But my method was effective at least.  

This ticks all the boxes!  I am surprised how much it feels like a full game.  It reminds me a bit of Bards Tale III with all the different realms you can visit.  Combat and progression were fun, balanced, and understandable.  I'd love to see it developed further!

The issue I had with the inventory was that it was hard to equip items as they did not seem to appear in your inventory after I picked them up.  However, if you unequip an item, it goes to the bottom of your list and you can cycle through all the items that way.  It's a bit wonky, but that's a game jam, right?  Also, if you already have a certain item, just don't pick any more up, as they will prevent other items from showing.