Couldn't rate yet because of the queue system, but thought I should return the favor on your good feedback!
This was fun and really evoked the imagery of the sandpipers running forward and back with the waves in real life.
I had the impression that there were 3 lives, but after the first game over it felt like it dropped to 1 (I didn't try to recreate this so not sure if bug).
The gold bars are so tempting, but I never ended up being able to bring them back!
Nice assets and best use of the theme I've seen so far!