Thanks so much for playing!
Really glad that people appreciated the tutorials! It was quite fun coming up with different ways to demonstrate the different abilities, and I think it made me more confident to make the days shorter and more fast-paced (since people hopefully wouldn't need as much time fumbling with controls after playing the tutorial!) It was interesting trying to get that balance right (along with various over balancing! The game has too many mechanics 😅).
Thanks for noticing the previous jam references! I actually played through quite a few games before the start of the jam to get a vibe of what I should be making here (and just cheated and looked at the game descriptions for many others). Technically it's not my first itch game (I've done a few jams with friends/colleagues as a team!) but I didn't know how enjoyable it would be working solo! Definitely a nice change of pace from my day job.