Very fun game with great sound effects and music! Something cool you could add after the jam is that the skulls destroy the boxes and objects as they fly through them.
The idea that you have to scan different fish is very unique and fun! I also really liked that you could get different upgrades depending on your playstyle.
Its made as an arcade-style high score game, so its intentionally made to both make you lose progress when you restart and be relatively reliant on rng for a high score (think games like tetris, flappy bird, pacman etc)
Sounds like you had the exact experience intended! The lava speeds up as you get deeper, so staying next to it (to mine out as many ores before descending) is actually a really good strategy, although it might be stressful!
Glad you enjoyed it! That seems like a rare bug, I have never experienced it myself but heard about it once. Will definitely look into fixing it after the jam.
