It surprised me too. Initially i was afraid because of how similar my game is with others, but i want to make game that i like so i just keep making it with the theme in mind to create on top of, i kinda expect people to just brush it away.
But, seeing people actually liked it, played it so much further and appreciate the improvements i made towards this genre makes me definitely want to scale this game even further outside of this jam and i have several stuff in mind for this game already. People's enthusiasm really does open a faucet of inspiration in my mind.
Thanks for playing !