Eheheh, the idea of this game is charming. I like your art style!
I feel like the balancing needs the most work- max level speed felt like it barely upgraded the brick, and im not sure if breath upgrading did anything. I also just couldn't escape the detector even at max speed, which is a bit of a downer.
I'm sure you know about the ui issues, so I'll say something you might not have received as critique- the diagonal movement is actually faster than the horizontal/vertical movement. This is a common mistake in 2d topdown games and there's a really great yt video about the problem and how to fix it, let's see if itch allows me to link it-
oh lORDE it pasted the whole thing. welp, enjoy LOLpirate jam mods plz dont hurt me