Pretty solid all around! I liked the effects of the cavern collapsing as time goes on. I do feel like there’s something missing on the return trip, maybe there’s a strat of passing up enough stuff on your way in you can still earn money on the way back, but it didn’t feel like that was really an option. I think there’s something there game design wise where both trips feel equally interesting/rewarding. Certainly once you make it back there’s basically no incentive to go back down again as far as I can tell.
Of course, I didn’t score very well compared to the leaderboards, so maybe I fundamentally missed something?
It’s a pretty solid entry nonetheless, good work :)