Enjoyment 4/5: Thoroughly enjoyed my time with this. Only a small amount of exceptions, some of which is because I happened to miss a key exit that I never found again.
Execution 4/5: Almost perfect in many ways. Very few flaws. The map in particular should be reworked to give a lot more information about room shape, even generally. (In turn, this might have also helped enjoyment, a generally comorbid category.)
Sensory 5/5: Everything fits and nothing really fails to fit. Remarkably good use of small screen.
Metroidvania 5/5: Many mechanics, creative use of small changes.
Relevance to Theme: 2/5: I did not notice the stated thing happening. I would not have known the theme without being told.
This is one of my favorites to win so far, and both of those favorites to win are games that I would buy a polished take on if they showed up on Steam. Good on the dev.