Definetly a very different uncommon selection for the genre which makes this standout! One thing that would really help improve the gameplay would be switching up the movement from following the player’s direction and moving forward to more traditional left,right,up,down movements with W,A,S,D. It was a bit disorienting to get used to those controls at first so I definitely think this would help.
Good job for putting this game together and creating a cohesive gameplay loop, that takes effort and time!
Keep it up! c: