Thank you so much for your detailed feedback! I also played your game and left a comment and rating. :D
About the tutorial screen appearing before pressing Play: it should only appear after starting the game. Maybe you accidentally clicked it while the game was loading, because there shouldn't be a situation where it appears directly. I will double-check this to make sure there is no issue.
We haven't been able to do proper balancing yet. At this stage, our main goal is to showcase as many mechanics as possible and gather feedback about the overall gameplay experience. We’re really happy to hear that you enjoyed the game despite the current balance issues!
I will check the shop discount issue.
The relics appearing as grey boxes are because we haven't designed their icons yet. :D They are still placeholder visuals for now.
I wasn't aware that the slot machine was still giving points while the enemy relic mute was active, so thank you for pointing that out! I will investigate and fix it.
Thank you again for the great feedback and for taking the time to play and rate ZAR. We really appreciate it!
Wishing you the best with your game development journey as well!