Design Statement
When I first heard the theme song I thought it sounded very optimistic and hopeful. From that I decided I wanted to make a game about striving to achieve goals, since I thought it fits very well into the song and the game jam challenge too.
But there's also a bunch of harsh percussion sounds in it, which make it seem quite stressed in my mind, so I took this in by having it so you struggle to achieve your goal and have others around you talking about their worries.
Finally, the last bit of the song sounds like a bike wheel spinning, so I brought all of that together to try and make a metaphor about using a bike as an aid to get to where you want to go.
Then I made it so that you walk at the beginning and have an energy cost, so you eventually can't make it, and then you get to ride the bike with full freedom.
I figured having the controls be alternating left click and right click would make you think about each step/pedal and it also feels more natural and fun that just WASD.

Game Instructions (launch steps, controls, and gameplay overview)
There's a zip with a .exe file for Windows or you can play it on Web, but it might take a while to load on Web because of the shader compilation.
The game will ask you to type in a wish/goal and then when you hit enter you will take control of the character.
You move by alternating left click and right click to mimic walking with each foot, and you can steer with WASD.
The camera is fixed onto the tree at the end of the path and that is your goal.

Gameplay walkthrough video
https://youtu.be/BkQSjSJopP4

Did your project use any AI tools or assets? If yes, please specify.
No