This is very well balanced, a lot of people have a tendency to make their first game very hard or very easy on accident, but I felt this game struck a good balance of not being so hard I get frustrated, but also not so easy that I get bored, kudos for that! I felt the art could use a bit more work, but with the vibe you are going for I find this art style perfectly acceptable, but I would appreciate if the bullets were bigger and if there was a bit more juice to firing and being hit. I liked that it changed from space-shooter to top-down bullet-hell, that was fun!