I would prefer to use only 1 arrow for each direction. Not diagonals. 2 buttons for each direction is not the common way on games with this perspective.
Another idea, after hitting a block and getting closer to the pursuer, the distance could be increased again very very slowly, until you reach the original starting distance.
I quickly thought about the AI idea when I saw that I would like to have confrontations, and I would like to see confrontations between the players; but in game launches, like in Jams, it is always difficult to bring players together at the same time to bring fluidity to the game.
So the idea came up, I wasted a lot of time with the initial AI, which was denser (I had thought in something like a snake game) but when I went to upload to the server I had problems, so I spent another day thinking about a game in which I could carry out the learning AI within the game itself, and this idea came about for a simpler game, fun, and that could hold people for a while.
The game already has 1090 players, and I'll improve it after the Jam.
About your low score, don't worry, our AIs will meet on the battlefield!
