No i think difficulty is unbalanced but there are some things you can do to reduce dificulty to an extent. Like finding and equipping all armor/weapon you can find. Using scrolls and wands. You can also grind your level to up your max HP. Also one tactic is to don't walk into a tile adjacent to enemy bcs it'll get a free hit if you do. Press space to pass one turn so it comes near you. I'll add some of those to description
Thanks a lot for playing and the kind comments!