Watched your game here and gave it a try: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mJWndlAIwk
In this kind of games, I rarely feel in control of the character. Not here. Felt totally fair. Risk vs reward is in these game's DNA; maybe you may add a couple of mechanics here and there to take advantage of it.
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