These are great improvements to the Pac-Man type. Would love to be on the team that makes this!
"One might turn coins into mass—now you grow bigger instead of richer. Another leaves a poisonous snail trail behind you—great if something’s chasing you, but now you’ve gotta be careful not to trap yourself. Maybe you pick up a shooting upgrade, then a blast radius one, and suddenly you’re blowing through walls and discovering secret rooms. This system should be the focus—wild combos and clever synergies. "