Hi there. I played your demo.
As someone else said, it is decent so far. From what I’m assuming is a new dev and working solo, seems like a good start.
I played it using mobile controls to clarify. (I appreciate you adding multiple control types).
Here is my feedback:
Graphically, you did a good job with the pixel art, as well as putting your own take on the RTP graphics. I like the talk sprites and graphics for notes. The music is well chosen and atmospheric. (I saw the dev name cameo on the poster in the protagonist’s room, nice touch!)
Gameplay wise, it’s pretty ok. The puzzle solving aspects are quite traditional (including game overs too) and function well. Though I wish it took you straight back to the title screen when you die instead of the menu for choosing controls (just a minor annoyance). Some of the flavour text when examining objects seems a bit bland. Though the section with the test questions seems interesting, I’m curious how it affects the gameplay/story.
However I did encounter a missing file error when exiting the (basement?); here is a screenshot (I’ve encountered bugs like these in various RPG maker games before.) So I couldn’t finish the whole thing unfortunately.
Here are a few typos I found (I don’t want to sound rude, I’m assuming English may not be your first language or it is and errors just happen sometimes!)
The first part of the mother’s letter should read “There is some leftover steak in the fridge.”
The description for the matchbox says “matchebox”
“Praise for our loses” on the school poster should be “losses”
A few other bits of text and dialogue are a little off but nothing major. The text is pretty well proofread otherwise (I recommend getting someone else to as well).
I hope you found my feedback useful and not overly negative. I do realise this is a WIP project. Anyway, I think you’ve done a good job on your demo, and I wish you good luck with the full game (always nice to see more RPG horror games!)