Awesome entry! I wasn't expecting a Chaos Engine Prequel(?) for SBIGJam 2026!
The upgrade paths in this are really fun! The time loop cycle really means that you can slowly progress over time, and having the build and combat phase at the same time means that you need to focus on the right build, but not spend too much time thinking about it!
I think there was a couple of balance things that could be improved. I don't think I was getting better for many of my runs because I wasn't getting additional slots, then suddenly I had a lot of slots! Other thing is that I don't think speed was that useful (as it felt like the acceleration was still quite slow, even at high speed stats).
The different weapons were great! Loved that by the end I could pretty much one-shot everyone (especially good because I went for the negative shield strat! 😂)
I got to the end, but I couldn't find the secret mode (I tried adding all my toilets and none of my weapons, but for some reason my weapons still worked? Not sure what happened there!) I might try come back post jam and try find the secret mode!
Well done!