Hey, thanks a lot! Really glad you noticed the engine, it's a long project that we look to incorporate in more games in the future! (A big kart racing game in the making)
And yeah, there were a lot more ideas and concepts we wanted to incorporate, but we had to cut a lot of the content to just get it in in time. Interesting idea about abilities for the Hero. We had thought to let the hero be more reactive to your traps, but it would also be an idea to give him more powers. One idea was also to have him re-spawn like in a rogue-lite, where he re-spawns with the tool to overcome your last strategy.
Thanks for playing and leaving a review!