Thanks for this!! I really enjoyed playing.
I think most of the thoughts below are thoughts for you as you update your game, and nothing bad with what you have right now already in play. I really like the design!
Some thoughts for you
- I think the balance is probably okay, but the pet mechanic is cumbersome to play with.
- seemed like the creatures were feast or famine.
- with maybe 2 hits to live despite the 3 hearts, it felt like I was only able to progress with the pet out and it was more in the way than not.
- felt like there should be more immediate content where the player was and less roaming around