I loved this game, which is among my favorite PICO-8 games I've played so far in this jam. On the simple side and on the easy side, but still a lot of fun. But the little cat is so cute when it has all of its upgrades; that's such a nice little touch.
I wish it matched the theme a little better, but other than that I had a great time. My only other critique is that I wish there was some kind of indicator of how far along you were. Once you're into space, things go on for a long time before you win, to the extent that I wasn't sure there was a win condition; but I'm glad I stuck it out to see the victory screen, which is also very cute.
Great job!