i like the crispy aesthetic here (parallax city works very well while being chased by a Large Creature), and i was pleasantly surprised by the huge game-over art!
cool music; the title theme reminds me of (ocean) surfing for some reason, which is pretty funny given the aesthetic. i think the music is original, right?
agree with other folks on the gameplay ideas; i think with a few fairly simple tweaks this could have some decent staying power, would feel like i'd want to compete over high score!