This was great, i didn't expect to enjoy this as much as i did considering how badly i played the early stages of the game, but once you get the hang of it, it becomes really fun, also the art is amazing and i love the idea of this "Archero-like" experience where you can upgrade yourself in a run.

Really great game!  Nice, simple and clean mechanics and art. -C

This, for me, has been one of my favorites of the jam! Simple, clean pixel art, easy to pick up mechanics, and a collection of interesting upgrades to play with that enhance an already engaging core loop.

The randomness afforded by the shop along with the ability to reroll your deck of upgrades added a good sense of risk vs. reward to the point management. I could choose to go several phases without buying anything and freely go on a shopping spree, but having to manage health between phases meant that many points went towards maintaining and pushing the deck to include as many heals as possible.

The one thing I'd like to see added is regarding enemy spawns. The effect for when an enemy spawns is almost instantaneous, and a good amount of damage taken was an enemy spawning on top of me at an inopportune time. A bit of extra time where some audio queue could play, and a longer visual to indicate where an enemy is spawning would go a long way into improving the overall experience of the game.

Superb work!

I loved the feeling of this game, hitting the ball into enemies felt very satisfying. I really enjoyed how challenging it is! I've made it my goal to at least see all the enemy types

It looks so simple but so good at the same time, I love those simple style games! The color palette is also amazing, and the gameplay is really nice. Overall great game!!!

Good idea but needs refinement.

really satisfying to play. Love it!

This game was really well done, great job! It is challenging and has a great art style, love it

Nice nice nice, too bad I'm not good enough to get further into it

i literally could not stop playing this game. the only thing that stopped me from playing this game for 3 more hours was the balls surpassing 3000 speed. they were moving so fast they crashed my tab.

incredible.

from the satisfying sound effects, to the subtle time slow effect when you hit a ball with more strength, to the minimalist but very pleasant pixel art, to the well thought out enemies, i could not have thought of a better example of managing scope. you kept it small, and executed on your idea impeccably. 

only critique is maybe to try and add more insane enemy ai to the game that can circumvent high ball speeds. once you upgrade 'decrease deceleration' enough, you've effectively got a laser beam that sweeps the room. i won't lie, i did love this. also, i would make hearts muuuuuuch more expensive. 

anyways, this game was like crack. love it!

EDIT: also, i laughed out loud when the game ended and it said something like 'you can sleep safely now'. the idea of a man ruthlessly smiting invaders in his home (that no longer have any chance at survival) just packing up and going to bed was incredibly funny to me.

Nice! really like the simple concept, the pallete combod with the smaller resolution sprites is neat too!

Wow, unique concept, love it! good work with art design too. Really nice game

I love the sound design. Great choice of colors. Controls and everything else feel very satisfying!

The palette used looks really good. I would note that the powerup selection sound is a bit loud for me. Great Stuff!

Really loved the feel of the game congrats. Only made it to phase 3 though XD.