The cats are adorable :D I vaguely remembered seeing the same sprites some time ago in another jam. Sure enough, it was your game from Scream Jam 2024 :D You played both my games in Scram Jam 2024 and this year (I unfortunately missed 2025).
I personally have a soft spot for cats (and I love all cats :D) but I must note that your cats are just adorable, and the greater story is a well written one. Which is especially impressive for a game with such a short playtime. I personally often find myself trying to balance between writing something interesting and keeping it tidy for a jam entry. I must say that yours feels just right with regards to this balance, and therefore your ranking in the story category is a well deserved one.
I also really like the lightning system you've implemented. Not only does it nicely enhance the general atmosphere, but it also is a very impressive piece of tech that made me find myself going back and forth between rooms, just to see the way it is projected in the game world :D I don't know much about GDevelop, so maybe it was something rather simple to implement. Yet regardless, it a very cool usage of the mechanic on your part.
On a side note, I am eager to one day try GDevelop myself. Simply because I've encountered so many well made games with this specific engine across different game jams. Maybe it was just coincidence, or maybe it is an engine that is preferred by lots of experience developers such as yourself for a reason. If so, I'd like to discover that reason.
On a rather more important side note, I want to thank you for your Scream Jam videos. I really, really appreciate them. And I thank you not only for playing my two games I happened to submit to Scream Jam, but for playing and recording lots of jam games in general. Seeing someone actually play your game is something invaluable in terms of discovering what can be improved. And it especially is encouraging for developers that are just beginning their game development journey, and consequently whose games do not normally get much attention. I am speaking from experience, so thank you. Both for his cool entry, and the amazing work you've been doing for the community :D