Hey Sovium, thank you for your detailed feedback!
Very valid for the critiques, and most of these could have been solved with some more time, just had a very busy schedule during the jam. Perhaps I will make a post-jam update if the rest of the game is well recieved :)
As for a penalty for failing, there is no penalty in the ZEN mode, however once you switch to the SURVIVE mode, failing eats into your time, and it is important to be strategic/efficient with this time as the debt builds up.
For the blurriness, you may want to disable the CRT filter, or change the font settings depending on your preferences :) these are in the settings menu in the top right.