Another a lot that my game represents, hope you gave 5 for the theme! lol
I wasn't sure how to solve the issue because I don't always want the player to be in front of everything, but also wasn't sure when to obscure the character (like running through the forest - it would be nice if some trees obscured the player, some not, maybe from certain height?). Obviously, being short on time, I had to choose to be in front or behind everything and leave this problem for later - thought being obscured by stuff felt a bit nicer overall, so that's how I left it.
Anyway, that's something to figure out after the jam. Thank you very much for playing!