Loved it! It's fun to see a vampire-survivor-like where there's a purpose for navigation. I play the heck out of these kinds of games and I've never seen one that makes you earn your upgrades. Having the same options every time (albeit more expensive) really makes you consider what you buy and what you're good at. My only (tiny) gripes were that it was easy to get the little guy lost in the timer and map when the gameplay rewards being near the edges. Overall, amazing!
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It's great to read feedback from an astute player. Indeed, one of the aims was to give the player more agency and control over their progression.
I hear you regarding the possibility of the hero getting 'lost'. I stuck to whole number scaling since the assets were pixel art. So if I were to double the player sprite size, it would get too big. If I were to halve the size of the UI elements like the countdown timer, it would've gotten too small given its importance. Still, it's a good point and I will probably be less strict about integer scaling of sprites if/when I make my second game.
Thanks for your time playing, reviewing and sharing your feedback :)