Played through a few times! And ultimately got a High score of 4044! I really like the look of the pixel art, great job there and the story/sentimental idea behind this. The idea of upgrading was a nice one but I never really felt the difference between the different upgrades. The melee enemies felt manageable, but the ranged ones felt like I had very little play against them. So maybe a longer range option or a way to deflect or dodge the ranged attacks would be something to improve!
You can also just run through the level without the path if needed.
Sad no SFX or music, you can always use free SFX or music in a pinch and it really helps sell the game. I personally like the ones from GDC https://sonniss.com/gameaudiogdc/
Thanks for making this Scorpion!