just finished in 11 loops. I like it a lot. one thing that super bugged me though. the dam design is completely illogical! that is not how dams work! I know the mechanic you were going for. but the lore messes with me.
it is a good game though. that was the thing that bugged me the most. so thats good.
Could be coming up from the bottom of the dam first and you have to wait for the river to stop before you can progress. Same mechanic, same reason of the dam needing to stop letting the water flow, just not having the dam move. As for the lore for why the chosen path was going in front of it: The other bridge was not complete yet or was damaged by uncharacteristic corrosion.