surprisingly hard! it would be nice to have more of a delay in the beginning for how long it takes the heron to get you, and have that gradually increase over time to make the difficulty have a bit of a curve. I also didn't realize at first that i needed to "leave" the water to use my tongue - maybe an added animation of bubbles if you try to use your tongue when underwater as a visual cue? I just thought the controls were glitching at first because there was no feedback/response to button pushing. Overall a fun game and super cute art! Great work!