Hi Sloth, thanks for the kind words!
I think the boss is very hard if you don’t have enough power-ups! During playtesting the players seemed to have an easy time at it, but when I saw @captaincoder ‘s playthrough they found a route where they only acquired 4/10 upgrades. After the jam I will add a warning before the final corridor that says “Woah, you’re underlevel’d AF, go back and find more upgrades” (Maybe in a more lore-friendly tone!)
Spoiler warning
There are 3 shield upgrades hidden throughout the level. Shields work like health, but come back after a 5 seconds of not taking damage. If you have just one or two of those the boss is a breeze!