Hi there!
I appreciate the feedback in regards to a tutorial. I think not spawning in the buttons till the first few enemies are defeated ins a great idea and I'm confident its something we'll end up going with. As for balance the enemies are just a little tanky, we tried to find a balance as they scale for multiplayer. We defs made it a little bit too hard solo, which is why we recommend the guard for its block. The fact that you can end up running past a lot of enemies is an issue that we'll look into.
I'm glad you though the art was cute, the environment will follow. 😁
Thanks for the great feedback!❤️