This game (and all roguelikes) definitely lean on the human brain's addiction to random numbers, and it's something I have actually questioned how much I want to lean on throughout development.
Hopefully the Meta Upgrades makes things a little more "fair" as you buy them, I know I myself prefer rogueLITES where you slowly get more powerful over time. I took a lot of inspiration from Hades I/II and other rogues for this.
Glad to hear you enjoyed it and I always appreciate a strong meme.
Cheers!