Thank you so much! Inscription and balatro were definitely the main inspirations I had in mind while designing it. I'm glad you enjoyed the sound design and that the story ended up hitting the mark as well. The overall atmosphere of the game was one of my main focuses going into this.
There is actually a good "true" ending coded into the game, but it is basically impossible to get because I messed up the balance. So don't be too sad, it is overall a story with a happy ending.
Also, I've been thinking a lot on how to fix the pause menu problem. Once the jam is finished I will release a couple of patches that (i hope) will mostly fix the issue.