Sadly I found the game to be utterly irritating and boring overall.
The thing is, I am a big fan of 100% indie games, so this time wasn't the exception, but ascending 200 steps, while every 10 steps take up to 3-4 minutes feels like player mockery.
I am really sorry if this comment sounds too harsh, but I am really upset that the rest of the game's story is hidden behind this challenge, my limit was 120 steps when the eyes got me.
The thing that makes this challenge so bad to play is the fact that the game actually punishes you for defending yourself from the back monster. After the 100 steps mark it gets so bad that the eyes just won't go and the ascending animation is too long to actually make any substantial progress.
The main game is pretty solid, but becomes really boring after the 80 steps mark.