We're really glad you enjoyed it -- thank you so much for giving it a go and for the incredibly kind feedback! It's really great to hear that it surpassed expectations for you!
We definitely knew we weren't going to try and make the game scary/shocking for the player -- not that there's anything wrong with a twist or a jump scare in the right game! We hoped in the end that we could just make a sincere story with a setting and characters that could be satisfying for the player, even if they might have a world or nature that's harder to relate to. We're just really happy if that's the experience you had.
And we really appreciate the interest! We're currently in early stages of discussing our next project, which will properly get underway next year. :) Thank you so much for sticking with us!