So I blinked and ended up playing this game for over an hour (The longest I've spent on an entry before this was 15 minutes btw) Great gameplay loop, wonderfully jaunty music, pitch perfect sound effects and ui, great stylized visuals. High praise all around! I made it to the final (I think?) era, Decay. I was one green candle away from merging to victory.  I had a great time! I could use a death screen for when you aren't able to win though, I'd love to see some stats from my run (Like time, gold, items sold stuff that like) As well as an easier way to restart than just reloading. Could also use an options menu.  Overall, great game! Very polished

Art, UI, SFX juice, polish are outstanding. The shop with different pool modifiers is an interesting mechanic. I didn't manage to beat the first era after a couple of tries (likely a skill issue) but could see the depth underneath. A bit more onboarding on how merging works and what the different set tiers mean would help. Impressive scope for a prototype.