Like some other games, I applaud you for making a risky, challenging game that explores some interesting mechanics that may not be immediately comfortable to the player. I do wish it was slightly easier. I think you could experiment with using the mouse movement instead of aiming with the arrow keys, and that may help make it easier for new players. I think the hitbox on the player to collider with planets should be smaller, so that they can sometimes narrowly avoid the planets if they are just far enough.
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I really appreciate your feedback, I do think the difficulty should ramp up a little slower so people have more time to build up their skill.
I think your suggestions are really good. I think I definitely will implement the mouse aiming and I'll test out making the hitbox slightly smaller, probably will be a nice change!