This one has audio! (and is a better time) took me hella attempts

Moderator notes: Game audio is very quiet, but barely audible enough for verification purposes. Difficulty level corrected to 100% peaceful.

Time starts at 2:59.050 (0.19 in player’s clock) Time ends at 27:30.750(24:31.93 in player’s clock)

You did not prove that dev mode was not involved, but I did not have reason to believe it was. Also the timer masked out the game version in the top-left corner of the startup screen. You might want to fix these issues the next time you submit a run.

Novel strategy! Congratulations.