It keeps the pressure up. It keeps you moving forward. It makes you appreciate the bonus time pickups.

this is imho the worst part of the game, id like to see if its editable in cheatengine so i can experience more of the game

yea I wish you could enjoy the game without being rushed, I also hope theirs a way to disable it.

Time is part of the mechanics of the game, it would be like the "fuel", to remove, would probably make the game a little easier.

It would be interesting to have a Time Attack in the game.

its something to worry about but not obsess over. it keeps you moving you dont want to waste time but at the same time its long enough that you dont need to be a super speedrunner to play the game

I uninstalled it as a result of that, it's just killing the fun.

I agree...having the option to play without a timer would be my preference.
I just can't enjoy the game as much as I could because of the timer.
I see the reason it's there because enemies continue to spawn behind you and without a timer you could just hang around and shoot' em up for ever increasing your score to as long as they spawn.
So, all they would have to do is limit the number of spawning enemies and get rid of the timer and this game would be a total joy to play.

Same here, time limit ruins this game. The "realistic" mech aesthetic of this game is awesome and that's what I'm here to enjoy, high-scores are completely meaningless to me.