Thanks! Glad my jokes landed!

Thanks! When brainstorming we threw out ideas for many more stats to control, like an air meter or money to purchase upgrades. We scrapped them because we didn't want to complicate things too much, but if we decide to keep updating the game, they might be worth considering.

Thanks! You're right about the FTL inspiration. The other key game we took inspiration from was Five Nights At Freddie's, with its time-based survival and depleting resources. The tutorial itself was easier than I thought; it only took around an hour to implement. The text box system that the tutorial was built on, however, took a solid 4 hours to write. Bright side is we'll definitely be re-using that code in future Pygame projects, now that it's written.

Yeah, it's not the best game-making software, but if you know it's limitations, it can be really nice to work with.