Finished~
Cut it pretty close but I managed to finish! I made a small doom-like where you have to take down enemies every 10 seconds or sacrifice some of your own health. Entry page is here:
https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/51/ravening-edge.
Also recorded a little playthrough:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xgNfpMXTMXI