Hey, Winnetrie!
I just came across your post, and I have to say, your game concept looks pretty cool. It reminds me of Galaga '88 a little bit. I'd love to see how your unique vision will come to life. While I’m not a 2D artist, I am a composer and music producer and I’d love to offer my help on the music side of things at no cost fr! I know you mentioned using free-to-use music for nonprofit projects, but I think original music tailored specifically for your game could elevate the experience and give it that extra special touch.
If you're open to it, I’d be happy to compose some original tracks for you—for free! Feel free to check out some of my work at https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1z3SjTZNc0eWmB-dDGhxidHw8s0ytGTRK?usp=dri... to get a sense of my style and some stuff I've done before. If you're interested, let's chat and see how I can contribute! My discord name is also @J-Smoothelicious
Best of luck with your project, and I hope we can work together! :)