I think it's a really neat start. Reminds me of Vrogue. I would say as a couple of thoughts:
There doesn't seem to be any way to get descriptions of enemies when you look at them.
I would enjoy some sort of a prey mode where you have to avoid being eaten instead of just being a pred. And on that note when you run out of hp it would be more enjoyable to be eaten or something rather than just the "you died."
There are detailed scenes for recruiting but not for eating which seems a little odd.
Other than that and a bit of the wonkiness of getting used to playing it, I think you have a good base here.