Thank you very much for the kind words, I hope I can get it to a state where it's fun in longer run. There is a pause menu so there isn't a true soft-lock but still those are valid shortcomings.
- I know about being able to start fight without gladiator thing. It is also possible to start a run with more expensive gladiators than you can afford, which leads to the same situation. I was planning to fix both today.
- Improving the looks of the fight button is also in the plans.
- Enemies getting stuck is a more difficult one but I will deal with that too. Thanks for pointing it out <3