Quite a unique game! I like the idea of where this is going. It it slow to play as other said and dying once takes forever (an auto-destruct button would be very handy in a game like this,) but with more polishing, this could be a really nice game!
I did not figure out a way to defeat the level right after the mini-boss though as there is seemingly no way to die without an auto-destruct button, but at this time of night when I played this, I think my brain is a little fried from the rest of my day xP
Really nice entry for the jam overall!