This was extremely helpful; thank you. The softlock is something multiple people have mentioned before so im going to push that to top priority. Regarding the stats; its not intentional: they are supposed to be reset. I assume leaning into some kind of stat saving mechanic can improve replayability (altho it would make no sense lorewise).
The experience was focused on that vibe so im super glad you saw the potential in the game and you listed the bugs: we look forward in solving them once the voting period is over.
As always, thank you for playing!