Thank you for this thoughtful comment! Yes the challenge we faced was designing survival-horror controls that weren’t slow/boring in the long term.
It’s good to hear that all the little features we added came together to create the unsettling mall vibe during your playthrough.
As for AI textures, there were 2 album artworks in the record store that were generated through AI.
Thanks again, and I’ll be definitely paying your mall a visit next!