This really got me back into the days of playing fun flash games on newgrounds with some immaculate vibes. These kinds of games aren't usually my style but I did get kind of invested trying to upgrade my candy cane all the way. I do think there's a couple balance/scaling issues (enemies quickly became unkillable, upgrades ran dry after a while), but I like how you made enemy groupings interesting, and managed to pull off some challenging bosses.