I can appreciate the silly art style, but it just didn't jive with me. Also really needed a bit more of an explanation on how to play and the controls. I had no clue what to do, but I could also just be missing something.
I'm sorry to hear that!
The idea was to find a "secret" torch path, and then a person would tell you about collecting mushrooms under the large normal torches.
You're not the first to tell me that, so for the next one I'll try to add a better way to guide players through the game.