The layout and graphics reminds me of old point and click games. Honestly I just spammed attack most of the time but I seemed to get softlocked at stage 3 where no enemies appeared. I like the aesthetics and audio were very faithful to the theme.
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Sorry, it's not super clear but I think the softlock you're describing is actually the spot where you need to click the "enter door" looking button instead of the Go button.
After 3 rounds you get to enter the door at the end of the alley and rest up (get healed). Then you do it all over again, with tougher enemies!