Played it earlier today and replayed it today---I just found out that I missed the main mechanic haha. the dash mechanic was a really clever idea to make getting stuck basically impossible.(Uhhhh at my first playthrough I didn't know that I could dash through walls so I really just fell down and hoped for the best lol)

Really liked the map generation and the gameplay so far! I agree with the other commenters that the score aspect is a bit luck based... I think keeping the depth as a score while changing the concept of score to the charge of dashing---decreasing the scores player could get in order for the player to plan out their dashes---would be a good idea in my opinion. Sorry for not wording the comment that well, haha. Also I forgot to mention it, but the visuals & polishing are amazing.

This is a vibe exploration game for me. I love the way the cave changes a bit as you go down. You could easily add a bunch of different looks as you go further and further! Maybe even a music shift, light shift, and other little differences that would make going further and further super satisfying. The score doesn't do anything for me, its just for burning in case you get stuck.

Keep it up, this is coming along great!

This new dash mechanic is so nice! It is very well thought. On one hand, players who love challenge have to use it with caution not to deplete their score too much. On the other hand, players who just like exploring these caves have a less frustrating gameplay since it's almost always possible to escape dead ends. But in the meantime it's not trivializing the game too much since even with these dashes, your run can end on a spike or tentacle if you don't proceed with care. Overall this new version is very pleasant to play!

Nice improvements.  I do think the dashes are too expensive if the player cares about score and then its just a RNG thing.  I also found I only ever used the up direction, but that might just be a me thing.  But like Teaphyl said, I like the exploring aspect far more then the scoring.

I'm glad to see this one back in part 2! The dash-teleport is a clever way to fix the frustration of getting stuck, since it works so well to get through the tall spikes that your worldgen can create. A different person might have changed their world generation to look more standard and be more standardly navigable, but the approach you took makes the unique worldgen and movement mechanics fit together in a nice way that feels special for this game.

Hope to see it back next week!