As others have said, it is quite difficutl since the beginning, but that wasn't a problem for me, I managed to survive for some time.
Maybe you could give the player more chances to get by in some situations where many ranged enemies line up and you're basically screwed.
The upgrades are satisfying to get and the overall gameplay is very nice. Unfortunately it crashed for me on browser when I bought the second health upgrade, but I won't reduce my rating for that.
Good job :)
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Hey there again! I've just released a Shop Patch 1.1 that solves the crash problem upon purchasing second upgrade in a row. I've also scaled down prices so you can finally not only have all the upgrades, but don't waste a lifetime on affording them!
Thanks for your previous support. I'll be glad if you play the game again.
I gave it another go, thanks for the update.
I noticed one thing: the enemies' hitpoints increase over time. That's a good thing, since it increases challenge too, but the fact is that you don't know exactly how many hits an enemy will need to be killed, until it's dead. So you could use some color coding, or any kind of coding, to make it visually clear how much an enemy is powerful.
Last note, I'd make the guy in the top right of the shop killable. Not really important, but it's an unnecessary, small and funny detail that would give a laugh to anyone who found it (and also some satisfaction for finding a secret)
Haha man thanks a lot for both suggestions, especially the one about the merchant. At first I want to hide an easter egg about Charon from Greek mythology (actually Hades The Game easter egg) but I did not have time to implement it. I'll think about this fun secret you offered to implement.
By the way, what abut to reach each other out? We can contact via e-mail or Discord, if you want.