I really loved the game, the concept itself and it's execution are near flawless! I liked the shop and the upgrades, some of which are rather creative and the addition of new types of bugs as the game goes on was unexpected, but extremely welcome! The only thing I didn't like was that the queen's dialogue at the very beginning was extremely long and I had to read through it in its entirety to fully grasp the gameplay, so I'm glad you added a skip button for future runs. Other than that, amazing game, with a pinch of humor too! Crazy you managed to make this gem in 7 days solo!! :0

I have played other games in this genre that I didn't like, but I really enjoyed this one.

I did have a couple of frustrations:

1. At first I was a bit confused. When I leave the queen, the path gets blocked off, and it wasn't clear that once I complete my goals, it will be opened again. I was looking for entrances in other places.
2. The first level is almost the hardest, because of how few enemies there are. Multiple times I ended up not finding 3 enemies, or not having enough time to get back. Maybe spawn some more enemies on the first level?

Anyway, great visual, fitting audio, and an enjoyable game play loop. Well done!

Man, I really enjoyed the game! The visuals and the stages are pretty awesome!

// Our games were very similiar XD

Might come back for the game more, too! ;D

Nice one, I really liked how you did the UI for upgrades and mutations. SFX and art are great and work well together.  Solid entry! 

This is a pretty fun game! The game loop felt pretty good, and the graphics are pretty neat! I loved the design of all the ants. Overall, this was a really fun and well made game. Maybe the only thing I would say is that the background didn't blend as nicely with  the characters, but apart from that its a pretty solid game!

I really liked how the mouse would slightly move the camera. It looked really good when in the menus. I loved the visuals and the music/sound effects. Overall a really great game. Awesome job!

All the assets from scratch? This looks great. The music's great too.

The upgrades are all meaningful and by the end, it was armageddon all around me. I could play this for hours. It's super fun. The amount of effects on the screen reminded me of Vampire Survivors, where by the end, it's pure mayhem. This game really hits that note.

I'd appreciate some kind of list of effects, since many of them aren't visible. Stuff like the speed buffs, how much extra time, attack speed, etc. I also need to be reminded when I have an effect that depends on killing 2 consecutive, etc., etc. It's still armageddon, but why is it armageddon ? :D

I sometimes got lost. Having some indicator for where the nest is would help. A different color, some hive stuff on the ground, an arrow, etc.

The queen's hillarious. Also, her upgrades are the funnest, since they give unique effects that change the gameplay. My personal favorites are the ones that spread the bullets.

This was really fun.

Great game - a lot of fun. Initially I couldn't figure out how to leave the store or that I had to return to the queen before the time ran out. But, I eventually did and it was more fun! Impressive for a 1-person team to do all the coding, art, and music!

All from scratch, as a one man project? Good lord, did you get any sleep at all?
This was a blast. Good sprite work, funny writing, solid sound design, great gameplay loop, even a tutorial!

I reeeally appreciate that you weren't too stingy handing out currency, I've played way too many games with similar ideas this jam were you throw yourself against a wall over and over again just to barely scrape enough together for the cheapest, most basic of stat upgrades.

I loved how you transform your ant into a complete bullet hell machine over the span of ten/fifteen minutes here. Great pacing for like a lunch break session.

I really think I might revisit this one a few more times. Helps that I'm a complete sucker for ants.

Super juicy great  job i love the art and the controls are snappy 😃👍

cute a nicely polished game i really liked the tileset and bouncyness of the characters. took me a bit to get out of the store but i overall enjoyed it.

Very fun and polished game! I loved the screen effects and all the juice put into the upgrade effects and shooting. I was genuinely surprised that the map changed and it wasn’t just the same one, that is above and beyond!

Very polished game. I liked being an ant)

I didn't immediately understand how to exit the store. Not very intuitive.

Great job! Game is super fun and the items feel powerful

Really fun and polished!! Great work!!!

This game is incredibly fun. I’ve spent a lot of time exploring and upgrading. The upgrade system is really clever—it’s not just about boosting numbers, but also adds new effects. I really hope to see more content later on. Everything about this game deserves a full 5 stars.

It's a solid game! I like how there is enough variety in the enemy types that makes level progression challenging!

Nice work! It took me longer than I will admit to figure it out and get into the game (I'm dumber than Billy), first I got stuck in the tutorial because I couldn't figure out how to exit Billy's stupid shop. Then I skipped the tutorial and got out into the dungeon and then abruptly was told I failed the queen. Then I noticed the timer. Then I figured out that you can walk away from Billy to leave the shop. Then I was able to complete the tutorial and win the game. got about 4 runs in and then I was too runspeed so blew myself up on enemies. Fun game! I hope you continue with it

Very cool game. The art is great!

Great job! The concept is really fun and original.