Max Stern's game.

This is an auteur-type game. You're dropped into the map informed only of the game's key bindings and then you have to figure everything out by yourself. For me, this was the project's greatest strength, but unfortunately (or not), you just know... this will filter multitudes. I'm not afraid to admit: my first response to the twin-stick control scheme was frustration. The same goes for the axe mechanics. But you know what? These episodes lasted for a few seconds only. The frustration went away in a flash, with clarity. The developer has a technical understanding of gameplay loops. It's now clear to me that he deliberately fine-tuned every aspect of the current demo to have a certain purpose. And I have reason to believe that he intentionally wants to filter certain kinds of pEopLe. Letting these enjoy your game may line the pockets but deflates the soul.
I avoided discussing the gameplay mechanics until now because they're a spoiler unto themselves. Players do themselves a favor by going in blind and working stuff out on their own. The level of polish in this demo is an assurance that the developer's design decisions, though they may look counter-intuitive at a first glance, were all measured and intentional -- the aforementioned axe mechanic being the most prominent example of this. Connecting the dots and making sense of the progression is a bliss. Finding out how to sleep for the first time is such a joyful occasion! One only experiences it once. So far, this the DD55 game I've played the longest in a single session.
I don't even have anything to add or suggest. The developer obviously has the next steps of his project figured out. And that terrifies me. I know we're getting a Husk mutant that eats your thorn bushes somewhere down the line.

Playthrough: Fortnite (14 days). That was probably 90+ minutes IRL. I was afraid that a save system hadn't been implemented yet, so I just kept pressing on with the session. As expected, my progress was wiped when I reopened the executable. Heart-rending. 30 Water secured by Day 15.

Controls get a bit of time to get used to, but they work. The purple bar mechanic is not obvious though, and the shotgun can still push the monsters even without ammo.
Seems like a very promising start, but needs more "meat".

the controls are kind of weird, and the lack of sound is disappointing, but the game itself seems neat.

i can see it becoming a solid 2d crafting/farming survival game eventually

Alright, I was the journalist who got filtered by collision.

graphics are cute and flash-like, definitely good enough.
no sounds is a huge bummer, horror sets its atmosphere with sounds. a shotty without a sound? heresy.
interaction/picking up inputs are configured fine after you explained them. I tried blocking enemies with the axe rack at night but it didn't work.
misplaying day 1/2 could have definitely shortened my possible survival by a few days. why do I have to fight enemies at night? what if you could build traps or an incense to distract them? I did kite enemies since I ran out of ammo but it has limited effectiveness. 

The base game feel is solid, I can see it becoming quite interesting in the future - with more enemies and mechanics in place(and an end game goal that's not survival until death)

Controls are a bit odd but make sense when you get a hang of it. I thought it was weird that you can't see what stuff you have equipped when swapping with the number keys until I realized it's a debug thing... Picking up and dropping water with your hands, digging it out of the ground, is pretty odd too. What use does the bucket have if you can do it all with your hands? Carry more water? Didn't seem to be that much you can do yet, I mostly strafed infront of the door pushing the zombies until daytime - crops didn't seem to bloom fast enough to get much use of the shotgun or to chop wood.

The control scheme took a while to get used to it but the game’s fun. Unless there’s something wrong on my side, it doesn’t seem to have any music or sound in it. There’s a tiny bug where, if you use the shotgun then sheathe it, the cone will still be there until you release. But that’s kind of a nitpick.

I enjoyed fighting the zombies at night, but the shotgun made it a bit too easy for me to fend them off. Switching between the axe and the shotgun is nice. There are a few too many buttons that switch to full-screen, which kind of threw me off. Because I like searching for secret buttons and interactions.

Overall, an enjoyable experience, I like it. Couldn’t figure out the poison timer, or what caused it, but I think it was one of the zombies touching me.

WASD/Arrows = Move

IJKL = Interact

IJKL [Hold] = Use Tool

E = Confirm

Spacebar = Cancel

Spacebar [Hold] = Sprint

Escape = Pause

Controller support included.