I won. My eyes hurt. I don't think I blinked for 45 minutes. At times I felt like I had more fun playing this than I did Vampire Survivors which Steam logs me as having played for a mere 97 hours I just found out. The reason, I believe, is that every single level up had at least one choice that I wanted. Only downside, slow-down. Started at 7:30 in the first map, 10:00 in the second, and I think (I stopped paying attention by this point) 4:00 in the third. Too many enemies and we're running at about half speed. With one exception. Last minute of the last level I was watching the game run in individual frames. Like half half half speed. 1/8th speed. I'd say one frame went by every .25 seconds or so. Still, I had so much fun that I didn't care too much about all that. If you're going to market it though... Anyways. Loved the upgrades. Most of them felt like a noticeable improvement with the bonuses it brought and that helped keep things feeling like a sense of progress. Liked the enemy art. Especially in the Castle. I liked the spears a lot. Especially after they start getting extra hits. Vampire Survivors didn't have those. Only thing I missed was the lightning and spinach.
I've played a few more rounds since then so it's quite addictive. I hope you do a full release. I'll gladly pay $$. The trick for now is getting good weapon upgrades early instead of scrolls and shoes and whatnot. That way if you kill them fast enough it doesn't freeze up. Thank you for your response and cheers.