I tested your game, it's good having inspirations. Your game has potential, can go to other direction. There are great elements in your game that I found very interesting. One of the elements that gets my attention is the glowy thing when you die. The sound of it is like those Celtic Carnyx it gives you a creeps for something that will about to come. I haven't yet played LIDAR.EXE, but I looked through it. The scan looks coool though and sound that you used. The same vibe is captured in this poster from the film The Thing (1982):
Gnarpy: I'm giving you 5 stars, so in hopes that you can finish this one!