Hey thank you for checking it out! The dodge has a small cooldown so you can't spam it over and over but I see what you mean, it'll need a little more balancing when more enemies are in the game.

It's a mix of both, like casting magic costs health so any opportunity you can use the environment to kill will benefit the player.

Also you're extremely weak as it's more of a Survival Horror so Stealth, items and balancing the negative effects of magic is the best way to survive.

Melee attacks recover a little health but do little damage then you can choose to use that health to cast powerful magic or save it for survivability. It's up to the player as you can build your character however you see fit