I tried twice and wasn't able to find the house. The sprites and art are really nice. The side view of the player gave me a good chuckle with how flat it was. Kind of reminded me of Paper Mario turning sidways.
I do agree that it is a bit tough to know what to do. Some gameplay mechanic to indicate where to go or a way to keep building fires as you explore would be nice. Great work though I think you captured the feel of being lost in the woods and afraid of freezing.
XD funny remark about the character sprite, I tried making it a pixel wider but it didnt look right either. Yeah the game is not really *fun* so to say, and the gameplay is all a bit rough around the edges, I worked harder on the atmosphere than anything else. The house was always really random to find, its always in the same range away from the fire, but just a random direction, so the odds of you going that direction just come up every once and a while. Thanks for playing, and I'm glad you enjoyed the atmosphere!
