Played through to the Second stage after approaching the light.

I suggest passing on this game until rebalancing occurs, the game does not respect your time as of writing this review, although elements show promise.

Despite the lack of information, I did enjoy the discovery of permanent upgrades. I think this needs to be better conveyed, as aspects critical to progression are hidden this way.

The progression sandbagging is excessive in many ways. the timegate on the forge, the insignificant skill rate increase on each level, and the punishment after the blind push to reach the second stage is part of this.