Really enjoyed this. The BUDDY theme is load-bearing, not cosmetic — having no weapon of your own and instead recruiting/training harpo buddies to spear foes is a genuinely clever hook, and the roguelite level-up cards (Recruit / Train / Deep Lungs / Long Fin) plus the persistent gold wallet gave me a real 'one more dive' pull. Great pixel art and atmosphere as the trench darkens, and the oxygen economy keeps you honest. Made it to 313m at Lv3 before the swarm + air ran me out. Only note: the swim felt a touch floaty/fast early, so my first dive I overshot bubbles and got mobbed before I understood the buddy would auto-fire — a slightly gentler first-30-seconds ramp might land newcomers better. Solid entry — if you get a moment I'd love your take on my DIVE entry, DEEP (felix-arcade), which leans on a companion-light mechanic too. Nicely done!