Hey thanks for checking it out! I use the client-server as a cheapo project starter. Essentially a dev server that serves the assets the same way they'll be consumed by itch.io in the end. It's sort of quick and dirty but I use it for small projects like this :)
As for the your feedback:
1. TOTALLY agree that the physics/hitboxes are a bit iffy. I'm only using point-in-circle and circle-circle collision detections. If I approximate the size of the ships incorrectly, then the collision hitboxes will seem off (and they probably are off...) Good eyes haha.
2. I originally had the timer UI in the top left and found it hard to look at while tracking the player. It probably would work just fine, but I the time-on-player felt easier to "follow" since my eyes were on the player in general. Maybe a solve for this would be to put the clock icon ON the player??? Some experimentation to be had here for sure.